The Hon. R.I. LUCAS (16:57): The Liberal Party supports the second reading of the bill. It seeks to extend the board’s power to vary the levy rate within prescribed parameters. The levy is defined in the act as a percentage of the total remuneration of employers and construction workers. Currently the levy rate can be…
The Hon. R.I. LUCAS (16:39): At the outset, can I say on behalf of Liberal members in this chamber that I am sure all members in this chamber and all in the community are committed to worker safety. No member of parliament wants to see a family devastated in the way many families have been…
The Hon. R.I. LUCAS (17:24): I thank honourable members for their indication of support for the motion. In concluding, I congratulate the members of SA Superannuants for the assiduous way in which they have pursued this issue over a long period of time. It is a good indication of democracy at work. They have worked…
The Hon. R.I. LUCAS (16:11): I rise on behalf of the Liberal Party to support the second reading of the Statutes Amendment and Repeal (Superannuation) Bill 2012. As the member for Davenport outlined at some length in another place, the bill covers a range of issues. I do not propose to go into all the…
The Hon. R.I. LUCAS (15:41): I am going to talk about government waste by Premier Weatherill in his own department. I will give a small example firstly and then a more significant one. A small example brought to my attention by officers within his own department is a decision that he and his chief executive…
The Hon. R.I. LUCAS (17:23): I move: That this council: 1. n otes general community concern regarding the Electricity Industry Superannuation Scheme (EISS) and the set of documents providing the basis of that concern provided to members of parliament by the organisation SA Superannuants and Mr Richard Vear, a pensioner of EISS; 2. r efers…
The Hon. R.I. LUCAS (17:53): I move an amendment to that motion: That the Hon. J.A. Darley be substituted for the Hon. T. A. Franks. As I have explained to the Hon. Ms Franks, and I explain now to members in this chamber, the century-long convention or tradition of this particular chamber is that, going…
The Hon. R.I. LUCAS (15:30): I support the second reading of the Appropriation Bill. In so doing, I indicate that I made some comprehensive remarks during the debate on the Supply Bill not too long ago about the state’s financial and budgetary position, and I do not propose in the Appropriation Bill to repeat all…
The Hon. R.I. LUCAS (15:37): I rise to support the formality of the second reading of the Supply Bill, but in doing so want to have a look at some of the facts in relation to what are the crises confronting the state in terms of its financial management and look at some of the…
The Hon. R.I. LUCAS (15:32): I rise to speak to the second reading of the bill on behalf of Liberal members in this chamber. First, in relation to this particular debate and all that has gone around it, I indicate that it will demonstrate the enormous power of the shoppies union and its operatives here…