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Early in his career Dr McFetridge introduced a private members Bill to ban tail docking of dogs. The Bill was the first Opposition Private Member's Bill to be given Government time for debate in the history of the SA Parliament. The then Labor Government introduced a ban on tail docking.
He was a member of the Statutory Officers Committee and is the longest serving member of the Aboriginal Lands Parliamentary Standing Committee,appointed from 2003 to 2010 and was re-appointed in 2012 to 2017. He has been a member of three House of Assembly Select Committees –Jumps Racing;Dogs and Cats as Companion Animals;and Review of the Retirement Villages Act 1987. He was also Deputy Opposition Whip in the House of Assembly from 2002 until 2004.
Dr McFetridge had previously held the Shadow Portfolios of Communities &Social Inclusion,Disabilities,Emergency Services,Veterans' Affairs,Aboriginal Affairs &Reconciliation,Social Housing,Volunteers,Mental Health &Substance Abuse,Suicide Prevention,Youth,Transport &Infrastructure,Police,Correctional Services,Road Safety,Health,Industrial Relations,Science &Information Economy,Industry &Trade,Education &Children's Services,the Arts,Tourism,Local Government,Recreation &Sport,Consumer Affairs,and Small Business.
After 13 years,Dr McFetridge lost his position in the Steven Marshall shadow cabinet and moved to the backbench in January 2017. [1]
Dr McFetridge announced on 1 May 2017 that he would resign from the Liberals and move to the crossbench as an independent after losing Liberal pre-selection in Morphett for the 2018 election to City of Holdfast Bay mayor Stephen Patterson. [2] [1] Mr Patterson beat Dr McFetridge by one vote after his name was drawn ‘out of a hat’as he and the other contender were even behind McFetridge on primary votes. The following month,Dr McFetridge announced he would re-contest Morphett as an independent. [3] He was pushed into third place on the primary vote,but his preferences flowed overwhelmingly to Patterson,allowing the Liberals to reclaim the seat.
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