Legislation
Analysis and commentary on bills and legislative changes considered in Parliament.
BURIAL AND CREMATION BILL 2019
Legislative Council Thursday 21 November 2019 Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, as other members have mentioned, this is basically completing the work started last year, which was quite rushed,…
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JUSTICE LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (ORGANISATIONAL LIABILITY FOR CHILD ABUSE) BILL 2019
Legislative Council Thursday 21 November 2019 Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, I commend the Government for continuing to act on the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses…
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GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS CONTROL AMENDMENT BILL 2019
Legislative Council Wednesday 16 October 2019 Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, I commend the Government for taking this stand and this approach. It is evidence-based and a review was…
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CIVIL LIABILITY AMENDMENT BILL 2019
Legislative Council Wednesday 18 September 2019 Ms FORREST (MurchisonNext Hit) – Mr President, I will support the bill. Sometimes even the content in the second reading speech is not enough…
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CRIMINAL CODE AMENDMENT (BULLYING) BILL 2019
Legislative Council Wednesday 18 September 2019 Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, as other members have mentioned, this bill implements the Government’s commitment to amend the Criminal Code to make…
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CRIMINAL CODE AND RELATED LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (CHILD ABUSE) BILL 2018
Legislative Council Thursday 15 August 2019 Ms FORREST – Mr President, I thank the Government and commend it for taking this action and being so proactive in it. The Leader’s…
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FOREST PRACTICES AMENDMENT BILL 2018
Legislative Council Wednesday 14 August, 2019 Ms FORREST – Mr President, in speaking about this bill, I will not go over the territory other members have covered so much, but…
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WORKERS REHABILITATION AND COMPENSATION AMENDMENT BILL 2019
Legislative Council Thursday 8 August 2019 Ms FORREST (Murchison ) – Mr President, I support the bill but want to comment on its provisions and the nature of the step-down…
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MENTAL HEALTH AMENDMENT BILL 2018
Legislative Council Wednesday 10 April 2019 Ms FORREST – Mr President, I support the bill. I want to make some comments on it and talk about some of my concerns…
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Justice and Related Legislation (Marriage Amendments) Bill 2018
Legislative Council Thursday 21 March 2019 We have a Bill before us that seeks to achieve a number of changes, the intent of which I fully support. Tasmania does need…
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ELECTRICITY SUPPLY INDUSTRY AMENDMENT (PRICE CAP) BILL 2018
Legislative Council Wednesday 31 October 2018 Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, I will take a word out of the Government’s playbook when it comes to amendments in this place. …
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WATER AND SEWERAGE LEGISLATION (CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND PRICING) AMENDMENT BILL 2018
Legislative Council Wednesday 31 October 2018 Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, I was not planning to say much on this bill but the member for Hobart was so encouraging…
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