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A
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30-Year Plan for Greater Adelaide
- 2009-06-03
- 2009-07-16
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2009-07-17
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2009-09-22
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Question Time (8)
- The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. M. PARNELL, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. CARMEL ZOLLO, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. M. PARNELL, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.P. WORTLEY, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
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2009-09-23
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Motions (1)
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Question Time (1)
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2009-09-24
- 2009-10-14
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2009-10-15
- 2009-10-27
- 2009-11-19
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women's Gathering
- Aboriginal Homelands
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Aboriginal Lands Parliamentary Standing Committee
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Aboriginal Lands Parliamentary Standing Committee: Annual Report
- Abortion Statistics
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Address in Reply
- 2008-09-10
- 2008-09-10
- 2008-09-11
- 2008-09-23
- 2008-09-24
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2008-09-25
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Address in Reply (2)
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Adelaide 36ers
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Adelaide Airport
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Adelaide City Council
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2009-03-05
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Question Time (2)
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- Adelaide Coastal Waters Study
- Adelaide Festival
- Adelaide Hellenic Cultural Festival
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Adelaide Hills Housing
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2009-06-04
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2009-06-17
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- Adelaide Hills Rail Line
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Adelaide Oval
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2009-12-02
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Ministerial Statement (1)
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Question Time (1)
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- Adelaide Parks, Trees and Gardens
- Adelaide Plains Sporting Community
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Adelaide Ship Construction International
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2009-06-16
- 2009-07-02
- 2009-09-24
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Adelaide Showground
- Adelaide United Football Club
- Adelaider Liedertafel
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Administration and Probate (Distribution on Intestacy) Amendment Bill
- 2009-02-04
- 2009-02-05
- 2009-02-18
- 2009-02-18
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2009-02-19
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Bills (2)
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- 2009-03-03
- Administrative Decisions (Effect of International Instruments) Act Repeal Bill
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Adoption
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2008-09-10
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Questions & Answers (2)
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2008-09-10
- 2008-10-29
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2009-02-18
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Matters of Interest (1)
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Questions & Answers (1)
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2009-02-18
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Answers to Questions (1)
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Matters of Interest (1)
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- 2009-11-18
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Adoption (Restrictions on Publication) Amendment Bill
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Adult Bookshops
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2009-10-27
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- Affordable Homes Program
- Ageism
- Agribusiness
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Agricultural Education
- AIDS Council
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Alcohol Consumption
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Alcohol Sales to Minors
- Aldinga Turkeys
- ALP State Convention
- Amy's Ride
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Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Land Rights (Mintabie) Amendment Bill
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Andamooka
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2009-05-12
- 2009-06-02
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- Anna Stewart Memorial Program
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Anti-Corruption Body
- Anti-Violence Community Education
- Antiviolence Public Awareness Campaign
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AP Services
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Apprenticeships
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Appropriation Bill
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APY Lands
- 2008-11-11
- 2008-11-13
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2008-11-25
- 2008-11-26
- 2009-02-03
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2009-05-14
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Answers to Questions (2)
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- 2009-12-02
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APY Lands Swimming Pools
- APY Lands, Road Maintenance
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Aquaculture
- Aquaculture Act
- Aquaculture Act Regulations
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Architectural Practice Bill
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Armenian-Australian Community
- Assault
- Attorney-General
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Auditor-General's Report
- 2008-11-27
- 2008-11-27
- 2009-02-03
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2009-06-03
- 2009-07-02
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2009-09-08
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Answers to Questions (2)
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- 2009-10-28
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Auditor-General's Supplementary Report
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2009-07-02
- 2009-10-28
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Augusta Zadow Scholarships
- Australasian Road Safety Conference
- Australia Day
- Australia Day Honours
- Australia Donna Website
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Australian Bight Abalone
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2009-09-09
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- Australian Building and Construction Commission
- Australian Charter of Rights
- Australian Road Rules
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Authorised Betting Operations (Trade Practices Exemption) Amendment Bill
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B
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Baha'i Community
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Bail (Arson) Amendment Bill
- Bail (Discretion) Amendment Bill
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Banks, American
- BankSA State Monitor
- BankSA Trends Bulletin
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Barossa Rail Service
- Barrier Highway
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Baseball Facilities
- Bathroom Facilities
- Bawden, Ms G.
- Berlin Wall
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Beverley Four Mile Native Title Agreement
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2009-03-25
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- BHP Billiton, Desalination Plant
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Bicycle Lanes
- Bicycle Safety Initiatives
- Bicycle Tracks
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Biocompostable Containers
- Births, Deaths and Marriages (Change of Name) Amendment Bill
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Black Spot Program
- Blind Cords
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Blue, Mr J.N.
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2009-11-18
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Matters of Interest (1)
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Personal Explanation (1)
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Bradken Foundry
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BreastScreen SA
- Bridgestone Australia
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Broadband Access
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2009-04-28
- 2009-04-29
- 2009-06-03
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- Bromley, Mr D.
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Buckland Park
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2009-05-13
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Questions & Answers (7)
- The Hon. R.P. WORTLEY, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. M. PARNELL, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. J.S.L. DAWKINS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. M. PARNELL, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. D.G.E. HOOD, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.L. BROKENSHIRE, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
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2009-05-13
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Question Time (7)
- The Hon. R.P. WORTLEY, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. M. PARNELL, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. J.S.L. DAWKINS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. M. PARNELL, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. D.G.E. HOOD, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.L. BROKENSHIRE, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
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2009-05-14
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Budget and Finance Committee
- 2008-09-10
- 2008-09-10
- 2008-11-12
- 2008-11-26
- 2009-02-04
- 2009-04-07
- 2009-06-17
- 2009-10-14
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2009-10-28
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Parliamentary Committees (2)
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- 2009-11-18
- Budget and Finance Committee: Operations Report
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Building Advisory Committee
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2008-09-10
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Questions & Answers (2)
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2008-09-10
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2008-11-27
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Members (1)
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Questions & Answers (2)
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2008-11-27
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Personal Explanation (1)
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Question Time (2)
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Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Bill
- 2008-09-24
- 2009-10-29
- 2009-11-19
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2009-12-02
- 2009-12-03
- Building Safety
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Building Surveyor Accreditation
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Building Work Contractors
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2009-04-28
- 2009-06-18
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Bulk Commodity Ports
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2009-04-08
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Burnside City Council
- 2009-06-17
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2009-06-18
- 2009-07-02
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2009-07-14
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Personal Explanation (1)
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Question Time (4)
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2009-07-15
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2009-07-16
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Ministerial Statement (1)
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Question Time (1)
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- 2009-09-22
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2009-09-24
- 2009-10-13
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2009-10-14
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2009-10-27
- 2009-10-28
- 2009-12-02
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Burnside Council Development Assessment Panel
- Burton, Mrs M.
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Buses, Disability Accessible
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Bushfire Bunkers
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2009-10-28
- 2009-11-17
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- Bushfire Planning
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Bushfire Prevention
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2009-02-18
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Questions & Answers (2)
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2009-02-18
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Bushfire Task Force
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Bushfires
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Business Enterprise Centres
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2009-07-15
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2009-07-17
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Ministerial Statement (1)
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Question Time (2)
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C
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Cabinet Ministers
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2009-03-03
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Ministerial Statement (1)
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Question Time (2)
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- 2009-03-04
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- Cabinet Reshuffle
- Call Direct
- Cancer Services Review
- Cannabis Crops
- Car Parking
- Caravan Parks
- Carbon Neutral Economy
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Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme
- Carnie, Hon. J.A.
- Catherine House
- Central Violence Intervention Program
- Centrex Metals
- Chapman, Ms V.A.
- Charities
- Charles Darwin
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Charles Sturt Council
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Chelsea Cinema
- 2009-04-08
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2009-06-02
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Cheltenham Park
- 2008-09-23
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2009-02-05
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Ministerial Statement (1)
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Question Time (6)
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Child Abuse
- 2009-07-15
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2009-09-08
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Answers to Questions (2)
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- Child Product Safety
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Child Protection
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2009-02-03
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Answers to Questions (2)
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- 2009-03-05
- 2009-09-08
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- Child Protection Case
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Child Restraint Laws
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Child Sex Offenders Registration (Registration of Internet Activities) Amendment Bill
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Children in State Care
- Children's Centres
- Children's Protection (Harbouring) Amendment Bill
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Children's Protection (Implementation of Report Recommendations) Amendment Bill
- 2009-10-15
- 2009-11-17
- 2009-11-18
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2009-11-19
- 2009-12-01
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Children's Scooters
- Chinese Investment
- Chocolate
- Christ the King School
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Churchill Fellowship
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Citizen's Right of Reply
- City West Precinct
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Civil Liability (Food Donors and Distributors) Amendment Bill
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Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) (Classification Process) Amendment Bill
- 2008-09-11
- 2008-10-14
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2008-10-28
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Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) (R 18+ Films) Amendment Bill
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Clayton Bay
- Climate Change
- Climate Change and Greenhouse Emissions Reduction Act Review
- Clubs SA
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Cockle Quotas
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Cockles, Delivery
- Comfort Women
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Commencement
- 2008-09-10
- 2008-09-11
- 2008-09-23
- 2008-09-24
- 2008-09-25
- 2008-10-14
- 2008-10-15
- 2008-10-16
- 2008-10-28
- 2008-10-29
- 2008-10-30
- 2008-11-11
- 2008-11-12
- 2008-11-13
- 2008-11-25
- 2008-11-26
- 2008-11-27
- 2008-12-02
- 2009-02-03
- 2009-02-04
- 2009-02-05
- 2009-02-17
- 2009-02-18
- 2009-02-19
- 2009-03-03
- 2009-03-04
- 2009-03-05
- 2009-03-24
- 2009-03-25
- 2009-03-26
- 2009-04-07
- 2009-04-08
- 2009-04-28
- 2009-04-29
- 2009-04-30
- 2009-05-12
- 2009-05-13
- 2009-05-14
- 2009-06-02
- 2009-06-03
- 2009-06-04
- 2009-06-16
- 2009-06-17
- 2009-06-18
- 2009-07-02
- 2009-07-14
- 2009-07-15
- 2009-07-16
- 2009-07-17
- 2009-09-08
- 2009-09-09
- 2009-09-10
- 2009-09-22
- 2009-09-23
- 2009-09-24
- 2009-10-13
- 2009-10-14
- 2009-10-15
- 2009-10-27
- 2009-10-28
- 2009-10-29
- 2009-11-17
- 2009-11-18
- 2009-11-19
- 2009-12-01
- 2009-12-02
- 2009-12-03
- Commercial Development
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Committee Stage
- 2008-11-27
- 2008-12-02
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2009-05-13
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Bills (3)
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Commonwealth Nation Building Program
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Commonwealth Powers (De Facto Relationships) Bill
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2009-12-03
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- Community Corrections
- Community Food SA
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Community Television Funding
- Competitions
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Compulsory Third Party Premiums
- Condolence Motion: Flying Officer Michael Herbert
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Consent to Medical Treatment and Palliative Care (Parental Consent) Amendment Bill
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Consent to Medical Treatment and Palliative Care (Voluntary Euthanasia) Amendment Bill
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Constitution (Appointments) Bill
- 2009-11-17
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2009-11-18
- 2009-12-01
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Constitution (Fixed Session Preceding Election) Amendment Bill
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Constitution (Reform of Legislative Council and Settlement of Deadlocks on Legislation) Amendment Bill
- 2009-09-23
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2009-10-13
- 2009-10-15
- Consultants and Contractors
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Consumer Compliance and Enforcement
- Consumer Credit
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Consumer Credit (South Australia) (Pay Day Lending) Amendment Bill
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Consumer Protection
- 2009-02-17
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2009-04-08
- 2009-09-09
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Consumer Rights
- Container Deposit Legislation
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Controlled Substances (Palliative Use of Cannabis) Amendment Bill
- Controlled Substances (Simple Possession Offences) Amendment Bill
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Coober Pedy, Housing
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Cooper Basin
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2008-09-25
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- Cooper Creek
- Coorong
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Copper Coast District Council
- 2008-09-10
- 2008-09-10
- 2008-09-23
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2008-10-28
- 2008-10-29
- 2008-11-11
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2008-11-12
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Motions (1)
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Parliamentary Procedure (1)
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2008-11-25
- 2008-11-26
- 2009-02-18
- 2009-02-18
- 2009-03-04
- 2009-06-18
- Copper Hills Station
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Coroners (Recommendations) Amendment Bill
- Coronial System
- Corporate Sponsorship
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Correctional Services
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Correctional Services (Miscellaneous) Amendment Bill
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Correctional Services Awards
- Correctional Services Department
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Correctional Services Officers
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2008-10-30
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2009-02-18
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Questions & Answers (2)
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2009-02-18
- 2009-06-17
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- Correctional Services, Budget Cuts
- Cost of Living
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Council Consolidation and Better Development Plan
- Counselling Services Funding
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Country Hospitals
- Country Press SA Awards
- Country Taxis SA Incorporated
- Court Delays
- Court Registry Closures
- Courts
- Credit Cards
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Crime Prevention Unit
- Crime Rates
- Criminal Intelligence
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Criminal Investigation (Covert Operations) Bill
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Criminal Law (Clamping, Impounding and Forfeiture of Vehicles) (Miscellaneous) Amendment Bill
- Criminal Law (Sentencing) (Victims of Crime) Amendment Bill
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Criminal Law (Undercover Operations) Act
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Criminal Law and Mental Health
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2009-03-25
- 2009-10-13
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- Criminal Law Consolidation (Aggravated Offences) Amendment Bill
- Criminal Offences
- Criminal Trials
- Cronin, Dr S.
- Crosby, Dr R.
- Cross Border Family Violence Program
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Cross-Border Justice Bill
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Crown Land Management Bill
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D
- Daylight Saving Extension
- Deaf Australia
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Debt Collectors
- Defence White Paper
- DEH Fencing
- Department of Transport Inquiry Line
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Departmental Employees
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2009-04-28
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Answers to Questions (15)
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
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- Departmental Regional Boundaries
- Departmental Travel
- Deputy Clerk
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Desalination Plant
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2008-09-25
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2008-11-11
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Ministerial Statement (1)
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Question Time (1)
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2009-03-03
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2009-03-26
- 2009-05-13
- 2009-05-13
- 2009-06-03
- 2009-09-08
- 2009-10-14
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- Desalination Plants
- Desert Spirit Cup
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Development (Control of External Painting) Amendment Bill
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Development (Major Developments) Amendment Bill
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Development (Planning and Development Review) Amendment Bill
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Development (Regulated Trees) Amendment Bill
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Development (Water Harvesting) Amendment Bill
- Development Act
- Development Applications
- Development Laws
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Development Plans
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2009-12-01
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- Development Policy
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Development Policy Advisory Committee
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2009-09-08
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Development Sites
- Disability Advocacy
- Disability Funding
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Disability SA
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Disability Services
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Disadvantaged Youth Programs
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Discrimination
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Domestic Violence
- 2009-02-03
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2009-02-04
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Question Time (2)
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- 2009-03-25
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2009-03-26
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Question Time (2)
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- 2009-07-02
- 2009-09-08
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2009-09-10
- 2009-12-01
- Domestic Violence Alert Units
- Domestic Violence Units
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Domiciliary Care
- Don't Cross the Line Campaign
- Door-to-Door Traders
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Down Syndrome Society of South Australia
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Drag and Track Racing
- Dress Codes
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Driver's Licence Renewal
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2009-10-14
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- Driving Record
- Drought Reach Program
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Drug Court
- Drug Policy
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Drug Use Monitoring
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Drugs, Detoxification
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2008-10-29
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Drugs, Hydroponic Cultivation
- Dryland Salinity Management
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E
- Easling, Mr T.
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East Timor
- Easter
- Economic Development Board
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Economic Stimulus Package
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2009-02-03
- 2009-02-17
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2009-03-03
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Ecotourist Village
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2009-09-08
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Edgington, Mr S.
- Education (Ombudsman and School Discipline) Amendment Bill
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Education Department
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Education Works
- Educational Software
- Eid Al-Fitr
- Electoral (Cost of By-Elections) Amendment Bill
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Electoral (Miscellaneous) Amendment Bill
- 2009-06-03
- 2009-06-04
- 2009-07-02
- 2009-09-08
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2009-09-10
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Bills (2)
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- 2009-09-22
- 2009-09-24
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2009-10-13
- 2009-10-27
- Electoral Act
- Electoral Education Centres
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Electricians, Licensing
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Electricity (Compensation for Blackouts) Amendment Bill
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Electricity (Electricity Supply Industry Planning Council) Amendment Bill
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Electricity (Feed-In Rates) Amendment Bill
- Electricity Feed-In Scheme
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Emissions Trading Scheme
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2008-11-13
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- Employee Expenses
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Encounter Youth
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2008-11-13
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Personal Explanation (1)
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Question Time (1)
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- Energy Pipelines CRC
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Energy, Star Rating
- Entertainment Industry
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Environment and Heritage Department
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Environment Protection (Pulp Mills) Amendment Bill
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Environment Protection (Right to Farm) Amendment Bill
- Environment Protection (Testing, Monitoring and Auditing) Amendment Bill
- Environment Protection Authority
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Environment, Resources and Development Committee
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Environment, Resources and Development Committee: Desalination Plants
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Environment, Resources and Development Committee: Natural Burial Grounds
- Environment, Resources and Development Committee: Port Bonython Desalination Plant
- Environment, Resources and Development Committee: Public Transport
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Equal Opportunity (Miscellaneous) Amendment Bill
- 2008-11-26
- 2009-02-03
- 2009-02-18
- 2009-02-18
- 2009-02-19
- 2009-03-03
- 2009-03-04
- 2009-03-05
- 2009-03-24
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2009-03-26
- 2009-04-07
- 2009-04-08
- 2009-07-14
- 2009-09-08
- Evidence (Propensity Evidence) Amendment Bill
- Excellence in Mining and Exploration Conference
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Executive Positions
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F
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Fair Trading (Telemarketing) Amendment Bill
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Fair Work (Commonwealth Powers) Bill
- Fair Work (Powers of Entry and Inspection) Amendment Bill
- Fairtrade Labelling Organisation
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Families SA
- 2008-10-29
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2009-03-24
- 2009-09-08
- 2009-09-22
- 2009-12-01
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Family Businesses
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Family Day Care
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2009-06-17
- 2009-09-23
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- Family Planning Guidelines
- Family Safety Framework
- Fathi Shahin
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Female Genital Mutilation
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2009-10-13
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Question Time (2)
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Field River Valley
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2008-10-30
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Answers to Questions (2)
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Final Stages
- Fine Food Exhibition
- Fine Increases
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Finks Motorcycle Club
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Fire and Emergency Services (Review) Amendment Bill
- 2009-09-09
- 2009-09-22
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2009-09-24
- 2009-10-13
- Fire Sirens
- Firearms Amnesty
- Firearms Regulations
- Firefighting Aircraft
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First Home Owner Grant
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First Home Owner Grant (Special Eligible Transactions) Amendment Bill
- Fisheries Management Act
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Fitzsimons, Mr D.
- Flagstaff Pines
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Fleurieu Peninsula Swamps
- Flinders Chase Fire
- Flinders Medical Centre
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Flood Mitigation
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2009-02-05
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2009-12-02
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- Flooding, Port Adelaide
- Food Labelling
- Food Scorecard
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Foreign Aid
- Forensic Pathology Report
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Former Member for Hammond
- Fort Largs
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Fossil Fuel Reserves
- Four Mile Mine
- Fraser, Mr G.B.
- Free-Range Eggs
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Freedom of Information
- 2008-11-12
- 2009-03-25
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2009-05-13
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Questions & Answers (2)
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2009-05-13
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Freedom of Information (Victimisation and Interference) Amendment Bill
- Freightlink
- Frequent Flyer Points
- Friends of the Women's and Children's Hospital Auxiliaries Division Conference
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G
- Gallipoli Underpass
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Gamblers Rehabilitation Fund
- 2008-10-29
- 2008-11-11
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2009-04-08
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Answers to Questions (2)
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- Gambling
- Gambling Minister
- Garbage Collection
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Gawler East Development
- 2008-09-23
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2009-06-03
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Gawler Racecourse Redevelopment
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Gawler Rail Line
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Gene Technology (Miscellaneous) Amendment Bill
- Genesee and Wyoming Australia
- Genetically Modified Crops Management (Right to Damages) Amendment Bill
- Geological Awards
- Geological Experts
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Geothermal Energy
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Gift Cards
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2009-12-03
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Question Time (2)
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- Glassware, Shatterproof
- Glenelg Tram
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Glenside Hospital
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Glenside Hospital Redevelopment
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Glenthorne Farm
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Global Financial Crisis
- GM Crops
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Government Advertising
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Government Appointments
- 2008-12-02
- 2008-12-02
- 2009-03-25
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2009-04-28
- 2009-04-30
- Government Boards and Committees
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Government Contracts, Probity
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2008-10-30
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2008-11-11
- 2008-11-13
- 2008-11-26
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Government Procurement
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2009-02-03
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Government Red Tape
- Government Services Online
- Government Spending
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Governor's Speech
- Grain Exports
- Grandparents for Grandchildren Incorporated
- Greater Adelaide Region
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Grocery Unit Pricing
- Guardianship
- Gun Amnesty
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H
- Hallett Cove Conservation Park
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Harbors and Navigation (Miscellaneous) Amendment Bill
- Health and Community Services Complaints Commission
- Health and Fitness Code of Practice
- Health Budget
-
Health Care (Country Health) Amendment Bill
- Health Claims
- Health Department
-
Heatwave
- 2009-02-03
-
2009-02-04
-
Matters of Interest (1)
-
Ministerial Statement (1)
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- Hellene and Hellene-Cypriot Women of Australia and New Zealand
-
Hemmerling, Dr M.
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2009-09-24
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- Highbury Residential and Open Space Dpa
- HIV Rates
- Home Improvement Tradespeople
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Homelessness
- HomeStart
-
Houseboat Strategy
-
2009-03-26
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- Housing Affordability
- Housing Developments
- Housing Indemnity Insurance
-
Housing SA
- 2008-10-15
-
2009-03-05
-
2009-07-15
-
Answers to Questions (2)
-
- 2009-09-23
-
Housing SA, Smoke Alarms
- Human Cloning
- Hydro Lord
-
Hydroponics Industry Control Bill
- 2009-09-24
- 2009-10-13
-
2009-10-15
- 2009-10-27
- 2009-11-17
-
I
- In 2 Life
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Independent Commission Against Corruption Bill
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Independent Commission Against Crime and Corruption Bill
- Independent Gambling Authority
-
Indigenous Consumers
-
2009-11-18
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- Indigenous Offenders
- Indigenous Women
- Industrial Relations Commission
-
Infrastructure Projects
-
2009-07-16
-
- Innovation Development Grants
-
Insurance Aggregators
-
International Day Against Homophobia
-
International Women's Day
- International Workers Memorial Day
- Internet Sweep Day
-
Intervention Orders (Prevention of Abuse) Bill
- 2009-10-28
-
2009-11-19
- 2009-12-01
-
Introduction and First Reading
-
2008-11-27
-
2009-02-18
-
Bills (7)
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2009-05-13
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- IRIS Systems
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Iron Ore, Eyre Peninsula
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Irrigation Bill
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Isolated Children's Parents' Association
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Isolated Students Funding
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Italian Consulate
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Italian Liberation Day
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Itinerant Traders
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J
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James Nash House
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John Knox Church and Schoolhouse
- Johns, Mr K.
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Julia Farr Services
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2009-06-18
- 2009-09-24
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- Juvenile Diabetes
-
-
K
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Kanck, Hon. S.M.
- Kangaroo Island
- Kangaroo Island Natural Resources Management Plan
- Kangaroos
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Kapunda Hospital (Variation of Trust) Bill
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King, Mr J.
- Kirby, Justice Michael
- Kleenmaid
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L
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Labor Party
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Laidlaw, Hon. D.H.
- Lakes and Coorong Fishery—Pipi Quotas
- Land Agents
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Land Management Corporation
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Land Tax
- 2008-11-13
-
2009-03-04
- 2009-03-25
- 2009-03-26
-
Land Valuation
- Landscape Futures Project
- Law and Order
- Law Enforcement
-
Le Cornu Site
-
2008-09-23
-
2008-09-25
-
- LeFevre Peninsula
- Legislation
- Legislative Council
-
Legislative Council Reform
-
2009-07-15
-
-
Legislative Council Select Committees
- Legislative Council Vacancy
-
Legislative Review Committee
- 2008-09-10
- 2008-09-10
- 2008-09-24
- 2008-10-15
- 2008-10-29
- 2008-11-12
- 2008-11-26
- 2009-02-04
- 2009-02-18
- 2009-02-18
- 2009-03-04
- 2009-03-24
- 2009-03-25
- 2009-04-08
- 2009-04-29
- 2009-05-13
- 2009-05-13
- 2009-06-03
- 2009-06-17
- 2009-07-15
-
2009-09-09
-
Parliamentary Committees (2)
-
- 2009-09-22
- 2009-09-23
- 2009-10-14
- 2009-10-28
- 2009-11-18
- 2009-12-02
- Legislative Review Committee: Aquaculture Variation Regulations
-
Liberal Party
- 2008-09-10
- 2008-09-10
- 2009-02-04
- 2009-04-29
-
2009-06-17
-
Matters of Interest (2)
-
- 2009-09-09
-
Liquor Licensing
-
Liquor Licensing (Power to Bar) Amendment Bill
-
Liquor Licensing (Producers, Responsible Service and Other Matters) Amendment Bill
- Liquor Licensing Act
-
Liquor Licensing Officers
-
2008-10-16
-
- Livestock Transport Legislation
-
Local Government
-
Local Government (Accountability Framework) Amendment Bill
-
Local Government (Elections) (Miscellaneous) Amendment Bill
-
Local Government (Miscellaneous) Amendment Bill
- Local Government (Notice of Meetings) Amendment Bill
-
Local Government (Stormwater Harvesting) Amendment Bill
-
Local Government (Waste Collection) Amendment Bill
- Local Government Accountability
- Local Government Association
-
Local Government Awards
-
Local Government Contracts
-
2008-11-25
-
Question Time (2)
-
-
- Local Government Enforcement Powers
- Local Government Funding
- Local Government Heritage
- Local Government Land
-
Local Government, CEO Remuneration
-
2009-09-23
-
Question Time (2)
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-
-
Long Service Leave (Unpaid Leave) Amendment Bill
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-
M
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Magill Training Facility
- Magill Youth Training Facility
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Magistrates Court (Special Justices) Amendment Bill
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Main North Road
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Main North Road, Evanston Park
-
Major Project Developments
-
Major Projects
-
2009-04-30
-
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Maltarra Road, Munno Para
- Maltese Senior Citizens Association of South Australia
- Mannum Ferry
- Manock, Dr C.
- Manuel, Dr B.
- Maralinga Lands
- Maralinga Tjarutja Land Rights (Miscellaneous) Amendment
-
Maralinga Tjarutja Land Rights (Miscellaneous) Amendment Bill
-
Marathon Resources
- 2008-09-10
- 2008-09-10
- 2008-09-11
-
2009-02-05
- 2009-04-28
- 2009-09-09
-
2009-10-13
-
Marine Protected Areas
- Marine Scalefish Fisheries—Pipi Quotas
-
Maritime Services (Access) (Miscellaneous) Amendment Bill
-
Marjorie Jackson-Nelson Hospital
- Marla Infrastructure
- Marshall, Ms A.
- Maternal Alienation Project
- Mccann, Mr W.
- McLaren
- McLaren Vale Police Station
-
Meals on Wheels
- Medvet
-
Melrose Park School
-
Member, New
- Member, Swearing in
-
Member's Remarks
- 2008-11-26
-
2009-03-05
-
Parliamentary Procedure (1)
-
Personal Explanation (1)
-
- Members of Parliament
-
Members' Contribution
- Members' Register of Interests
- Members' Remarks
- Members' Travel Expenditure
-
Mental Health Bill
-
Mental Health Practices
- Mental Health Services, Women
- Mental Health, Rural Communities
- Mercy Ministries
- Messenger Press
- Mid North Regional Land Use Framework
- Mid-Murray Region
-
Mid-Year Budget Review
-
2009-04-28
-
Answers to Questions (2)
-
-
2009-07-16
-
-
Mineral Exploration
-
Mineral Exploration, Indigenous Communities
-
2009-10-29
-
- Mining (Miscellaneous) Amendment Bill
-
Mining Engineers
-
Mining Industry
-
Mining Projects
- 2008-09-25
-
2009-06-02
-
Mining Royalties
-
Mining Sector
-
Minister's Overseas Trip
-
Ministerial Staff
-
2008-10-16
-
2008-11-25
- 2009-02-19
- 2009-05-12
- 2009-06-02
-
-
Ministerial Travel
- 2008-09-10
- 2008-09-10
- 2008-10-16
-
2009-04-28
-
Answers to Questions (2)
-
- 2009-05-12
- 2009-06-16
- 2009-07-16
- 2009-10-13
- Mitsubishi
-
Mitsubishi Motors
-
2008-11-13
-
-
Mobile Phones
- 2008-11-12
-
2009-04-07
-
Answers to Questions (2)
-
- 2009-07-17
-
Mobilong Correctional Facility
-
2008-09-10
-
2008-09-10
-
- Modbury Hospital Oncology Service
- Monterola, Mr V.D.
- Moomba Gas Field
- Mortgage Broking
- Motor Vehicle Security
-
Motor Vehicles (Miscellaneous No. 2) Amendment Bill
-
Motor Vehicles (Miscellaneous) Amendment Bill
- Motorsport Facility
-
Mount Barker
-
2009-07-02
-
Ministerial Statement (1)
-
Question Time (1)
-
-
2009-07-15
-
-
Mount Barker Rail Service
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2009-02-03
-
-
Mount Gambier Hospital Hydrotherapy Pool Fund Bill
-
Multicultural Affairs
- Multicultural Aged Care
- Murray Bridge Racing Facilities
-
Murray River
-
Murray River Buyback Scheme
-
2009-02-18
-
Questions & Answers (2)
-
-
2009-02-18
-
-
Murray River Communities
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2008-10-30
-
- Murray River Ferries
- Murray River Marina Strategy
-
Murray River, Lower Lakes
- Murray-Darling Association
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Murray-Darling Basin
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Murray-Darling Basin Agreement
-
Murray-Darling Basin Bill
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N
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Nairne Primary School
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National Electricity (South Australia) (National Electricity Law—Australian Energy Market Operator) Amendment Bill
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National Electricity (South Australia) (Smart Meters) Amendment Bill
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National Gas (South Australia) (National Gas Law—Australian Energy Market Operator) Amendment Bill
-
National Gas (South Australia) (Short Term Trading Market) Amendment Bill
- National Parks and Wildlife (Arkaroola-Mt Painter Sanctuary Mining Prohibition) Amendment Bill
-
National Parks and Wildlife (Ban on Hunting Protected Animals) Amendment Bill
-
Native Vegetation (Miscellaneous) Amendment Bill
- Native Vegetation Code of Practice
- Native Waterbirds
- Natural Burials
-
Natural Resources Committee
- 2008-09-11
- 2008-09-25
- 2008-11-26
- 2009-02-17
- 2009-03-26
- 2009-04-30
- 2009-06-04
- 2009-06-18
- 2009-09-08
-
2009-09-24
-
Parliamentary Committees (2)
-
- 2009-10-15
-
2009-11-19
-
Parliamentary Committees (2)
-
-
Natural Resources Committee: Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges Natural Resources Management Board
-
Natural Resources Committee: Annual Report
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Natural Resources Committee: Arid Lands Natural Resources Management Board
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Natural Resources Committee: Deep Creek
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Natural Resources Committee: Eyre Peninsula Natural Resources Management Board
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Natural Resources Committee: Kangaroo Island Natural Resources Management Board
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Natural Resources Committee: Murray-Darling Basin (Volume 1)
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Natural Resources Committee: Northern and Yorke Natural Resources Management Board
-
Natural Resources Committee: South Australian Murray-Darling Basin Natural Resources Management Board
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Natural Resources Committee: Upper South East Dryland Salinity and Flood Management Act
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Natural Resources Committee: Water Resource Management in the Murray-Darling Basin
- Natural Resources Management
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Natural Resources Management (Water Harvesting) Amendment Bill
- NCA Bombing
- Newport Quays
- Niarchos, Mr N.
- Noarlunga Railway Line
- Non-Alcoholic Beverages
- North Para Flood Mitigation Dam
- North Plympton Development
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Northern Connections
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Northern Flinders Ranges
-
Northern Suburbs Bus Routes
-
2009-12-03
-
-
Northern Suburbs Development
-
Noske, Ms K.
-
2009-03-05
-
-
Nuclear Waste Storage Facility
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2008-09-10
-
2008-09-10
-
-
Nuclear Weapons
- Nurse Staffing Levels
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Nursing and Midwifery Practice Bill
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-
O
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O-Bahn Extension
- Ocean Energy
- Office for the Northern Suburbs
- Office for Women
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Office of Consumer and Business Affairs
- Oil and Gas Exploration
- Old Noarlunga Development
- Olson, Mr J.W.
-
Olympic Dam
- Olympic Dam Expansion
-
Ombudsman
- 2008-09-25
- 2009-02-03
-
2009-03-04
- 2009-04-07
- 2009-04-08
- 2009-09-22
- Ombudsman's Report
-
One and All
-
2009-02-04
- 2009-02-19
- 2009-03-24
-
- OPEL Broadband Network
-
Open Space
-
Opening of Parliament
- Operation Flinders Foundation
- Opie, Major L.M.
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Outback Areas Community Development Trust
-
2008-10-16
-
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Outback Communities
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2008-11-25
- 2009-03-24
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Outback Communities (Administration and Management) Bill
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Outback Roads
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2009-09-08
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- Oyster Growers Levy
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-
P
- Palliative Care
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Panter, Dr D.
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Papers
- 2008-09-10
- 2008-09-10
- 2008-09-11
- 2008-09-23
- 2008-09-24
- 2008-09-25
- 2008-10-14
- 2008-10-28
- 2008-10-29
- 2008-10-30
- 2008-11-11
- 2008-11-12
- 2008-11-13
- 2008-11-25
- 2008-11-26
- 2008-11-27
- 2008-11-27
- 2008-12-02
- 2008-12-02
- 2009-02-03
- 2009-02-04
- 2009-02-05
- 2009-02-17
- 2009-02-18
- 2009-02-18
- 2009-02-19
- 2009-03-03
- 2009-03-04
- 2009-03-24
- 2009-03-25
- 2009-03-26
- 2009-04-07
- 2009-04-28
- 2009-04-30
- 2009-05-12
- 2009-05-14
- 2009-06-02
- 2009-06-03
- 2009-06-04
- 2009-06-16
- 2009-06-17
- 2009-06-18
- 2009-07-02
- 2009-07-14
- 2009-07-15
- 2009-07-16
- 2009-09-08
- 2009-09-10
- 2009-09-22
- 2009-09-24
- 2009-10-13
- 2009-10-14
- 2009-10-15
- 2009-10-27
- 2009-10-28
- 2009-10-29
- 2009-11-17
- 2009-11-18
- 2009-11-19
- 2009-12-01
- 2009-12-02
- 2009-12-03
- Para Wirra Recreation Park
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Parental Rights and Child Protection
- Parking
- Parliament, Sitting Program
- Parliamentary Committee on Occupational Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation
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Parliamentary Debate
- Parliamentary Remuneration (Basic Salary Determinations) Amendment Bill
- Parole
-
Partnerships (Venture Capital) Amendment Bill
-
Passenger Transport (Driver Accreditation) Amendment Bill
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Passenger Transport Act
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Payroll Tax Bill
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Penola Bypass
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Penrice Mine
-
2009-11-18
-
-
Personal Property Securities (Commonwealth Powers) Bill
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Petroleum (Miscellaneous) Amendment Bill
- Petroleum Act
-
Petroleum Exploration
-
2008-11-25
- 2009-06-03
-
- Petroleum Industry
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Petroleum Products Subsidy Act Repeal Bill
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Photographer
- Physiotherapy Board of South Australia
- Pike River Conservation Park
- Pipi Quota Management System
- Places for People Program
- Planning and Development Fund Grants
-
Planning and Development Report
- Planning and Local Government Department
-
Planning Approvals
-
2009-02-19
-
-
Planning SA
-
2008-10-16
-
Ministerial Statement (1)
-
Question Time (2)
-
- 2009-05-12
-
-
Plant Health Bill
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Plastic Shopping Bags (Waste Avoidance) Bill
- Player Tracking Technology
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Point Lowly
-
Police Bail, Children
- Police Barring Orders
- Police Commissioner
- Police Complaints Authority
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Police Conduct
- Police Headquarters
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Police Numbers
-
Police Prisons
-
Police Procedure
-
2009-03-26
- 2009-07-16
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-
Police Recruitment
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Police Resources
- Police Response
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Police Road Safety Policy
-
2009-04-07
- 2009-04-08
-
-
Police Uniforms
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Police, APY Lands
- Police, Indigenous Staff
- Political Conduct
- Political Donations
-
Population Growth
- Port Adelaide Redevelopment
-
Port Augusta
-
2009-02-05
-
-
Port Augusta Hospital
- Port Augusta Medical Transfers
-
Port Augusta Prison
-
2008-10-14
-
Ministerial Statement (1)
-
Question Time (3)
-
-
2008-10-15
-
2008-10-16
-
Question Time (2)
-
-
2008-10-28
- 2008-10-29
-
2009-02-17
-
Ministerial Statement (1)
-
Question Time (1)
-
-
2009-02-18
-
Questions & Answers (2)
-
-
2009-02-18
- 2009-06-17
-
- Port Facilities
- Port Hughes Development
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Port Lincoln
-
Port Lincoln Iron Ore Export Facility
-
Port Lincoln, Planning
-
2009-03-05
- 2009-09-08
-
- Port Pirie, Future Development
-
Power Assisted Pedal Bikes
-
2009-06-03
-
- Powers of Attorney
-
Premier's Council for Women
-
2009-02-03
-
- Premier's Twitter Site
-
Premier's Women's Directory
-
President Barack Obama
- Price Comparator Websites
- Price Scanning
-
Primary Industries and Resources SA
-
Printing Committee
-
Prison Staffing
- 2008-10-15
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2008-11-12
- 2009-02-18
- 2009-02-18
- Prisoner Education
- Prisoner Rehabilitation
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Prisoner Rehabilitation Programs
-
2009-10-13
-
Answers to Questions (2)
-
-
-
Prisons
-
2008-09-10
-
Questions & Answers (2)
-
-
2008-09-10
- 2008-10-29
- 2009-03-04
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-
Prisons, Beds
- Prisons, Hepatitis C
-
Prisons, New
-
2008-10-28
-
-
Prisons, Overcrowding
- Private Certifiers
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Privatisation
-
Product Safety
- Project Coordination Board
- Property Valuations
- Prospector of the Year Award
-
Psychological Practice Bill
- Public Employment Commissioner
- Public Infrastructure
- Public Interest Litigation
- Public Schools
-
Public Sector Bill
- 2009-02-18
- 2009-02-18
- 2009-03-24
- 2009-03-26
- 2009-04-28
- 2009-04-30
- 2009-05-13
- 2009-05-13
- 2009-05-14
- 2009-06-02
- 2009-06-03
-
2009-06-04
-
Answers to Questions (1)
- Bills
-
Personal Explanation (1)
-
- 2009-07-14
- 2009-07-16
- 2009-09-08
- Public Sector Executive Contracts
-
Public Sector Management (Consequential) Amendment Bill
- Public Sector Reform
- Public Service Appointments
-
Public Service Employees
-
2009-04-28
-
Answers to Questions (60)
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
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Public Transport
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Public Transport, Advertising
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Public-Private Partnerships
- 2008-09-11
- 2009-04-08
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2009-09-08
-
Answers to Questions (1)
-
Question Time (1)
-
-
Publishing Committee
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Q
- Queama, Mr Kunmanara
- Questions on Notice
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Questions Without Notice
-
2008-11-27
-
Questions & Answers (2)
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-
2008-11-27
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-
R
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Racing Industry
- 2008-09-11
- 2009-03-25
-
2009-04-08
-
Motions (1)
-
Question Time (1)
-
- 2009-04-29
- 2009-06-17
-
Rail Commissioner Bill
-
Rail Line, Northern Suburbs
- Rail Line, Southern Suburbs
-
Rail Safety
-
2009-02-05
-
- Rail Stock
-
Railcars
- Rankine, Mr H.
- Rau
-
Real Estate Industry
- Reclaim the Night
- Recreational Boating
- Recreational Services
-
Recreational Water Craft
- Redford, Mr A.
-
Referendum (Reform of Legislative Council and Settlement of Deadlocks on Legislation) Bill
-
Refuse Control
- Regional Airstrips
- Regional Communities
-
Regional Development Australia
- 2009-06-04
- 2009-10-13
-
2009-10-15
-
Regional Development Boards
- Regional Land Use Frameworks
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Regional Local Government Associations
- Regional Rail Service
-
Regulating Government Publicity Bill
- Remembrance Day
-
Renewable Energy
-
Renmark Irrigation Trust Bill
- Renmark/Paringa Hospital
- Rental Auctions
-
Repay SA
- Replies to Questions
-
Reproductive Technology (Clinical Practices) (Miscellaneous) Amendment Bill
-
Residential Development
-
Residential Development Code
-
2009-03-04
- 2009-04-07
- 2009-04-28
-
2009-05-13
-
Questions & Answers (2)
-
-
2009-05-13
- 2009-06-18
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NURSING AND MIDWIFERY PRACTICE BILL
Second Reading
Adjourned debate on second reading.
(Continued from 28 October 2008. Page 433.)
The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK (15:55): I rise to address this bill briefly. Much debate on this bill has taken place already in another place, so I do not propose to cover that ground but to make some general contributions and also raise some questions and concerns to which, I trust, the government will respond.
This bill was introduced in the House of Assembly on 23 September this year, so we seek to move it fairly expeditiously through both houses. In many ways, it reflects the other health practitioner bills which this parliament has been amending and updating following the Medical Practice Act 2004. It modernises the Nurses Act 1999 which, in relative terms, is fairly new legislation, and I think that reflects that in the health sector things move fairly quickly and, indeed, consumers have greater expectations which we welcome.
This bill has taken several steps to modernise the regime. The bill has a primary act to protect the health and safety of the public, and it does a number of things to ensure that properly qualified people are registered as nurses and/or midwives, or enrolled nurses or indeed students. It also provides that corporate providers of nursing and midwifery care can be held accountable for the services of their employees as nurses under this act and that decisions of the Nurses and Midwifery Board are to be more transparent. It allows for nurse practitioners—of whom we currently have some 28—to continue with adequate training. It provides for new definitions of nursing and midwifery, and that practitioners have to be personally capable of providing care to another 'without endangering the other's health or safety'.
It provides that seven of the 11 members of the board must be nurses or midwives; that terms on the board are limited to three terms or nine years; that a complainant is entitled to be involved in the proceeding on the hearing of any complaint; that registers of nurses' roles are to be kept by the registrar, including a student register; that the board can impose a condition if a professional has not worked for five years or more; that the board, with the approval of the minister, can develop codes of conduct; and that practitioners are required to answer questions but that that information can be used only for disciplinary purposes and not as evidence for criminal proceedings.
It provides for inspectors and offences in relation to hindering or obstructing them in the carrying out of their duties; that, in certain circumstances, a single board member can determine a complaint; that the board will have power to suspend or impose conditions prior to the hearing of a complaint; and that the appeal process changes from the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court to the Administrative and Disciplinary Division of the District Court.
Those are the general provisions. I think one of the things that has already been mentioned in the council has been the welcoming of the special recognition of midwifery as a specialised arm of nursing, and a number of comments have been made already which I do not propose to go over. I note that, in the debate in the other place, concerns were raised by our health spokesperson, the member for Bragg, that mental health nursing has been downgraded, if you like, in its recognition through this act.
Instead of having a separate register, there will now be an asterisk, and people then need to find out what the asterisk means to realise that that signifies a mental health nurse. There was much discussion about that, and I will not repeat it, but I think that we need to recognise that the mental health nursing profession is a very specialised area. Most people would agree that it is very hard work and often challenging at times, and that those nurses undergo very highly specialised training in order to practice in that area.
One of the areas for which the minister undertook to bring back some answers between the houses related to training. As is the case with all allied health practitioners, at least, if someone does not practise for five years then they must do some form of refresher course. Indeed, it is something about which I inquired in relation to my physiotherapy qualifications. I think there was a bit of a misunderstanding on the part of some other members who were not directly involved in the debate in the House of Assembly, and who talked about health practitioners being able to keep up their registration simply by reregistering. In fact, when we sign our registration form we must all sign a document declaring that we have practised within the 12 months.
A couple of years ago, when the physiotherapy legislation was changed, I was advised by the board that I would need to take out public liability insurance because the category of a non-practising physiotherapist no longer existed, so I have since dropped that. That is my long-winded way of saying that a person cannot continue to register unless they are actually working and have the relevant insurance, because it is not really worth it.
An issue has come up in relation to nursing. I think we all agree that if someone has not practised for five years they ought to do some form of refresher course—usually something in the order of 12 to 14 weeks. In relation to the Nurses Board, there is no actual legislative requirement for when someone has not practised for some 10 years; that is not prescribed in this legislation, and the minister has advised that the matter is dealt with by the board itself. The member for Bragg raised a couple of examples of people who had been out of the workforce for something like 10 or 15 years and who had been advised by the board that they would have to repeat the entire bachelor degree—something we think is quite unreasonable. The information the minister brought back provided us with a copy of the justification. In his letter he states:
I am pleased to be able to provide you with the attached response from the board in relation to:
the board's ability to report in detail the number of suspensions and/or removals from the registry per year in the annual report provided by the board;
justification of the 10-year rule that requires the nurse or midwife who has not practised for 10 years or more to undertake educational training
Then he says:
During the debate I referred to a copy of the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council's Code of Professional Conduct for Nurses and Midwives in Australia.
So a number of documents have been provided, and I am grateful for that. It is a quite significant number of pages, but the pertinent part to which I would like to refer is from the Nurses Board of South Australia under the title 'Justification of 10-year rule to undertake educational training'. There is nothing in there that supports the individuals referred to by the member for Bragg having to undertake all the training again (it is a three or four-year bachelor degree), and I would like to read that into the record because I believe it is important to demonstrate that the Nurses Board does not seem to have that policy, yet people have been told that they do. It states:
The Nurses Board of South Australia (nbsa) does not have a policy that requires a nurse or midwife who has not practised for 10 years or more to undertake a re-entry program before being eligible for reinstatement to the register or roll.
Section 29(1) of the Nurses Act 1999 requires that where a registered nurse has not practised nursing for a period of five years or more, she/he must not practise nursing without first obtaining the approval of the board. This provision is to ensure that the public are protected and ensure that the person applying to return to the register can provide evidence that demonstrates they have the required contemporary knowledge and skills to demonstrate competence to practise nursing using the ANMC National Competency Standards for the Registered Nurse (2006) and can meet other relevant requirements for registration including medically fit and a fit and proper person.
An assessment is made by the board to ascertain whether registration can be approved or whether the person needs to undertake an approved Registered Nurse re-entry program. The assessment includes the length of time the person has been away from the practice of nursing, the breadth and depth of nursing experience the person acquired following initial registration, their continuing professional development in nursing and any nursing-related activities undertaken during the period of absence, as well as consideration of the changes in health care, particularly in relation to the use of technology, new medications and continuous improvement in therapeutic interventions and their impact on contemporary nursing care.
A board-approved RN re-entry program can be undertaken as a short continuing education course (with a minimum of 14 weeks' duration), including a theoretical component and clinical experience placement to demonstrate the National Competency Standards for the Registered Nurse 2006.
Alternatively, a board-approved RN re-entry program can be accessed as a pathway through the Bachelor of Nursing, whereby a person receives recognition of prior learning (RPL) for previous education and experience and completes the outstanding units of study, including a clinical experience placement to demonstrate the National Competency Standards for the Registered Nurse 2006. Commonly, this results in the person completing a minimum of two semesters of full-time study of the six-semester or three-year Bachelor of Nursing. The person is not only eligible to be registered with the board but also may have the added benefit of upgrading their existing nursing qualification to a bachelor degree. This concludes my comments on that aspect of the bill.
I have other issues I wish to raise which are not necessarily directly related to the provisions of the bill but which are relevant in other ways, including the national registration scheme through COAG arrangements that has been talked about. Through one of my Queensland colleagues, it has come to my attention that the Queensland government proposes to proceed with a national registration and accreditation scheme for health professionals. On 17 October 2008, the Queensland Minister for Health (Hon. Stephen Robertson MP) stated:
Australian health ministers have agreed that I should provide to you a copy of the first bill for your information prior to its introduction into the Queensland parliament. A copy of the Health Practitioner Regulation (Administrative Arrangements) National Law Bill is attached. Subject to Parliamentary priorities, I expect to introduce the Bill into the Queensland Parliament this month.
As the National Law Bill is based on the Intergovernmental Agreement signed by the Council of Australian Governments on 26 March 2008, a formal exposure draft process was not considered appropriate for this first stage of the legislative program.
This is the first formal information I have seen in a while about the new national registration scheme which, as I stated, has been talked about in relation to other health practitioner bills. Will the government advise whether this is a template bill, through the IGA process, that we will debate at some stage and, if so, when? Will the government also advise which aspects will come under the national scheme—whether it will be just the registration, in terms of contact details, or whether it will include disciplinary provisions and so forth? I think a number of health professionals will be interested to know about that matter.
The second matter I wish to raise, with some comments and questions for the government, is in relation to the Controlled Substances Act. This has been an issue particularly in aged care facilities, where a paper was circulated to the Nurses Board and so forth in relation to schedule 4 and schedule 8 medications and the level of qualification of workers (including care workers) and enrolled nurses, but not of registered nurses as they are allowed to administer those.
There are some different anomalies in low care facilities, with far fewer enrolled nurses, so they rely on their carers being able to administer some of these scheduled medications. In relation to low care facilities, enrolled nurses are permitted to administer S4 and S8 medications, while in high care facilities enrolled nurses are permitted to administer only S4, not S8 medications. That has been an ongoing issue for the aged care sector, so my question on that one is: will the government change the regulations and, if so, when?
My final issue is in relation to agency nurses, and I note from the member for Bragg's contributions on this bill that, when she made her general consultation—as we all ought to do—and she contacted all of the different stakeholders, she spoke to some of the agencies, and they had not been contacted by the government to gain their opinion on this bill. I think that is downright sloppy, but there you have it. A stakeholder has written to me as follows:
Agencies are a growing force in our market, which has brought with it several disadvantages to aged care providers:
1. The hourly cost of staff from agencies is significantly above the rates paid for staff directly employed by providers.
2. There is no incentive for agencies to curtail rates. Indeed, as they are paid a percentage of the rates, they have an incentive for rates to increase.
3. In an environment of workforce shortages, the agencies actually contribute to the shortage by offering a better-paid, less responsible and more flexible alternative to direct employment.
4. Our members consider agency staff less effective than those directly employed because they are often unfamiliar with the procedures etc and accept less responsibility for things than the direct staff.
He then says:
We understand that several years ago the Victorian Dept. of Human Services set up its own agency and instructed a public hospitals to use it exclusively. This immediately brought down costs to the government and to other organisations using agencies.
He asks whether the government would consider such an agency itself. I ask a numerical question for the government: what is the total quantum of expenditure on nursing agencies throughout our health system in South Australia? With those remarks I endorse the bill to the parliament.
The Hon. M. PARNELL (16:13): The Greens are very pleased to be supporting this bill, which will modernise the regulation of the nursing and midwifery professions in South Australia. We note that in its mechanical form the bill is very similar to other bills which we have considered and which seek to regulate various branches of the health profession. I am particularly pleased that this bill acknowledges the important and separate role of midwives, because as a branch of the health profession they deserve special treatment, and I think society is moving towards recognising their special and unique role.
In relation to nursing and midwifery—and, in fact, all the caring professions—the Greens believe that they are generally underpaid and undervalued in society. In fact, I would lump in with the caring professions the teaching professions; in fact, those professions that offer us health and knowledge are undervalued compared with those that offer us material wealth, but that is an aside.
Nurses and midwives are usually with us at our birth and, in many cases, nurses at least are with us at our deaths. Most of us try to avoid them between those two periods.
The PRESIDENT: I married one!
The Hon. M. PARNELL: Mr President, I am glad that you married one. My mother was one, and most of us would find that we have them in our families. We try to avoid them unless we want to have families, in which case very often we choose to engage with the midwives, in particular. Many of us, when planning the experience of birth (if we are, in fact, in a position to do so), will often say that we want midwives to play a dominant role. Many people say, 'Keep the doctors away. I just want to deal with the midwives if I can.' I think that is a reflection of the role they play and their level of importance.
Many people who have babies choose to do so in the context of a hospital and, in recognition of the fact that doctors are not always needed, many hospitals have special birthing units where the doctor might be around the corner but plays no particular role in the delivery. Increasingly, people are looking to have more natural births, whether it is at home, in hospital or in a birthing centre. People like to know that the doctors are there, but they do not necessarily want them to be involved unless it is absolutely necessary. In relation to nurses, if one was to take a straw poll in Rundle Mall, for example, and ask people who they would prefer to give them an injection, a nurse or a doctor—
The Hon. R.L. Brokenshire: Neither.
The Hon. M. PARNELL: —I am sure that most people would go for the nurse—except the Hon. Rob Brokenshire, who does not want either to give him an injection.
In relation to these two professions, we find in society that they are often at the forefront of other moves for social change, even outside the field of medicine and health. For example, I recently attended a rally calling for a better deal for aged pensioners, which was held a few weeks ago in a church in the city. Members of the Nurses Federation were there in some numbers. The issue did not relate to them in their role as health professionals but, clearly, in the package of measures that go to make up a just society, the nurses clearly felt that they wanted to support pensioners in their quest for a rise in the aged pension.
The Greens have no objection to any of the mechanical parts of the bill. We think it is a timely bill. The separation in recognition of the two professions, I believe, is well overdue, and I just want to put on the record my support for both these groups and my recognition of the high standards they have maintained until now. I am sure that this bill will provide the framework for those high standards to continue into the future.
The Hon. R.L. BROKENSHIRE (16:17): I am pleased to contribute to the second reading of this bill. I note that this is part of a sweeping set of reforms across the medical and health care professions, which are welcome changes for greater recognition of health care providers and their professionalism.
Midwifery has been added to this bill, and I see it as a very welcome inclusion. In fact, just for the history books, midwifery dates back to the 12th century BC (Mr President, I am sure you have studied this). It is recorded in the book of Exodus in the Bible that the Hebrew midwives were praised for their bravery in protecting Hebrew newborns from the state-sanctioned genocide of the Egyptian government under the pharaoh. Midwifery is not a new concept, and I doubt that it will ever go away.
In fact, I really appreciated the assistance of the midwives on the occasion of the birth of our two daughters and son—and particularly on the third occasion, when both the doctor and I were late getting there: we arrived just in time to see the midwife carrying out the delivery. Also, putting up with me on three occasions is enough to realise just how great they are at their job. It is hard enough looking after the mother to be, let alone the father who is next to hopeless and more nervous than anyone. However, new life is just a beautiful thing to behold, and I am sure that the midwives derive great pleasure from their work.
I understand that the 2007-08 annual report of the department reveals that there are 28,000 nurses and midwives, comprising roughly three-fifths registered nurses, one-fifth enrolled nurses and one-fifth registered midwives. I am also advised that some 7 to 9 per cent of nurses are now male, which is good to see. The 2006-07 Nurses Board of South Australia Annual Report indicates that there were 173 complaints against nurses, comprising 133 against registered nurses or midwives, and 27 against enrolled nurses, all of which complaints were reportedly investigated and none of which went to the District Court.
As the nursing profession becomes more professional it brings the inevitable question of whether nurses will need to engage in more professional development. At present I understand they are not required to do so, but I also understand that the profession nationally will be driving towards that as an outcome for the nursing profession. Matters of ethics are not contained in this bill, as is the case with a number of other professions, but I place on record my appreciation of the code of ethics to which the profession adheres and, in particular, the way in which that operates in allowing conscientious objection to participating in abortions. A great number of nurses quietly and politely decline to take part in abortion in city and country hospitals alike, and I believe this parliament should uphold and applaud their decision to do so.
I cannot conclude, however, without mentioning country hospitals and the terrible shame that faces us with respect to the country health changes. A number of hospitals no longer provide midwifery services, as we saw in version 1 of the Country Health Care Plan, and now version 2 has been tabled, which we are reviewing. Midwifery services were to be withdrawn from or no longer guaranteed in a number of country hospitals. To give some glaring examples, I cite the South-East, Yorke and Eyre Peninsulas and McLaren Vale. My wife and three children were all born in the McLaren Vale War Memorial Hospital, so I have seen the work done by the midwives, nurses, doctors and, importantly, the volunteers there in developing a new birthing unit, sadly to see it operating for only a couple of years. Through decisions of government, that birthing facility has been closed.
Family First does not agree with this sort of action being taken by any government. We do not want to see families faced with the prospect of births taking place by the roadside or wives relocating away in their last trimester to be nearer to hospitals where they can safely give birth. However, that is happening in country areas at the moment. It is an unfortunate and undesirable situation and I believe that women throughout the state deserve fair and equitable access to midwifery. With those general comments, for the reflection of the minister and others within his department responsible for the bill, Family First supports this bill.
Debate adjourned on motion of Hon. J.M. Gazzola.