Opening of O-Bahn bus tunnel and safety concerns for people with a disability

Andrew Reimer: Kelly Vincent very good evening to you you’ve had a long day because you were down at the tunnel opening today. Kelly Vincent: I was the fun day for the opening of the O-Bahn tunnel, I was there...

Concerns about O’Bahn tunnel evacuation in event of emergency

ABC Radio | Ali Clarke Ali Clarke: With regards to due care, Kelly Vincent, Dignity MLC has actually called in. Good morning. You have some worries about effects on wheelchair users in the new O’Bahn. Kelly Vincent: That’s right. I’m...

Disability safety fear for O-Bahn bus tunnel

Adam Langenberg | Adelaide Advertiser Wheelchair users may not be able to be evacuated quickly from buses in the new O-Bahn tunnel through the parklands, a document reveals, sparking calls for the Government to overhaul its safety features. A notice...

Statutes Amendment (Child Exploitation and Encrypted Material) Bill

The Hon. K.L. VINCENT: I speak today on behalf of the Dignity Party in support of this bill, which essentially gives police officers more powers to demand passwords and gain access to technological devices that they reasonably suspect contain material...

Department for Education and Child Development’s Policy on Seatbelt Buckle Guards – Response

The Hon. K.L. VINCENT: The Department for Education and Child Development (DECD) has a policy, I understand, in relation to buckle guards in DECD-funded taxis which appears to contradict the rest of the country. To explain, a buckle guard is a...

Professor Dr Freda Briggs

Adjourned debate on motion of Hon. K.L. Vincent: That this council— notes the passing on 6 April 2016 of child protection advocate, Emeritus Professor Dr Freda Briggs, AO; recognises the extraordinary body of work Dr Briggs undertook to become an...

Work Health and Safety (Representative Assistance) Amendment Bill

The Hon. K.L. VINCENT: I take the floor briefly to indicate the Dignity Party's support for this bill. I would like to acknowledge the various submissions and lobbying that I have received on this bill from the likes of the...

Department for Education and Child Development’s Policy on Seatbelt Buckle Guards

The Hon. K.L. VINCENT: I seek leave to make a brief explanation before asking questions of the minister representing the Minister for Education and Child Development regarding seatbelt buckle guards. Leave granted. The Hon. K.L. VINCENT: The Department for Education and Child...

Statutes Amendment (Decriminalisation of Sex Work) Bill

Committee Stage  In committee. The Hon. K.L. VINCENT: Given that I have already made a second reading contribution on this bill, I do not intend to be very long, as other members have not been long either. It will come as...

Children and Young People (Safety) Bill

The Hon. K.L. VINCENT: The Dignity Party is not inclined to support this amendment at this stage, particularly given that, in particular from my conversations with Belinda Valentine, my understanding of her viewpoint is that the legislation as it stands is...