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Strategic Priority 1
Support Members in their role as elected representatives
Snapshot of activities
Supported sittings of the House
Sitting days Total Sitting hours Proportion of business
48 283
72% Government
20% Private Members Business
8% Other
Legislation
Papers and Petitions
Questions
Bills introduced into the House
and received from the Council
Bills type Acts assented to
29 48 10
House of Assembly Legislative Council
29
Government Private Members
41
Questions on
Notice
Questions asked
Answers
(including questions without notice)
14
15
Papers tabled Petitions tabled Total signatures
on petitions
47,91332795
12
5 Standing
Committees
Economic and
Finance
Environment,
Resources and
Development
Natural Resources
Occupational Safety,
Rehabilitation and
Compensation
Public Works
Legalisation of
Medicinal Cannabis
1 Joint
Committee
2 Sessional
Committees
Publishing
Standing Orders
Access to Urinary
Tract Infection
Treatment
1 Select
Committee
Estimates
Presented by
Hon L W Bignell
on
27/06/2024
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The latter would
result in criminal prosecution.
2.3 The then Minister for Health highlighted this divide in his second
reading speech:
The expiation fees will apply to the possession and use of small amounts of
cannabis and cannabis resin, the cultivation of cannabis for non-commercial
purposes and the possession of implements which are connected with the
use of cannabis or cannabis resin.
Standing Committees
51st Parliament
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This included the establishment of two
Select Committees (Artificial Intelligence and
Endometriosis) and one Joint Committee (Adelaide
University) in addition to the Select Committee
(Access to Urinary Tract Infection Treatment) and
Joint Committee (Legalisation of Medicinal Cannabis)
that were carrying over their inquiries from the
previous reporting period.
2
This increased activity was reflected in a two and
four fold increase in the number of meetings and
total meeting time respectively and a five fold
increase in the number of witnesses appearing
before Committees compared to the activity of
Select, Joint and Sessional Committees in the
previous reporting period.
Presented by
Hon L W Bignell
on
26/11/2025
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General - Taking of Cannabis Samples
Presented by
Hon Dr Jane Lomax-Smith AM
on
28/10/2008
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Ms ANTCLIFF: We haven't had any discussions on this particular case and we are,
as we said at the beginning, working through what oversight measures are agreeable between the
Tourism Commission and DTTI.
6831 The CHAIRPERSON: A different topic—and I think we will come back to that, but
time is getting on: is the Office of Industrial Hemp and Medicinal Cannabis based in DTTI?
Select Committees
56th Parliament (Current)
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Reporting required under the Carers’ Recognition Act 2005 ............................................ 11
Section C: Reporting of public complaints as requested by the Ombudsman. 12
Summary of complaints by subject .................................................................................. 12
Complaint outcomes ........................................................................................................ 12
Appendix: Audited financial statements 2017-18 ................................................ 13
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Section A: Reporting required under the Public Sector Act
2009, the Public Sector Regulations 2010 and the Public
Finance and Audit Act 1987
Agency purpose or role
To ensure the Controlled Substances legislation promotes and protects public health
and safety by minimizing:
Unintentional poisoning
Deliberate poisoning
Medicinal
Presented by
Hon Dan van Holst Pellekaan
on
29/11/2018
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A further amendment was sought by the Parole Board with respect to the prescription of medicinal
cannabis and other drugs of addiction via minute to the previous Minister for Correctional Services.
Presented by
Hon M E Brown
on
19/05/2026
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I am interested in the new Office of Industrial
Hemp and Medicinal Cannabis.
Select Committees
56th Parliament (Current)
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Ms ANTCLIFF: We haven't had any discussions on this particular case and we are,
as we said at the beginning, working through what oversight measures are agreeable between the
Tourism Commission and DTTI.
6831 The CHAIRPERSON: A different topic—and I think we will come back to that, but
time is getting on: is the Office of Industrial Hemp and Medicinal Cannabis based in DTTI?
Select Committees
55th Parliament
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Reporting required under the Carers’ Recognition Act 2005 ................................. 19
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Public complaints................................................................................................... 20
Number of public complaints reported .................................................................. 20
Service improvements for period ........................................................................ 222
Appendix: Audited financial statements 2018-19 ................................................ 23
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Overview: about the agency
Our strategic focus
Our Purpose To ensure South Australia’s Controlled Substances legislation
promotes and protects public health and safety by minimizing:
Unintentional and deliberate poisoning
Medicinal
Presented by
Hon Dan van Holst Pellekaan
on
28/11/2019
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