Motion

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

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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MOTION – Consideration of Resolution from House of Assembly – Motion for Respect:  Report into Workplace Culture in the Tasmanian Ministerial and Parliamentary Services
MOTION – Consideration of Resolution from House of Assembly – Motion for Respect: Report into Workplace Culture in the Tasmanian Ministerial and Parliamentary Services

Legislative Council, Wednesday 7 September 2022 Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, I support the motion as noted and moved by the Leader. I wish to speak in broad terms…

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