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Legislative Council - Fifty-Fourth Parliament, Second Session (54-2)
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Declaration Day

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (15:59): I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question to the Treasurer on the topic of Declaration Day.

Leave granted.

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: Declaration Day, as outlined in the book to be released and launched in state parliament this week, is associated with 'buraadja', which means 'tomorrow'. New South Wales Senator Andrew Bragg has sought contributions for his book on reconciliation. The contributors include our own Premier. Certainly, the Premier has given his warm support and welcoming for this book.

In the book the New South Wales Liberal senator has called, among other things, to back a new public holiday on 27 January, following of course the controversial current public holiday on 26 January. I understand—not that I have read the book—it is to be called Declaration Day. As the minister responsible for the public Holidays Act 1910, has the Premier or the senator consulted with you about this new proposed public holiday? What is the process for declaring a new public holiday, and why would it be called Declaration Day?

The Hon. R.I. LUCAS (Treasurer) (16:01): I suspect the member might be referring to the Holidays Act. I can indicate to the member I have no interest in adding a further holiday to the very significant number of public holidays that we already have in South Australia. Senator Bragg has made no contact with me to answer the question, and I have had no discussion with the Premier in relation to a further public holiday to be added to the Holidays Act.

In answer to the final question as to what the process might be, I suspect it would be an amendment to the Holidays Act that would be required to move down that particular path. But, as the minister responsible for the Holidays Act, I have no interest in adding a further public holiday to the considerable number of public holidays we already have in South Australia.

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