Weed Management – Responsibility
Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Dr GOODWIN […]
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TT-Line – Statement of Expectations
Ms FORREST to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Dr GOODWIN […]
CONSOLIDATED FUND APPROPRIATION BILL (No. 1 & 2) 2015
Ms FORREST – Mr President, the Budget is always a complicated document and this year’s is certainly no exception with ongoing agency restructure, as it is called in the budget papers. […]
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State Grants Commission Amendment Bill 2015
Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, I do not have any particular issues with this because it is not earth‑shattering, by any stretch. It may be for some, I guess, but it does not appear to be from here. I have a few points I want to clarify with the Leader. She may be able […]
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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Wynyard Yacht Club Achievements
Motion proposing an Energy Entities Inquiry
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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Local Government Amendment (Code of Conduct) Bill 2015
[3.15 p.m.] Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Madam Deputy President, I only intend to make a very short contribution to this bill because much has already been said and many issues have been raised by members much more experienced in local government than me, who has no experience in local government. […]
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Ministerial Advisory Council on Forestry – Terms of Reference
Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Dr GOODWIN […]
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Ministerial Council on Forestry – Establishment
Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Dr GOODWIN […]
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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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