Public Health (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 2015

 Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, it is important to speak to this bill.  It is substantial legislation.  It does not change many things.  It tidies up some things that needed to be for obvious reasons.  It is important to note that, as the Leader said, changes in improvements in managing public health continue at […]

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The right direction but caution needed ahead…

More than any other State, Tasmania doesn’t have much wriggle room when framing budgets.  The Treasurer’s recently released Revised Estimates Report for 2014-15 shows this year’s budget hasn’t strayed too far from what was expected. It would have been alarming if it had as only four months elapsed from budget day to the end of […]

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Ministerial Council on Forestry – Establishment

Ms FORREST (Murchison) – question to Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council, Dr Goodwin. Under the Tasmanian Forests Agreement Act 2013, a special advisory committee was established.  When this act was repealed in 2014, a ministerial statement announced the establishment of a ministerial council on forestry. […]

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