Motion

Notices of motion and debates led or supported by Ruth on key topics in the Legislative Council.

Noting – Salmon Tasmania and Deloitte Access Economics Report
Noting – Salmon Tasmania and Deloitte Access Economics Report

Legislative Council, Tuesday 12 September 2023 The motion states the Legislative Council notes the economic analysis provided by the Deloitte Access Economics report dated 2020 regarding the Tasmanian salmon industry…

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MOTION  Consideration and Noting – Interim Report of the Parliamentary Standing Committee opf Public Accounts – Inquiry into the Tasmanian Government’s Proposed Hobart Stadium Feasibility Planning Process
MOTION Consideration and Noting – Interim Report of the Parliamentary Standing Committee opf Public Accounts – Inquiry into the Tasmanian Government’s Proposed Hobart Stadium Feasibility Planning Process

Legislative Council, Thursday 28 September 2023 Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, I am pleased to rise and speak on the Interim Report of the Joint Standing Committee on Public…

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Legislative Council Select Committee Production of Documents – Report – Referral to Standing Orders Committee
Legislative Council Select Committee Production of Documents – Report – Referral to Standing Orders Committee

Legislative Council, Tuesday 22 August 2023 Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, I move – (1) That the Legislative Council Select Committee Report on Production of Documents (No. 5 of…

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Report of the Joint Sessional Committee on Gender and Equality: ‘Gendered High Rates of Suicidal Ideation and Suicide in Tasmania’ – Noting and Consideration
Report of the Joint Sessional Committee on Gender and Equality: ‘Gendered High Rates of Suicidal Ideation and Suicide in Tasmania’ – Noting and Consideration

Legislative Council, Tuesday 15 August 2023 Ms FORREST (Murchison) – I intend to speak briefly to this report. I also note that I have a significant hearing impairment at the…

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Budget Papers and Appropriation Bills (No.1 and No. 2) 2023 – Noting
Budget Papers and Appropriation Bills (No.1 and No. 2) 2023 – Noting

Legislative Council, Tuesday 30 May 2023 Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, how much longer will the Government be able to say with a straight face that it is making…

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RESPONSE TO MOTION – Opening of Sitting – in Lieu of Standing Order 28
RESPONSE TO MOTION – Opening of Sitting – in Lieu of Standing Order 28

 Legislative Council, Tuesday 28 March 2023 Ms FORREST (Murchison) – I personally have no strong position on the matter of prayers being read in parliament at the start of each…

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MOTION – Huntington’s Disease
MOTION – Huntington’s Disease

Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Madam Deputy President, I move – (1)That this House notes: (a) Huntington’s disease is an inherited degenerative neurological condition affecting the brain and central nervous system…

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MOTION  Elected Members – Working with Vulnerable People Card – Amendment
MOTION Elected Members – Working with Vulnerable People Card – Amendment

Legislative Council, Tuesday 21 March 2023 Ms FORREST – Mr President, I do not support the amendment. I think we are just jumping at shadows here. What this motion calls…

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MOTION – Consideration and Noting – Report of the Legislative Council Government Administration Committee A Inquiry into Rural Health Services in Tasmania
MOTION – Consideration and Noting – Report of the Legislative Council Government Administration Committee A Inquiry into Rural Health Services in Tasmania

Legislative Council, Tuesday 15 November 2022 Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, it is my pleasure to speak to this report and I particularly thank all those who provided evidence…

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Response to motion – Role of Men’s Sheds in Tasmania
Response to motion – Role of Men’s Sheds in Tasmania

Legislative Council, Tuesday 15 November 2022 Ms FORREST (Murchison) – I thank the member for Prosser for bringing this motion to the Chamber. The benefit that men’s sheds bring to…

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Response to Motion – Importance of Neighbourhood Houses in Tasmania
Response to Motion – Importance of Neighbourhood Houses in Tasmania

Legislative Council, Tuesday 25 October 2022 Ms FORREST (Murchison) – I reiterate comments made by others with regard to the value of neighbourhood houses and community houses, whatever they are…

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MATTER OF PUBLIC IMPORTANCE  Cam River Bridge – Impact of Damage
MATTER OF PUBLIC IMPORTANCE Cam River Bridge – Impact of Damage

Legislative Council, Tuesday 25 October 2022 Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, I move – That the Council be now adjourned for the purpose of discussing a matter of public…

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