Author: Ruth Forrest

Legislative Council, Wednesday 20 November 2024 Ms FORREST question to MINISTER for WOMEN AND THE PREVENTION OF FAMILY VIOLENCE, Ms PALMER Recently, I noted in this place a report about intimate partner violence amongst young people and children and my question to the minister is whether she will consider developing a dedicated intimate partner violence […]

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Legislative Council, Wednesday 20 November 2024 Ms FORREST, question to the LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT With regard to capital works projects within all departments, offices or entities including government business enterprises and state-owned companies, can the government: (1) Provide a full list of all capital works projects valued at […]

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Legislative Council, Tuesday 19 November 2024 Mr VINCENT – This is from 31 October in response to the review into the line of sight at 17006 Bass Highway, Flowerdale. I can advise the project manager and the traffic engineer from the Department of State Growth visited the property owner on 16 May 2024 to discuss […]

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Legislative Council, Tuesday 19 November 2024 Ms FORREST question to MINISTER for INFRASTRUCTURE, Mr VINCENT The minister made some public comments around what may or may not occur with a second Cam River bridge. I understand the report was not going to be provided to the minister until early next year. It appears he might […]

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Legislative Council, Thursday 21 November 2024 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT With regard to the construction of personal bush fire shelters, and the National Construction Code (Volume 2 Section A5G3 (1)) providing, in part, that ‘evidence to support that the use of a material, product, form […]

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Legislative Council, Wednesday 20 November 2024 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT With regard to capital works projects within all departments, offices or entities including Government Business Enterprises and State-Owned Companies: Can the Government — (1) Provide a full list of all capital works projects valued at […]

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Legislative Council, Tuesday 19 November 2024 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT With regard to Tasmanian State Emergency Services (SES) funding and resources: 1. What is SES’s total budget (a) Please break down the components of the total funding for operating expenses, including: […]

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