Appropriation Bill 2015 - 2 June 2015
Mr PEDERICK: Come on, Bronwyn! Anyway, I think it is disgraceful when we have these black spots for phone towers on our regional highways. I know some of it is not in my electorate now but, when you go out through to Karoonda and Mindarie, where the Mindarie mine was operating, there were certainly very good spots for two towers: one at Wynarka and one at Mindarie.
Read moreFederal Budget
Mr PEDERICK ( Hammond ) ( 15:18 ): Sometimes I wonder if I live in the same universe as members opposite. I too want to make some comments in regard to the federal government and the great things they have done with their federal budget that was handed down on Tuesday night.
Read moreHealth Care (Administration) Amendment Bill
Second Reading
Mr PEDERICK ( Hammond ) ( 17:05 ): I rise to support the Health Care (Administration) Amendment Bill 2015. This bill was tabled by the minister on 11 February 2015 and is the same as the 2013 and 2014 bills which lapsed when parliament was prorogued in both years. Some of the issues that this bill deals with include fees for services provided by the South Australian Ambulance Service not involving ambulance transport. Section 59 of the act allows the minister to set fees by notice in the gazette to be charged for ambulance services which is defined in a way which is limited to transportation in an ambulance.
Read moreLocal Government (Gawler Park Lands) Amendment Bill
Second Reading
Mr PEDERICK ( Hammond ) ( 15:52 ): I also rise to support the Local Government (Gawler Park Lands) Amendment Bill 2015. As the member for Goyder indicated, I do have family connections going a long, long way back in my family. In fact, my forebears, William and Mary Pederick, who came out in 1840, are both buried at Gawler River along with their son, Robert Adams, and his family. In closer terms, both sets of grandparents—the Dutton family, who were at Freeling and then in Gawler, and on my father's side, Len and Dorothy Pederick—were living for many decades in the Gawler region, whether directly in Gawler or in the Angle Vale area, as were their forebears.
Jumps Racing
Mr PEDERICK ( Hammond ) ( 11:34 ): I rise to speak to the motion that the Minister for Racing has moved:
- That in the opinion of this house, a joint committee be appointed to inquire into and report on jumps racing in South Australia and whether it should be banned.
- In the event of a joint committee being appointed, the House of Assembly should be represented by three members of the House of Assembly, of whom two shall form a quorum of the House of Assembly members necessary to be present at all sittings of the committee .
- That a message be sent to the Legislative Council transmitting the foregoing resolution and requesting its concurrence thereto.
Criminal Law (Forensic Procedures) (Blood Testing for Diseases) Amendment Bill
Second Reading
Mr PEDERICK ( Hammond ) ( 17:34 ): I rise to speak to the Criminal Law (Forensic Procedures) (Blood Testing for Diseases) Amendment Bill. I note the comments from our deputy leader, the member for Bragg, that the government has not acknowledged the work of the opposition, and I note the good work that has been done on this side.
Read moreInternational Nurses Day
Mr PEDERICK (Hammond ) ( 12:29 ): I rise to support the motion:
That this house—
(a) recognises International Nurses Day celebrated annually on 12 May 2015;
(b) acknowledges this year's theme, Nurses: A Force for Change: Care Effective, Cost Effective ; and
(c) congratulates South Australian nurses for their dedication and professionalism and the pivotal role they play in the advancement of all South Australians' health.
Read moreFire and Emergency Services (Volunteer Charters) Amendment Bill
Second Reading
Mr PEDERICK ( Hammond ) ( 11:17 ): I too rise to support my good friend the member for Morphett's amendment bill, which is the Fire and Emergency Services (Volunteer Charters) Amendment Bill 2015. I would just like to acknowledge my colleagues who are members of the CFS: the members for Morphett, Stuart, Finniss, MacKillop and Chaffey. My apologies if I have missed anyone.
Read moreMurray-Darling Basin Regional Economic Diversification Program
Mr PEDERICK ( Hammond ) ( 15:21 ): I rise today to speak about the Murray-Darling Basin Regional Economic Diversification Program South Australia, and I would like to quote from the Murray-Darling Basin Plan South Australian Implementation Strategy, which is signed off by the Premier and the minister in the other place (Hon. Ian Hunter). I quote from under the heading Regional Development:
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Port Pirie Smelter
Mr PEDERICK ( Hammond ) ( 12:34 ): I want to speak to the motion:
That this house—
1. Recognises and congratulates the Port Pirie smelter on achieving its 125th anniversary of operation;
2. Recognises the significant contribution that this facility has made—
(a) towards the provision of materials for the Allies during World War II;
(b) to the economic and financial security of the Port Pirie community and the surrounding regions; and
(c) to the benefit of South Australia as a whole.
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