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A
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Aami Stadium
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2008-02-26
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2008-06-03
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2008-06-04
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Question Time (2)
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-
- Abilities For All Program
- Aboriginal Affairs
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Aboriginal Education
- Aboriginal Interpreters
-
Aboriginal Lands Parliamentary Standing Committee
- Aboriginal Power Cup
- Active8 Premier's Youth Challenge
- Adelaide Botanic Garden
- Adelaide Business Rating
-
Adelaide Cabaret Festival
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Adelaide City Council
-
Adelaide Festival Centre Trust (Financial Restructure) Amendment Bill
-
Adelaide Festival Of Arts
- Adelaide High School
- Adelaide International Guitar Festival
-
Adelaide Park Lands (Facilitation Of Development Of Victoria Park) Amendment Bill
- Adelaide Writers' Week
- Adelaide Zoo
- Adult Community Education
- Advertising, False Billing
- Afl Drugs Policy
- Age Accommodation
- Ageing Plan
- Air Warfare Destroyer
- Alcohol Consumption
- Aldinga Aero Club
- Aldinga Gp Plus Health Care Centre
- Alexander, Mr P.
- Alternative Learning Options Program
- Ambulance Fees
- Ambulance Services
- American Army Small Ships
- Andamooka Primary School
- Animal Welfare Regulations
- Antisocial Behaviour Orders
-
Anzac Day
-
2008-04-29
-
Grievance Debate (1)
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Question Time (1)
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-
-
Appropriation Bill
- 2008-06-03
- 2008-06-05
- 2008-06-17
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2008-06-18
-
Bills (2)
- Mr HAMILTON-SMITH, Ms CHAPMAN
- Ms CHAPMAN, Mr HANNA, Dr McFETRIDGE, Mrs PENFOLD, Mr WILLIAMS, Mr GRIFFITHS, Mr PISONI, The Hon. K.O. FOLEY, The Hon. K.O. FOLEY, Dr McFETRIDGE, The Hon. S.W. KEY, Mrs PENFOLD, Ms SIMMONS, Mr WILLIAMS, Mr BIGNELL, Ms CHAPMAN, Ms BEDFORD, Mr PEDERICK, Mr GRIFFITHS, Mr VENNING, The Hon. K.O. FOLEY, The Hon. K.O. FOLEY
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- 2008-06-19
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2008-07-03
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Apy Lands
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2008-05-07
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Question Time (2)
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-
-
Apy Lands Inquiry
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2008-05-06
-
Ministerial Statement (1)
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Question Time (1)
-
- 2008-05-07
- 2008-05-08
- 2008-07-24
-
- APY Lands Inquiry
- Apy Lands, Airstrips
- Apy Lands, Housing
- Apy Lands, Sport And Recreation
- Apy Lands, State Government Transaction Services
- Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary
- Arts, Regional Centres
- Asperger's Syndrome
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Assent
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2007-10-16
- 2007-10-16
- 2007-10-16
- 2007-11-14
- 2007-11-14
- 2007-11-14
- 2007-11-14
- 2007-11-14
- 2007-11-14
- 2007-11-14
- 2007-11-14
- 2007-11-14
- 2007-11-14
- 2008-02-12
- 2008-02-12
- 2008-02-12
- 2008-02-12
- 2008-02-12
- 2008-02-12
- 2008-02-12
- 2008-02-12
- 2008-02-12
- 2008-02-12
- 2008-02-12
- 2008-02-12
- 2008-02-26
- 2008-04-01
- 2008-04-01
- 2008-04-01
- 2008-04-01
- 2008-04-01
- 2008-04-29
- 2008-04-29
- 2008-04-29
- 2008-04-29
- 2008-06-03
- 2008-06-03
- 2008-06-03
- 2008-06-17
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2008-06-17
- 2008-07-22
- 2008-07-22
- 2008-07-22
- 2008-07-22
- 2008-07-22
- 2008-07-22
- 2008-07-22
- 2008-07-22
- 2008-07-22
- 2008-07-22
- 2008-07-22
- 2008-07-22
- 2008-07-22
- 2008-07-22
- 2008-07-22
- 2008-07-24
-
- Asset Disposal
- Asset Sales
- Assitej World Congress And Festival
- Attorney-General's Department
-
Attorney-General's Operating Account
- Attorney-General's Remarks
- Audit Plans
-
Auditor-General's Report
- 2007-10-16
-
2007-10-17
-
Ministerial Statement (1)
-
Question Time (4)
-
- 2007-11-13
- 2007-11-14
- 2007-11-20
-
2007-11-21
- 2007-11-22
- 2008-02-26
- 2008-02-27
- 2008-06-03
- 2008-07-03
- Australian Business Arts Foundation Awards
- Australian Centre For Plant Functional Genomics
- Australian Crime And Violence Prevention Awards
-
Australian Energy Market Commission Establishment (Consumer Advocacy Panel) Amendment Bill
- Australian Housing And Urban Research Institute
- Australian Of The Year Awards
- Australian Workplace Agreements
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-
B
- Badcoe, Major Peter
- Barley Contracts
- Barossa Train Service
- Barrier Highway
- Beersheba Charge
- Beulah Park Fire Station
-
Bhp Billiton
-
2008-04-30
-
Question Time (2)
-
- 2008-07-24
-
-
Bhp Desalination Plant
-
Births, Deaths And Marriages Registration (Registration Of Deaths) Amendment Bill
-
Black Spot Program
-
Blackwood Park Road Link Costs
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Blanchetown To Morgan Road
- Blood Lead Levels
- Boats, Grey Water Treatment System
- Bogus, Unregistered And Deregistered Health Practitioners
- Bore Water
- Bradken Foundry
- Bragg, Member For
- Breastscreen Sa
- Bridge Structures
- Brighton Surf Lifesaving Club
- Broadband Rollout
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Broadband Services
- Broadband Strategy
- Broomhill, Hon. G.r.
- Brown Hill Wind Farm
- Budget Expenditure
- Budget Overspending
- Budget Papers
- Bus Replacement
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Bus Services
-
Bushfires
-
Business And Consumer Confidence
-
2008-02-26
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Question Time (2)
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-
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Business And Parliament Trust
- Business Growth Program
- Business Investment
- Business Practices, Energy And Telecommunications Industries
- Butler, Sir Richard
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C
- Cabinet Reshuffle
- Cakeage
- Calisthenics
- Cameron, Hon. C.r.
- Cancer Council Of South Australia
- Capital Projects
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Carbon Emissions
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2008-02-14
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- Careerstart Sa
- Carnegie Mellon University
- Case Management Secretariat
- Chamber, Conversations
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Chamber, Photography
- Child Adoption
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Child Protection
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Child Sex Offenders Registration (Registration Of Internet Activities) Amendment Bill
- Child Sexual Abuse
- Child Workers
-
Childhood Obesity
-
2008-04-01
- 2008-06-05
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- Children In
- Children In Care
-
Children In State Care Apology
-
Children In State Care Inquiry
-
2008-04-01
-
Grievance Debate (1)
-
Ministerial Statement (1)
-
Question Time (1)
-
- 2008-04-02
-
2008-04-08
- 2008-04-09
-
2008-04-10
-
Ministerial Statement (1)
-
Question Time (1)
-
-
2008-05-06
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Grievance Debate (1)
-
Question Time (1)
-
- 2008-05-07
- 2008-05-08
- 2008-06-03
- 2008-06-17
-
- Children's Literature
- Cigarette Sales
-
Civil Liability (Food Donors And Distributors) Amendment Bill
- Civil Liability (Recreational Services) Amendment Bill
-
Classification (Publications, Films And Computer Games) (Classification Process) Amendment Bill
-
Clayton-Walsh Report
- Cleaning Industry
-
Climate Change
- Clipsal 500
- Clothing Outworkers
- Clovelly Park Railway Station
-
Collections For Charitable Purposes (Miscellaneous) Amendment Bill
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Commencement
- 2007-10-16
- 2007-10-17
- 2007-10-18
- 2007-10-23
- 2007-10-24
- 2007-10-25
- 2007-11-13
- 2007-11-14
- 2007-11-15
- 2007-11-20
- 2007-11-21
- 2007-11-22
- 2008-02-12
- 2008-02-13
- 2008-02-14
- 2008-02-26
- 2008-02-27
- 2008-02-28
- 2008-03-04
- 2008-03-05
- 2008-03-06
- 2008-04-01
- 2008-04-02
- 2008-04-03
- 2008-04-08
- 2008-04-09
- 2008-04-10
- 2008-04-29
- 2008-04-30
- 2008-05-01
- 2008-05-06
- 2008-05-07
- 2008-05-08
- 2008-06-03
- 2008-06-04
- 2008-06-05
- 2008-06-17
- 2008-06-18
- 2008-06-19
- 2008-07-03
- 2008-07-22
- 2008-07-23
- 2008-07-24
-
Committee Stage
- 2007-10-16
- 2007-10-16
- 2007-10-16
-
2007-10-17
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Bills (2)
-
- 2007-10-17
- 2007-10-18
- 2007-10-18
-
2007-10-24
- 2007-11-13
- 2007-11-14
-
2007-11-22
-
Bills (2)
-
- 2007-11-22
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2008-02-12
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2008-02-13
- 2008-02-14
- 2008-02-14
-
2008-02-26
-
Bills (2)
-
-
2008-02-27
- 2008-02-28
-
2008-03-04
- 2008-03-05
-
2008-03-05
-
Bills (2)
-
- 2008-03-06
- 2008-04-03
-
2008-04-08
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2008-04-09
- 2008-04-10
- 2008-04-10
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2008-04-29
- 2008-04-29
-
2008-05-06
-
2008-05-07
-
2008-05-08
-
Bills (2)
-
-
2008-06-03
- 2008-06-03
-
2008-06-04
-
Bills (2)
-
- 2008-06-18
-
2008-07-22
- 2008-07-23
-
2008-07-24
- Common Ground Franklin Street
- Community Builders Program
- Community Clubs
- Companion Card
- Competitiveness Council
- Computer Games Classification
-
Conference
-
2008-03-06
-
Bills (2)
-
- 2008-04-01
- 2008-04-02
- 2008-04-08
- 2008-04-09
- 2008-04-10
- 2008-04-29
- 2008-04-30
- 2008-05-01
- 2008-05-06
- 2008-05-07
- 2008-05-08
- 2008-06-03
- 2008-06-03
- 2008-06-04
- 2008-06-05
- 2008-06-17
- 2008-06-18
- 2008-06-18
- 2008-06-19
-
2008-06-19
-
Bills (2)
-
- 2008-07-03
- 2008-07-22
- 2008-07-23
- 2008-07-24
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- Consolidated Financial Report
- Constantinople
- Constitution (Electoral Redistribution) Amendment Bill
-
Constitution (Legislative Council Reform) Amendment Bill
- Constitution (Number Of Ministers) Amendment Bill
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Consultants And Contractors
- Consumer Affairs Ministerial Council
- Consumer Goods, Green Marketing
- Container Deposit Increase
- Contract Positions
- Contractors
- Controlled Environmental Diseases
-
Controlled Substances (Cannabis Offences) Amendment Bill
-
Controlled Substances (Controlled Drugs, Precursors And Cannabis) Amendment Bill
- 2008-04-03
-
2008-05-06
- 2008-07-22
- Controlled Substances (Cultivation Of Controlled Plants) Amendment Bill
-
Controlled Substances (Drug Detection Powers) Amendment Bill
-
Controlled Substances (Possession Of Prescribed Equipment) Amendment Bill
-
Cooper Discoverer Cruises
- Cooper, Ms N.
- Coorong
-
Correctional Services (Application Of Truth In Sentencing) Amendment Bill
- Cost Benefit Analysis
- Council Of Australian Governments
- Country Ambulance Service Upgrade
-
Country Health Care Plan
-
2008-06-17
-
Grievance Debate (3)
-
Question Time (2)
-
-
2008-06-18
-
Grievance Debate (2)
-
Question Time (11)
- Mr HAMILTON-SMITH, The Hon. M.D. RANN
- Ms CHAPMAN, The Hon. J.D. HILL
- Mr RAU, The Hon. J.D. HILL
- The Hon. R.G. KERIN, The Hon. J.D. HILL
- The Hon. R.G. KERIN, The Hon. J.D. HILL
- Mr VENNING, The Hon. J.D. HILL
- Mr WILLIAMS, The Hon. J.D. HILL
- Mr PEDERICK, The Hon. J.D. HILL
- Mr GRIFFITHS, The Hon. J.D. HILL
- Mr GRIFFITHS, The Hon. J.D. HILL
- The Hon. G.M. GUNN, The Hon. J.D. HILL
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- 2008-06-19
-
2008-07-03
- 2008-07-22
-
2008-07-24
-
Grievance Debate (3)
-
Motions (1)
-
Petitions (2)
-
Question Time (3)
-
-
-
Country Health Sa
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Country Health Services
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Country Hospital Donations
-
2008-07-24
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Question Time (2)
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-
- Country Regions, Professionals
- Country Transport Services
- Courts Upgrade
- Crime Prevention Fund
- Crime Prevention Unit
- Crime Statistics
- Crimes, Mr E.h.
-
Criminal Assets Confiscation (Serious Offences) Amendment Bill
-
Criminal Law (Clamping, Impounding And Forfeiture Of Vehicles) (Prescribed Offences) Amendment Bill
- Criminal Law (Sentencing) (Abolition Of Suspended Sentences) Amendment Bill
-
Criminal Law (Sentencing) (Victims Of Crime) Amendment Bill
- 2007-10-24
- 2007-11-22
- 2008-03-05
- 2008-04-03
- 2008-04-10
- 2008-06-03
- 2008-06-18
-
2008-06-19
-
Bills (2)
-
-
Criminal Law Consolidation (Double Jeopardy) Amendment Bill
-
2008-02-13
-
Bills (2)
-
-
2008-03-04
- 2008-07-03
- 2008-07-22
-
-
Criminal Law Consolidation (Rape And Sexual Offences) Amendment Bill
-
Crown Land Management Bill
- Cruise Ship Industry
- Cultana Army Training Camp
-
Cummins Rural Care Facility
-
D
- Dairy Industry
- Dangerous Offenders
- Daylight Saving
- Deep Creek
- Defence And Advanced Manufacturing Industries
- Defence Industry
- Defence Sa
- Defence Sa Administrative Unit
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Dental Health
- Department Amalgamations
- Deputy Clerk, Appointment
- Deputy Premier's Remarks
- Deputy Speaker's Ruling, Dissent
- Dernancourt Primary School
-
Desalination Plants
- Diesel Emissions Equipment
- Disability Employment Strategy
-
Disability Funding
- Disability, Recreational And Physical Activity
- Division Count
- Dna Technology
-
Doctors Dispute
- Dodd, Mr A.
- Dog And Cat Management (Cats) Amendment Bill
- Dog And Cat Management (Council Plans Of Management) Amendment Bill
- Domiciliary Care Sa
-
Dowie, Mr J.
-
2008-04-02
-
Grievance Debate (1)
-
Ministerial Statement (1)
-
-
- Driver And Vehicle Licensing
- Driver's Licence Curfews
-
Drought
-
2007-10-16
-
Grievance Debate (1)
-
Matter of Urgency (1)
-
- 2007-10-17
- 2007-10-25
- 2008-04-01
-
- Drug Driving
- Drugs, Penalties
- Dundovic, Mr D.v.
-
E
- E-Learning Program
- Early Childhood Development Services
-
Easling, Mr T.
- East Turkistan
-
Economic And Finance Committee
- Economic And Finance Committee: Consumer Credit And Investment Schemes
- Economic And Finance Committee: Emergency Services Levy
- Economic And Finance Committee: Franchises
- Economic Development Board
- Economic Strategy And Policy Development Program
- Ecotourism
- Eden Hills Railway Station
-
Education (Compulsory Education Age) Amendment Bill
-
Education And Children's Services Department
-
2008-02-13
-
Answers to Questions (2)
-
-
- Education Budget
- Education, National Curriculum
- Education, Socioeconomic Status Funding Model
- Education, Special Needs
-
Election Advertising
-
2007-10-18
-
Question Time (2)
-
-
-
Election Of Senators (Close Of Rolls) Amendment Bill
-
Elective Surgery
- Electoral (Voting Age) Amendment Bill
-
Electricity (Feed-In Scheme—Residential Solar Systems) Amendment Bill
- Elizabeth Grove Community Campus
- Elizabeth Vale Primary School
-
Emergency Services Funding (Protection Of Funds) Amendment Bill
- Emergency Services Workers
- Emissions Trading Scheme
-
Employee Benefits
- Employees, Full Time
- Employers Mutual Case Managers
- Employment
- Entertainment Facility
-
Environment Protection (Board Of Authority) Amendment Bill
-
Environment Protection (Miscellaneous) Amendment Bill
-
Environment Protection (Site Contamination) Amendment Bill
-
Environment Protection Authority
- Environment, Resources And Development Committee
- Environment, Resources And Development Committee: Coastal Development
- Environmental Education Centre
- Epode Program
- Equine Influenza
- Ernabella Community
-
Estimates Committees
-
2008-06-18
-
Bills (2)
- Mr HAMILTON-SMITH, Ms CHAPMAN
- Ms CHAPMAN, Mr HANNA, Dr McFETRIDGE, Mrs PENFOLD, Mr WILLIAMS, Mr GRIFFITHS, Mr PISONI, The Hon. K.O. FOLEY, The Hon. K.O. FOLEY, Dr McFETRIDGE, The Hon. S.W. KEY, Mrs PENFOLD, Ms SIMMONS, Mr WILLIAMS, Mr BIGNELL, Ms CHAPMAN, Ms BEDFORD, Mr PEDERICK, Mr GRIFFITHS, Mr VENNING, The Hon. K.O. FOLEY, The Hon. K.O. FOLEY
-
- 2008-06-19
-
2008-07-03
-
- Euthanasia
- Evanston Gardens Primary School
- Excess Funds Account
- Exhaust Systems
-
Expiation Notices
-
Eyre Peninsula Water Supply
-
F
- Fair Trading (Telemarketing) Amendment Bill
-
Fair Work (Prohibition Against Bargaining Services Fee) Amendment Bill
- Fairness Test
- Families And Communities Department
- Families Sa, Care Placement
- Fashoda Street Property
-
Federal Election
- Federal Funding
- Female Foeticide
-
Final Stages
-
2007-10-16
- 2007-10-17
- 2007-10-17
- 2007-10-18
- 2007-10-18
- 2007-10-23
- 2007-10-23
- 2007-10-24
- 2007-10-25
- 2007-10-25
- 2007-10-25
- 2007-10-25
- 2007-11-13
- 2007-11-20
- 2007-11-20
- 2007-11-20
- 2007-11-21
- 2007-11-21
-
2007-11-22
-
Bills (2)
-
- 2007-11-22
- 2007-11-22
- 2007-11-22
- 2007-11-22
- 2007-11-22
- 2007-11-22
- 2008-02-12
- 2008-02-13
- 2008-02-14
- 2008-02-27
- 2008-02-28
- 2008-03-04
- 2008-03-04
- 2008-03-04
- 2008-03-05
- 2008-03-05
- 2008-03-05
- 2008-03-06
- 2008-03-06
- 2008-04-01
- 2008-04-03
- 2008-04-03
- 2008-04-03
- 2008-04-08
- 2008-04-08
- 2008-04-09
- 2008-04-10
- 2008-04-29
- 2008-04-30
- 2008-05-01
- 2008-05-08
- 2008-06-03
-
2008-06-17
- 2008-06-17
- 2008-06-17
- 2008-06-17
- 2008-06-18
- 2008-06-18
- 2008-06-19
- 2008-06-19
- 2008-06-19
- 2008-06-19
- 2008-06-19
- 2008-06-19
- 2008-06-19
- 2008-06-19
- 2008-07-03
- 2008-07-03
- 2008-07-03
-
2008-07-22
- 2008-07-22
-
2008-07-24
-
- Financial Data Collection
- Financial Market Investments
- Financial Reconciliation
- Fines Revenue
- Fire And Emergency Services Act Review
- Fire Hydrants
-
Firearms (Firearms Prohibition Orders) Amendment Bill
- Firearms Act
- First Home Buyers
- Fisheries Management Regulations
- Five Star Print
- Fleurieu Peninsula Swamps
- Fleurieu Peninsula Water Supply
- Flinders Medical Centre Casual Nurse Shifts
- Flinders Medical Centre Redevelopment
-
Flood Damaged Roads
- Flooding
- Florey Adelaide Male Ageing Study
- Food Additives
- Food Hygiene
- Food Labelling Laws
- Food Plan
- Footpaths
- Foreign Aid Policy
-
Forensic Pathologists
-
2008-04-08
-
- Forensic Science Program
- Formula One Exhibition Race
- Franchises
- Fraud Fortnight
- Fuelwatch
- Further Education
- Further Education, Employment, Science And Technology Department, Employee Benefits
- Further Education, Employment, Science And Technology Department, Expenditure
- Further Education, Employment, Science And Technology Department, It Upgrade
-
G
- Gambling, Problem
-
Gaming Machines (Hours Of Operation) Amendment Bill
- Gawler Railway Station Restoration
- Gender Workplace Report
- General Ledger Expenditure
- General Motors Holden
- Gepps Cross Intersection
- Giles Electorate
- Gladstone Explosion
-
Glenside Hospital Redevelopment
-
2007-10-17
-
Grievance Debate (1)
-
Question Time (1)
-
-
2007-10-23
-
Petitions (1)
-
Question Time (1)
-
-
2007-10-24
-
Grievance Debate (1)
-
Question Time (1)
-
- 2007-10-25
-
2007-11-13
-
Grievance Debate (1)
-
Petitions (1)
-
- 2007-11-20
-
2008-02-12
-
Question Time (2)
-
- 2008-02-14
- 2008-02-26
- 2008-02-27
- 2008-02-28
- 2008-03-04
- 2008-03-06
- 2008-04-02
-
2008-04-09
-
Parliamentary Procedure (1)
-
Petitions (1)
-
- 2008-04-30
- 2008-05-06
- 2008-06-03
- 2008-07-23
-
- Gomez, Mr R.
-
Goods And Services Figures
- Goods And Services Tax
-
Goulburn-Murray Water Recovery Project
-
2007-11-15
-
Question Time (2)
-
-
- Gould Group
- Government Advertising (Objectivity, Fairness and Accountability) Bill
- Government Advertising (Objectivity, Fairness And Accountability) Bill
- Government Boards And Committees Remuneration
-
Government Car Park Land, Walkerville
-
2008-05-08
-
-
Government Employee Housing
-
2008-02-26
-
- Government Finance Monitoring
-
Government Ict
-
2007-10-18
-
Question Time (2)
-
- 2007-11-22
-
- Government Legislative Program
- Government Review
- Government Services
- Gp Plus Emergency Hospital Task Force
- Graffiti Control (Carrying Graffiti Implements) Amendment Bill
- Graffiti Control (Orders on Conviction) Amendment Bill
- Graffiti Control (Sale of Graffiti Implements) Amendment Bill
- Graffiti Control (Sale Of Graffiti Implements) Amendment Bill
- Graffiti Vandalism
- Grain Marketing
- Grants, Non-Government Entities
- Greek Orthodox Church
- Green Cycle Paths Program
- Green Manufacturing
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- Group Training Organisations
- Growing Prosperity Program
- Guardianship Board
-
H
-
Hammill House
- Hampstead Preschool
- Hands On Sa
- Harmony Day
- Hartley Electorate
- Hay And Straw Carriers
- Hazard Default Notice
- Health
- Health And Medical Research Review
-
Health Care Bill
-
2007-10-23
-
2007-10-24
- 2007-10-25
- 2008-02-28
- 2008-03-04
- 2008-04-01
-
-
Health Funding
- 2008-02-28
-
2008-04-02
-
Question Time (2)
-
- Health Ministers' Conference
- Health Reform Program
- Health Reforms
-
Health System
-
2008-04-02
-
- Healthdirect
-
Healthy Eating Program
- High Court Vacancies
- Higher Education Scholarships
- History Trust And Sa Museum Revenue
- Holdfast Shores
-
Home Support Services
- Homestart
- Hoon Driving Laws
- Hospital Boards
-
Hospital Chief Executives
- Hospital Statistics
-
Hospital Waiting Lists
-
Housing Affordability
-
2008-03-04
-
Question Time (2)
-
- 2008-04-30
- 2008-05-01
- 2008-05-07
-
-
Housing Sa
- Housing Sa Tenancy Agreements
-
Housing Trust
- Housing Trust Survey Lines
-
Housing Trust Waiting List
-
Housing Trust Water Meters
-
2008-02-26
-
Grievance Debate (1)
-
Petitions (1)
-
- 2008-04-08
- 2008-06-03
- 2008-07-23
-
- Human Remains
- Hyde Park Development Proposal
-
-
I
-
Ict Contracts
-
2008-05-01
-
Question Time (2)
-
-
- Ict Services
- Ikaria, Anniversary Of Liberation
- Immunisation Clinic General Practice
- Imvs Report
-
Independent Commission Against Corruption
-
Independent Commission Against Crime and Corruption Bill
-
2008-02-28
-
Bills (1)
- Parliament House Matters
-
-
-
Independent Commission Against Crime And Corruption Bill
- Indigenous Education
-
Indigenous Medical Scholarships Project
-
Industrial Action
- Industrial Relations
-
Industrial Relations Commission
- Industrial Relations Laws
- Infant Mortality
- Infrastructure Projects
- Infrastructure Spending
- Initiative Spending
- Innovation Commercialisation And Development Grants
- Institute Of Physical Activity
- Interest Payments
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Interest Rates
- 2007-11-20
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2008-04-29
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Ministerial Statement (1)
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Question Time (1)
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- International Association Of Labour Inspection
- International Men's Health Week
- International Solar Cities Congress
- International Women's Day
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International Year Of Languages
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Introduction and First Reading
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Introduction And First Reading
- 2007-10-17
- 2007-10-17
- 2007-10-18
- 2007-10-18
- 2007-10-18
- 2007-10-24
- 2007-10-24
- 2007-10-24
- 2007-10-24
- 2007-10-24
- 2007-10-25
- 2007-10-25
- 2007-11-13
- 2007-11-15
- 2007-11-15
- 2007-11-15
- 2007-11-20
- 2007-11-21
- 2007-11-21
- 2007-11-22
- 2007-11-22
- 2007-11-22
- 2008-02-12
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2008-02-13
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Bills (2)
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- 2008-02-13
- 2008-02-13
- 2008-02-13
- 2008-02-14
- 2008-03-04
- 2008-03-04
- 2008-03-05
- 2008-03-05
- 2008-03-06
- 2008-03-06
- 2008-03-06
- 2008-03-06
- 2008-03-06
- 2008-04-01
- 2008-04-01
- 2008-04-01
- 2008-04-02
- 2008-04-02
- 2008-04-03
- 2008-04-03
- 2008-04-03
- 2008-04-03
- 2008-04-03
- 2008-04-03
- 2008-04-09
- 2008-04-09
- 2008-04-09
- 2008-04-09
- 2008-04-10
- 2008-05-01
- 2008-05-07
- 2008-05-08
- 2008-05-08
- 2008-05-08
- 2008-05-08
- 2008-05-08
- 2008-06-04
- 2008-06-05
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2008-06-05
- 2008-06-05
- 2008-06-05
- 2008-06-17
- 2008-06-18
- 2008-06-19
- 2008-06-19
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2008-07-22
- 2008-07-22
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2008-07-24
- Italo-Australian Mp Forum
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J
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K
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Kangaroo Island Fires
- Kangaroo Island Natural Resources Management Board
- Kangaroo Island Transport
- Kanpi Community
- Kapunda Hospital
- Kesab
- King Street Bridge
- Kingston Electorate
- Kingston, Charles Cameron, Exhumation
- Kirton Point Emergency Services Centre
- Klemzig Primary School
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Koonibba Community
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2008-07-22
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Answers to Questions (2)
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L
- Labor Government
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Labor Party Fundraising
- 2008-04-08
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2008-04-09
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Question Time (3)
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-
Lake Eyre Basin (Intergovernmental Agreement) (Ratification Of Amendments) Amendment Bill
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Lake Victoria
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2007-10-23
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Question Time (2)
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-
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Land Management Corporation
- Land Prices
- Land Tax
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Landlord And Tenant (Distress For Rent—Health Records Exemption) Amendment Bill
- Languages Education
- Le Cornu
- Leadership Development Program
- Lean Education And Application Network Programs
- Legacy Club of Adelaide
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Legal Aid Funding
- Legal Aid, Homeless People
- Legal Fees
-
Legal Profession Bill
- 2007-10-16
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2007-10-17
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Bills (2)
-
- 2008-02-27
- 2008-03-04
- 2008-03-05
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2008-03-06
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Bills (2)
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- 2008-04-01
- 2008-04-02
- 2008-04-03
- 2008-04-08
- 2008-04-09
- 2008-04-10
- 2008-04-29
- 2008-04-30
- 2008-05-01
- 2008-05-06
- 2008-05-07
- 2008-05-08
- 2008-06-03
- 2008-06-04
- 2008-06-05
- 2008-06-17
- 2008-06-18
- 2008-06-19
- 2008-07-03
- 2008-07-22
- 2008-07-23
- 2008-07-24
-
Legislative Council Vacancy
- 2007-10-23
- 2007-10-24
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2007-10-25
-
Question Time (2)
-
- 2007-11-13
- 2007-11-21
- 2008-07-24
-
Legislative Review Committee
- Lehman, Ms M.
- Leigh Creek Hospital
-
Level Crossings
- Liberal Party Of Australia
-
Liquor Licensing (Certificates Of Approval) Amendment Bill
- Liquor Licensing (Power To Bar) Amendment Bill
-
Liquor Licensing Hours
- Literacy And Numeracy
-
Living Books
- Loan Write-Off
- Lobbying And Ministerial Accountability Bill
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Local Government
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Local Government (Advertising Material) Amendment Bill
- Local Government (Auditor-General) Amendment Bill
- Local Government (Litter) Amendment Bill
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Local Government (Superannuation Scheme) Amendment Bill
- Local Government Disaster Fund
- Local Government Education Program
- Local Government Relations
- Long Flat Irrigation Trust
- Long Term Borrowings
- Lowly Peninsula
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Lyell Mcewin Hospital
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M
- Magarey Farlam
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Makk And Mcleay Nursing Home
- Mannum
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Mannum Ferry
- Manufacturing Sector
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Marathon Resources
- Marble Hill
- Marble Hill (Protection) Bill
- Marcos Engineering Limited
- Marden Senior College
- Marine Infrastructure
- Marine Maintenance
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Marine Parks Bill
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Marine Protected Areas
- Marine Scalefish Fishery
- Marine Science Infrastructure
- Maritime Skills Centre
-
Marjorie Jackson-Nelson Hospital
- 2007-10-17
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2008-02-28
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Question Time (2)
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- 2008-04-02
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2008-04-09
-
Ministerial Statement (1)
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Question Time (1)
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2008-04-10
- 2008-05-01
- 2008-07-22
- Mass Action Program
- Maternity Hospitals
-
Matter Of Privilege
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2008-03-04
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Matter of Privilege (2)
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- Mclaren Vale Wine Region
- Mcleod's Daughters
- Mcseveney, Elaine
- Medical Records
- Medical Recruitment
- Medical Research
- Medical Staff, Overseas Travel
- Medicare Levy
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Member's Remarks
- Members' Interests Register
- Men's Health
- Mental Health Training
-
Message From Governor
- 2008-04-02
- 2008-06-03
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2008-06-05
- Metropolitan Adelaide Industrial Land Strategy
- Metropolitan Fire Service Land Purchase
- Metropolitan Hospital Efficiency And Performance Review
- Middle River Dam
- Migration, Baltic States
- Mineral Exploration
- Mining And Energy Sectors
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Mining Sector Employment
- Minister's Remarks
- Mitsubishi Employees, Lending Institutions
-
Mitsubishi Motors
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2008-02-12
-
Ministerial Statement (1)
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Question Time (2)
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- 2008-02-13
- 2008-02-14
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Mobile Phones
- Mobilong Prison
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Modbury Hospital
- Montacute Country Fire Service Brigade
- Morgan-Whyalla Pipeline
- Motel Accommodation
- Mother's Day
- Motor Accident Commission
- Motor Vehicle Accidents
- Motor Vehicle Industry Funding
- Motor Vehicle Registration Database
-
Motor Vehicles (Miscellaneous) Amendment Bill
- 2007-11-13
- 2007-11-14
- 2007-11-21
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2007-11-22
-
Bills (2)
-
- 2008-02-12
-
Motorcycle Gangs
- 2007-11-20
- 2008-02-12
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2008-05-06
-
Question Time (2)
-
-
Mount Barker Hospital
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Mount Bold Reservoir
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2008-02-13
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2008-02-14
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Question Time (2)
-
- 2008-02-27
-
- Mount Lofty Ranges Water Catchment
- Mountford, Rev. J.
- Murray
- Murray Bridge Council Award
- Murray Lakes Clean-Up
-
Murray River
- 2007-10-23
- 2007-11-15
- 2008-03-05
- 2008-05-06
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2008-07-03
-
Grievance Debate (3)
-
-
Murray River Drought Management
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2007-11-15
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Adjournment Debate (1)
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Motions (1)
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2008-07-03
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Question Time (2)
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-
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Murray River Irrigators
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2007-11-14
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Grievance Debate (1)
-
Ministerial Statement (1)
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-
2007-11-15
- 2008-02-13
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2008-06-04
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Question Time (2)
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-
- Murray River Water Allocations
-
Murray River, Lower Lakes
-
Murray-Darling Basin
- 2007-11-15
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2008-04-01
-
Question Time (2)
-
- 2008-04-02
- 2008-04-03
-
2008-04-10
-
Question Time (2)
-
- 2008-05-08
-
2008-07-23
-
Grievance Debate (3)
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Motions (1)
-
- 2008-07-24
-
Murray-Darling Basin Agreement
- 2008-04-03
- 2008-04-30
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2008-07-03
-
N
- National 2020 Summit
-
National Electricity (South Australia) (National Electricity Law—Miscellaneous Amendments) Amendment Bill
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National Gas (South Australia) Bill
- National Heart Week
- National Men's Health Forum
- National Ride To Work Day
- National Youth Week
- Native Vegetation
-
Native Vegetation (Miscellaneous) Amendment Bill
-
Natural Resources Committee
- Natural Resources Committee: Eyre Peninsula Natural Resources Management Board
- Natural Resources Committee: Northern And Yorke Natural Resources Management Board
- Natural Resources Committee: South-East Natural Resources Management Board
-
Natural Resources Management
- Neighbourhood Dispute Resolution Bill
- Neilson, Mr T.
- Netball Stadium
- Netball World Championships
-
Newport Quays
- Ngarrindjeri Regional Partnership Agreement
- No Confidence Motion: Minister For Health
- No Confidence Motion: Minister For Transport
- Noarlunga Hospital
-
Noarlunga Rail Line
-
Northern Expressway
-
Northern Suburbs
- 2008-04-30
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2008-05-01
-
Grievance Debate (1)
-
Question Time (1)
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- Norwood Swimming Club
- Notices And Orders Of The Day, Private Members' Business
- Notices Of Motion
- Nuclear Power Stations
- Nuclear Waste
- Nurses' Duties
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O
- O-Bahn Corridor
- Oaklands Park Railway Station
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Occupational Health, Safety And Welfare (Penalties) Amendment Bill
- Odeon Theatre
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Office For Women
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2008-02-12
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- Office Of The Director Of Public Prosecutions
- Office Of The North
- Oliphant Centre
- Olympic Games
- Ombudsman's Report
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On-The-Spot Fines
- Onkaparinga City Council
- Organ Donation
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Organised Crime
- Outback Tourism
- Ovarian Cancer
-
Overtaking Lanes
-
2007-10-16
-
Answers to Questions (2)
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- 2008-02-12
- 2008-06-05
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P
- P-Plate Drivers
- Paedophile Register
- Palestine
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Papers
- 2007-10-16
- 2007-10-18
- 2007-10-23
- 2007-10-25
- 2007-11-13
- 2007-11-14
- 2007-11-15
- 2007-11-20
- 2007-11-21
- 2007-11-22
- 2008-02-12
- 2008-02-26
- 2008-02-27
- 2008-03-04
- 2008-03-05
- 2008-03-06
- 2008-04-01
- 2008-04-08
- 2008-04-09
- 2008-04-10
- 2008-04-29
- 2008-04-30
- 2008-05-01
- 2008-05-06
- 2008-05-07
- 2008-05-08
- 2008-06-03
- 2008-06-05
- 2008-06-17
- 2008-06-19
- 2008-07-03
- 2008-07-22
- 2008-07-23
- 2008-07-24
- Para West Early Learning Centre Preschool
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Parliamentary Committee On Occupational Safety, Rehabilitation And Compensation
- Parliamentary Committee On Occupational Safety, Rehabilitation And Compensation: Workplace Injuries And Deaths
- Passenger Transport (Disciplinary Powers) Amendment Bill
- Passenger Transport (Safety Of Passengers) Amendment Bill
- Patawalonga Barrage Upgrade
- Patient Assisted Transport Scheme
- Patient Medical Costs
-
Paxton Report
- 2008-02-12
- 2008-04-29
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2008-05-01
-
Question Time (2)
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-
Pay-Roll Tax (Harmonisation Project) Amendment Bill
- Payroll Procedures
- Peak Oil Theory
-
Penalty Management Services
-
2008-02-28
-
Answers to Questions (2)
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- Penguin Club Of Australia
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Penola Pulp Mill Authorisation Bill
- Pensions
- Pierson, Margaret
- Pink Ribbon Day
- Pinnaroo
- Pipalyatjara Community
- Planning
- Planning Reform
- Plant And Equipment Disposal
- Plastic Bags
- Playford City Council District
- Police Complaints Authority
- Police Handguns
- Police Plane
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Police Resources
- Police, Highway Patrol
- Police, Unley
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Policy And Planning Program
-
2007-10-16
-
Answers to Questions (3)
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- Polish Hill River Church Museum Gift
- Political Donations
- Pollution Complaints
- Polomka, Mr G.
- Population Growth
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Port Augusta Gangs
- Port River Bridges
- Port River Expressway
- Port Stanvac Refinery
- Poverty
- Prawns
- Pregnancy Sa Telephone Service
- Premier's Anzac School Prize
- Premier's Be Active Challenge
- Premier's Comments
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Premier's Council For Women
-
2008-02-12
-
Answers to Questions (1)
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Question Time (1)
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-
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Premier's Reading Challenge
- Prescribed Medications
-
Prevention Of Cruelty To Animals (Animal Welfare) Amendment Bill
- 2008-03-04
- 2008-03-05
- 2008-06-03
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2008-06-04
-
Bills (2)
-
- 2008-06-18
- 2008-07-22
- Prevention Of Cruelty To Animals Act
-
Price And Safety Compliance
-
2008-02-12
-
Answers to Questions (2)
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-
- Prime Ministerial Visit
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Prince Alfred College Incorporation (Constitution Of Council) Amendment Bill
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Prisons
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2008-05-08
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Private Members' Business
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Private Parking Areas (Penalties) Amendment Bill
- Procurement Reform Program
- Property, Plant And Equipment Purchase
- Prostate Cancer
- Protocol Unit Procurement Transactions
- Public Accounts Committee
- Public Hospitals, Adverse Events
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Public Hospitals, Food Services
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2008-06-17
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Question Time (2)
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Public Housing
- Public Land
- Public Liability And Professional Indemnity Insurance
- Public Non-Financial Corporations
- Public Sector Comparison
- Public Sector Employment
- Public Sector Separation Packages
- Public Sector Wages
- Public Sector Week
- Public Service Employee Benefits
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Public Service Employee Numbers
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2008-02-13
-
Answers to Questions (2)
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2008-04-02
-
Answers to Questions (2)
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- 2008-06-05
-
-
Public Service Employees
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Public Transport
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Public Transport Patronage
- Public Trustee Office
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Public Works Committee
- Public Works Committee: Cast Metals Precinct
- Public Works Committee: Clayton Water Supply
- Public Works Committee: Craigmore High School
- Public Works Committee: Dunstan Playhouse
- Public Works Committee: Elizabeth Park Neighbourhood Renewal Project
- Public Works Committee: Flinders Medical Centre Redevelopment
- Public Works Committee: Flood Damage Rectification In Various National Parks
- Public Works Committee: Ifould Apartments
- Public Works Committee: Little Para Dam Safety Upgrade
- Public Works Committee: Northern Expressway
- Public Works Committee: Old Stock Exchange Building
- Public Works Committee: Playford North Regeneration Project—Andrews Farm
- Public Works Committee: Playford North Urban Renewal Project
- Public Works Committee: Rail Revitalisation Project
- Public Works Committee: Virginia Reclaimed Water Pipeline
- Public Works Committee: Whyalla Pipeline Pumping Stations
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Public-Private Partnerships
- Publishing Committee
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Queen Elizabeth Hospital
- Queen's Counsel
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R
- Racing Industry
- Radioactive Waste
- Rail Contract Management
- Rail Network, Seaford Rise
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Rail Safety Bill
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Rail Track Replacement
- Rail, Standard Gauge
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Rail, Train And Bus Union
- Railway Re-Sleepering
- Ramos-Horta, Dr J.
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Rape And Sexual Offences
- Raukkan Community
- Reconciliation, Youth
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Recreation And Sport Funding
- Recreational Boating Facilities
- Recreational Trails
- Referendum (Electoral Redistribution) Bill
- Referendum (Legislative Council Reform) Bill
- Refugees, Sporting Activities
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Regional Development Boards
- Regional Employment
- Registration And Licensing Transactions
- Remembrance Day
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Renal Service
- Renewable Energy
- Renmark Hospital
- Rental Accommodation, Regional South Australia
- Repatriation General Hospital
- Research And Development Expenditure
- Retail Service
- Revenuesa
- Review Of Priorities
- Ring Cycle
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Road Maintenance
- Road Maintenance, Davenport Electorate
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Road Safety
- Road Safety Cameras
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Road Sealing
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Road Traffic (Heavy Vehicle Driver Fatigue) Amendment Bill
- Road Transport Requirements
- Roads, Rural Sealed Network
- Roadside Rest Areas
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Rodeos
- Rodeos, Fees
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Rodeos, Regulations
- Roma Mitchell Community Legal Centre
- Rotary Club Of St Peters
- Roxby Downs
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Royal Adelaide Hospital
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Royal Adelaide Hospital, Mentally Ill Patients
-
2008-04-09
-
Ministerial Statement (1)
-
Question Time (1)
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-
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S
- Sa Ambulance Call Direct Service
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Sa Ambulance Service
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Sa Water
- 2007-10-25
- 2007-11-21
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2008-02-13
- 2008-05-01
- Sa Water Capital Works
- Sa Water Charter
- Saicorp
- Salvation Army Alcohol Stabilisation Program
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Santos
-
Santos Limited (Deed Of Undertaking) Bill
- Save The River Murray Fund Annual Report
- School Closures
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School Computers
- School Facilities
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School Funding
-
School Maintenance
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2007-11-21
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- School Uniforms
- School-To-Work Program
- Schoolies Week
- Schools, Environmental Sustainability
- Schools, Physical Fitness
- Schools, Water And Energy Consumption
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Science And Research Development
- Scotdesco Community
- Scouts Youth Team Challenge
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Second Reading
- 2007-10-16
- 2007-10-16
- 2007-10-16
- 2007-10-16
- 2007-10-16
- 2007-10-17
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2007-10-17
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Bills (2)
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- 2007-10-18
- 2007-10-18
- 2007-10-18
- 2007-10-18
- 2007-10-18
- 2007-10-18
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2007-10-23
- 2007-10-23
- 2007-10-24
- 2007-10-24
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2007-10-24
- 2007-10-24
- 2007-10-24
- 2007-10-25
- 2007-10-25
- 2007-10-25
- 2007-10-25
- 2007-10-25
- 2007-10-25
- 2007-11-13
- 2007-11-13
- 2007-11-14
- 2007-11-14
- 2007-11-14
- 2007-11-15
- 2007-11-15
- 2007-11-15
- 2007-11-15
- 2007-11-15
- 2007-11-15
- 2007-11-15
- 2007-11-15
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2007-11-20
- 2007-11-21
- 2007-11-21
- 2007-11-21
- 2007-11-21
- 2007-11-22
- 2007-11-22
- 2007-11-22
- 2007-11-22
- 2007-11-22
- 2007-11-22
- 2007-11-22
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2008-02-12
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2008-02-13
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Bills (2)
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2008-02-13
- 2008-02-13
- 2008-02-13
- 2008-02-14
- 2008-02-14
- 2008-02-14
- 2008-02-14
- 2008-02-14
- 2008-02-14
- 2008-02-14
- 2008-02-14
- 2008-02-14
- 2008-02-14
- 2008-02-14
- 2008-02-26
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2008-02-27
- 2008-02-28
- 2008-02-28
- 2008-02-28
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2008-02-28
-
Bills (1)
- Parliament House Matters
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- 2008-02-28
- 2008-02-28
- 2008-02-28
- 2008-02-28
- 2008-02-28
- 2008-02-28
- 2008-03-04
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2008-03-04
- 2008-03-05
- 2008-03-05
- 2008-03-05
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2008-03-05
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Bills (2)
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- 2008-03-05
- 2008-03-06
- 2008-03-06
- 2008-03-06
- 2008-03-06
- 2008-03-06
- 2008-03-06
- 2008-03-06
- 2008-04-01
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2008-04-01
- 2008-04-01
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2008-04-02
- 2008-04-02
- 2008-04-02
- 2008-04-02
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- 2008-04-03
- 2008-04-03
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- 2008-04-03
- 2008-04-03
- 2008-04-03
- 2008-04-03
- 2008-04-03
- 2008-04-09
- 2008-04-09
- 2008-04-09
- 2008-04-09
- 2008-04-09
- 2008-04-10
- 2008-04-10
- 2008-04-10
- 2008-04-10
- 2008-04-29
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2008-04-29
- 2008-04-29
- 2008-04-29
- 2008-04-30
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2008-04-30
- 2008-05-01
- 2008-05-01
- 2008-05-06
- 2008-05-06
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2008-05-06
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2008-05-07
- 2008-05-07
- 2008-05-08
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2008-06-03
- 2008-06-03
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- 2008-06-05
- 2008-06-05
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2008-06-05
- 2008-06-05
- 2008-06-05
- 2008-06-17
- 2008-06-17
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2008-06-18
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Bills (2)
- Mr HAMILTON-SMITH, Ms CHAPMAN
- Ms CHAPMAN, Mr HANNA, Dr McFETRIDGE, Mrs PENFOLD, Mr WILLIAMS, Mr GRIFFITHS, Mr PISONI, The Hon. K.O. FOLEY, The Hon. K.O. FOLEY, Dr McFETRIDGE, The Hon. S.W. KEY, Mrs PENFOLD, Ms SIMMONS, Mr WILLIAMS, Mr BIGNELL, Ms CHAPMAN, Ms BEDFORD, Mr PEDERICK, Mr GRIFFITHS, Mr VENNING, The Hon. K.O. FOLEY, The Hon. K.O. FOLEY
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- 2008-06-18
- 2008-06-19
- 2008-06-19
- 2008-06-19
- 2008-06-19
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2008-07-22
- 2008-07-22
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2008-07-22
- 2008-07-22
- 2008-07-22
- 2008-07-23
- 2008-07-23
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2008-07-24
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Bills (10)
- The Hon. I.F. EVANS, The Hon. I.F. EVANS
- Mr KOUTSANTONIS, The Hon. I.F. EVANS
- Mr HANNA, Mr KOUTSANTONIS, Mr GRIFFITHS, Mr HANNA
- The Hon. G.M. GUNN
- Ms SIMMONS
- Mr PEDERICK
- Mr HANNA
- Mr KOUTSANTONIS
- Mr GRIFFITHS, Mr GOLDSWORTHY, Dr MCFETRIDGE, The Hon. I.F. EVANS, Mr BIGNELL, Mr PEDERICK, The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL
- Bills
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- Security Exercise
- Security Intelligence Section
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Select Committee On Balancing Work And Life Responsibilities
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Senior Secondary Assessment Board Of South Australia (Review) Amendment Bill
- Seniors, Community Involvement
- Sentencing, Armed Robbery
- Sentinel Events
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Serious And Organised Crime (Control) Bill
- Service Sa
- Sewage Overflows
- Sewerage (Water Management Measures—Use Of Waste Material) Amendment Bill
- Sexual Discrimination
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Shared Services
- 2007-10-18
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2007-10-24
- 2007-10-25
- 2007-11-21
- 2007-11-22
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2008-02-12
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Answers to Questions (1)
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Petitions (1)
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Question Time (1)
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- 2008-02-26
- 2008-02-27
- 2008-02-28
- 2008-03-06
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Shared Services Sa
- Shark Patrols
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Sittings And Business
- Skills Strategy
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Social Development Committee
- Social Development Committee: Gestational Surrogacy
- Social Development Committee: South Australian Certificate Of Education
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Solar Cities Congress
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2008-03-06
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Question Time (2)
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-
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Solar Energy
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2008-06-03
-
Question Time (2)
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-
- Solar Feed-In Laws
- Solar Panel Connectivity
-
Solid Waste Levy
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2007-10-16
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Petitions (3)
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- 2007-10-17
- 2007-10-25
- 2007-11-13
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2007-11-14
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Petitions (2)
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2008-02-12
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SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE: GESTATIONAL SURROGACY
The Hon. P.L. WHITE (Taylor) (11:37): I move:
That the 26th report of the committee, on gestational surrogacy, be noted.
In the context of childbirth, surrogacy refers to the practice where one woman—that is, the surrogate mother—carries the child for another person. It is important to distinguish between two types of surrogacy: the so-called traditional gestational and gestational surrogacy. Traditional surrogacy does not necessarily require reproductive technology. The surrogate uses her own egg, and, typically, the commissioning father provides the sperm. Upon birth, the surrogate relinquishes the care of the child to the commissioning parents. This type of surrogacy is not new. The inquiry heard that, throughout history, there have been plenty of examples where one family member has carried a child for another infertile family member. Indeed, in the Old Testament we see examples of that.
Gestational surrogacy, on the other hand, is relatively new. In Australia, the first case of gestational surrogacy occurred in 1988 when Alice Kirkman was conceived using her mother's egg, donor sperm and then gestated by her aunt. This type of surrogacy can only be achieved through the use of in vitro fertilisation (IVF). The surrogate mother does not use her own eggs under that type of surrogacy. In most cases of gestational surrogacy, the commissioning parents use their own sperm and egg. The egg is fertilised in vitro and the resultant embryo is then implanted into the surrogate's uterus. The surrogate carries the child to term and, upon birth, relinquishes it to the commissioning couple.
For the most part, the inquiry concerned itself with gestational surrogacy. Gestational surrogacy is not a common practice nor is it an easy option. It is not something that can be done on a whim. The procedures involved are complex and time consuming. Regular blood tests are involved, as are fertility drugs, ultrasound examinations, and so on. There is no guarantee that a pregnancy will result. Families that pursue this path have to steer a course through a complicated medical and legal minefield. Despite this, for a woman whose ovaries are still producing eggs but for whom carrying a pregnancy would be dangerous or impossible, this type of surrogacy may allow the creation of her own genetic child.
This inquiry was instigated following the introduction of the Statutes Amendment (Surrogacy) Bill 2006 by the Hon. John Dawkins in the other place, and he was responsible for bringing these matters to the attention of the parliament. I also take this opportunity to thank other members of the committee in this house, the members for Morialta and Hammond, and, from the other place, the Hons Ian Hunter, Stephen Wade and Dennis Hood.
This inquiry presented many challenges to the committee which generated much discussion. Issues relating to reproductive technology will always be contentious as divergent views exist within our community. It was necessary for the committee to spend a considerable amount of time coming to understand the complicated issues involved before beginning its deliberations.
I also acknowledge the staff of the Social Development Committee for the support they provided during the course of the inquiry. Most of all, on behalf of the committee, I acknowledge and thank the many individuals and organisations who presented evidence to this inquiry, especially those individuals who came forward and spoke so candidly out of their own experience. Their very personal stories provided an important human dimension to this inquiry, and we sincerely thank them for their contributions.
In all, there were 40 submissions—22 written and 18 oral presentations—to this inquiry. They came from a variety of sources, including medical and allied health professionals, lobby groups, research organisations, religious groups and bioethics organisations. The inquiry also heard direct evidence from a number of couples who have established, or are hoping to establish, their families through gestational surrogacy.
Given the highly emotive and controversial nature of gestational surrogacy, it was not surprising that the committee heard opposing views. Those who support gestational surrogacy argue that reproductive technology is safe and allows childless couples to have children who would otherwise not be able to do so. In contrast, opponents of gestational surrogacy argue that it treats children as mere commodities and devalues the surrogate mother by treating her as little more than an incubator.
The committee recognised early on that it needed, as much as possible, to take a practical approach to the issue and it saw its task as twofold. Firstly, the committee needed to consider the status of children already born to South Australian parents as a result of gestational surrogacy procedures performed interstate. Secondly, the committee was required to consider the future of gestational surrogacy in South Australia. In all of this work the committee was determined to keep the best interests of the child at the forefront of its thinking and recommendations.
The committee's view is that there is a problem with the law as it currently stands when it comes to the legal status of children born in this way. As the law currently stands in South Australia, the surrogate mother (that is, the woman who gives birth) is listed as the mother on the child's birth certificate. If she is married, her husband is listed as the child's father, even though in these cases they are not the genetic parents of the child. The inquiry heard directly from several South Australian couples who have travelled interstate to undertake gestational surrogacy procedures. Upon returning to South Australia, those couples found themselves in an uncertain and precarious legal position. Even though they are the genetic parents of the child, under current South Australian law, they are not the child's legal parents. The implications are significant.
The parents of a child born through gestational surrogacy are unable to make important decisions in such areas as medical care, school enrolment, even air travel. In all those situations, the parents are required to obtain the consent of the surrogate mother. In South Australia, the only way for commissioning parents to have legal parental status of their genetic child currently is by adoption. So, the committee concluded that requiring the commissioning couple to go through an adoption process is entirely unreasonable since it requires them to adopt what is in reality their own genetic child. Furthermore, the Adoption Act does not deal with the children born of gestational surrogacy arrangements.
It is apparent that legislation has not kept pace with the changing nature of reproductive technologies. In the case of gestational surrogacy, the commissioning couple whose genetic material is typically used to create an embryo are deemed to be donors and, therefore, excluded from having legal parentage of their genetic child.
Having examined the evidence relating to legal parentage, the committee has concluded that current situation is inappropriate. It is clearly not in the child's best interests for their parents' legal status to be uncertain. Legislative reform should be implemented as a matter of urgency to provide children born of surrogacy arrangements the full protection of the law. The Social Development Committee has recommended that the government develop a process to allow the legal transfer of parenthood to occur without the need for the commissioning parents to adopt their own genetic child. The committee has called for birth certificates to be amended to reflect this transfer, listing both the commissioning parents as well as the surrogate mother in the interest of truth in birth certificates.
The committee also resolved that the legislation should ensure that all parties involved are fully informed about the personal and legal implications of the transfer of parenthood and freely consent to that transfer taking place; that in transferring that legal parentage from the surrogate mother to the commissioning parents, the best interests of the child should be the paramount consideration; that the person born through surrogacy arrangements have access to their genetic history and be provided with information about the circumstances of their birth; that the legislation is drafted so that it applies to children already born through surrogacy arrangements; and that appropriate training on the proposed operation of the act is provided.
In terms of the future of gestational surrogacy in South Australia, this was a much more challenging issue for the committee. The inquiry heard that surrogacy laws vary significantly across Australian jurisdictions. While some jurisdictions such as the ACT and New South Wales permit gestational surrogacy, others such as Queensland prohibit its practice.
The inquiry heard from a number of South Australians who had travelled interstate to access IVF gestational surrogacy procedures because such practices are illegal in South Australia. The illogical part of this is that, while a number of medical procedures were undertaken in South Australia, when it came to the embryo transfer, the couple were sent interstate for that part of the process.
In determining the future of gestational surrogacy in South Australia, the committee first examined a bill brought forward by the Hon. John Dawkins in the upper house. That bill sought to amend the Reproductive Technology (Clinical Practices) Act 1988 and the Family Relationships Act 1975 to permit non-commercial medically indicated gestational surrogacy for married heterosexual couples.
During the inquiry, the committee was told that this bill, if passed, may contravene antidiscrimination legislation. In fact, it was not only those opposed to gestational surrogacy who found difficulty with aspects of that legislation; some supporters of gestational surrogacy also argued against the bill for some unintended consequences, in terms of the legal, ethical and social complexity of surrogacy. One also argued that the bill favoured the commissioning parents at the expense of the child and the surrogate.
After careful consideration of the evidence received, the committee has recommended that the government introduce new legislation to make it possible for gestational surrogacy to take place in South Australia. It has called for the government to ensure that it enacts legislation that is consistent with state and commonwealth antidiscrimination legislation. While the committee has determined that, in certain circumstances and with the support of appropriate safeguards, gestational surrogacy should be allowed, it has certainly not recommended that it be allowed under any circumstance. The committee has recommended that all individuals involved in gestational surrogacy receive thorough counselling so that they are properly informed and fully understand the implications of their decision.
In keeping the rights of the child at the forefront of its thinking, the committee was clear in its position that children should not be denied access to information about their genetic background and the circumstances of their birth. The committee would like parents affected by gestational surrogacy to be supported in having an honest and open dialogue with their child about the circumstances of their birth.
The inquiry into gestational surrogacy is timely. At a national level, the Standing Committee of Attorneys-General has agreed to consider the possibility of introducing consistent surrogacy laws across all Australian states and territories. The committee certainly supports this position and would like to see consistency in gestational surrogacy legislation across all jurisdictions.
In recommending that the state government introduce a bill allowing the use of non-commercial medically indicated gestational surrogacy in South Australia, the committee called for the provision of a set of clear standards, processes and principles to underpin the legislation and support the safety and well-being of all parties involved in the process and for counselling to be made mandatory for all parties involved in the arrangement; and recommended that, as part of the development of a bill pertaining to gestational surrogacy, the state government should initiate a review of the Reproductive Technology (Clinical Practices) Act 1988 and other relevant legislation to, amongst other things, amend current eligibility criteria to allow fertile women wishing to act as the gestational surrogate mother access to reproductive technology.
The committee also recommended that the state government encourage the commonwealth to review Medicare arrangements to ensure that rebates are available to a fertile woman who is acting as a gestational surrogate mother and are consistent with any amendments made to the South Australian legislation pertaining to gestational surrogacy.
In conclusion, I will state the obvious, perhaps, that gestational surrogacy is, without a doubt, a matter that attracts strong opinion and engenders much emotional debate. The committee recognises that some sections of our community will be critical of its recommendations. The committee accepts that. Nevertheless, the committee has thought long and hard about gestational surrogacy. Its deliberations were not quick nor without considerable debate.
In putting forward its recommendations, the committee has chosen to avoid being too prescriptive in its recommendations regarding legislation. It has, however, provided an important framework and a way forward for these complex issues to be tackled. The committee believes that the government has a responsibility to ensure that adequate laws are put in place to provide clear parameters for all parties involved in gestational surrogacy procedures. In doing so, it must ensure, above all else, that the best interests of the child prevail.
Mr PEDERICK (Hammond) (11:52): I, too, rise as a member of the Social Development Committee. I appreciate the words of the member for Taylor. This was one of the tougher topics to be put before a diverse committee. When I say that this was a diverse committee, I mean that its members had many opinions as to which way we should go with gestational surrogacy. Obviously, some conflicting views were held right to the end. I would just like to take note of the bill introduced by the Hon. John Dawkins, in the other place, the Statutes Amendment (Surrogacy) Bill 2006, and that was because of constituents who obviously were looking for a way so that they could have children. Anyone in this house who has experienced the joy of childbirth, I could not think of any happier experience.
The Hon. R.G. Kerin: The joy of having children I think you mean.
Mr PEDERICK: Joy of having children, yes; thank you member for Frome.
Members interjecting:
Mr PEDERICK: Well, I didn't find conception too bad, either!
Members interjecting:
Mr PEDERICK: This is a very serious subject, members. Be that as it may, I would just like to congratulate all the people who presented submissions to the committee. There were some very emotional stories, about not just the travel they had to do interstate so they could have children legally through gestational surrogacy but also the cost involved, and it was a fairly round figure of around $50,000 to go through this procedure. So, it just seems ridiculous to restrict the citizens of South Australia the opportunity to access this technology legally, when obviously if they are determined to have children they will go interstate, they will borrow against the family home or find other ways to find the money to have children, and, quite frankly, who could blame them.
One thing we do have to make sure about, and it was a recommendation from the committee, is that the child's rights are one of the main things set in stone, that they have the right, if they wish to, to find out where they did come from. These days children as they grow older and as they go through life ask more and more questions, and I believe that to be a very good point. We have to clear up the fact that birth certificates are, quite frankly, all over the shop. The surrogate mother at this stage in legislation in South Australia becomes the mother on the birth certificate, and her partner, or husband, which has a lot of legal ramifications down the track, and obviously family issues.
There are plenty of other legislative areas in Australia that have put through similar legislation. We do need to try to align these legislations and get this aligned across the country. We also have to make sure—and this is something that came out of the committee—that there is no profiteering as far as surrogacy is concerned, that it is for the couple so that they could have a child through these procedures. But as far as that is concerned, there has to be adequate counselling for everyone involved, whether they be the commissioning parents or the surrogate mother, and obviously their families need to have adequate counselling as well, because, as has been seen in court action overseas, some people, although they are having someone's else's child, suddenly decide that it is theirs. So adequate counselling needs to take place for all parties involved.
We have to urge the commonwealth to review Medicare arrangements, to make gestational surrogacy more accessible for people right across the spectrum. As the member for Taylor indicated, there was a divergent amount of views about who should have access to this technology. I know that the committee made a statement that they did not want to be discriminatory in who could access this technology, but I have a personal view that it should be limited to heterosexual couples. But that is just my view, and, as I said, there were plenty of divergent views across the committee.
As far as the introduction of legislation is concerned, I urge the government to get on with it early in the new session next year, and, if there is any dithering on this legislation, I urge the Hon. John Dawkins, in the other place, to reintroduce legislation, so that we can just get on with this so we can help the couples who do want to access this technology and make gestational surrogacy legal in South Australia.
I would like to thank everyone involved on the committee and everyone who spoke to the committee. It certainly was one of those tougher committee topics to discuss, but it is always good to have robust debate and get on with the job. I commend the motion to the house.
Debate adjourned on motion of Hon. L. Stevens.