Legislation
Analysis and commentary on bills and legislative changes considered in Parliament.
ANIMAL WELFARE AMENDMENT BILL 2022
Legislative Council, Wednesday 9 November 2022 Ms FORREST (Murchison) – I commend the Government on continuing to broadly consider the welfare of animals. Animals are voiceless. Whilst many of them…
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TRAFFIC AMENDMENT (ELECTRONIC BILLBOARDS) BILL 2022
Legislative Council, Thursday 27 October 2022 Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, this bill is pretty straightforward and quite simple. As the Leader described, it is to give greater flexibility…
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CLIMATE CHANGE (STATE ACTION) AMENDMENT BILL 2021
Legislative Council, Thursday 29 September 2022 Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, I am very aware of the real challenges we face and the amount of time lost, particularly under…
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HOMES TASMANIA BILL 2022
Legislative Council, Wednesday 7 September 2022 Ms FORREST – Mr President, I was not really planning to get up straight away but no one else did. Between the time this…
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POLICE OFFENCES AMENDMENT (WORKPLACE PROTECTION) BILL 2022
Legislative Council, Wednesday 22 June 2022 Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, this is one of the bills that normally I would prepare a few written thoughts. I am not…
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LOCAL GOVERNMENT AMENDMENT (ELECTIONS) BILL 2022
Legislative Council, Wednesday 1 June 2022 Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, I have listened to the debate and found that even among members who currently have or have had…
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MOTION – SUSPENSION OF STANDING ORDER
Legislative Council, Wednesday 2 June 2022 LOCAL GOVERNMENT AMENDMENT (ELECTIONS) BILL 2022 Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, I have a few comments that are directly related to the motion…
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LAND TAX RATING AMENDMENT BILL 2022
Legislative Council, Wednesday 4 May 2022 Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, I cannot recall in recent times a shorter second reading speech than the one we just heard. This…
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Budget Papers and Appropriation Bills (No. 1 and No. 2) 2022 – Noting
Legislative Council, Tuesday 31 May 2022 Ms FORREST (Murchison) – The Government deserves plaudits for achieving a better result for the year about to end, the 2021-22 year, than was…
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CONTAINER REFUND SCHEME BILL 2021
Legislative Council, Thursday 25 December 2021 Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, I have previously spoken in the past in support of the introduction of a container refund scheme. As…
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TasTAFE (SKILLS AND TRAINING BUSINESS) BILL 2021
Legislative Council, Wednesday 24 November 2021 Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, we have not had one controversial piece of legislation, we have had two, or probably three. My challenge…
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GAMING CONTROL AMENDMENT (FUTURE GAMING MARKET) Bill
Legislative Council, Tuesday 9 November 2021 Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, I rise to speak on this bill, a bill that is very complex, not least due to the…
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