Motion
Notices of motion and debates led or supported by Ruth on key topics in the Legislative Council.
Short Inquiry Process into the Operations of Tasmanian Ports Corporation Pty Ltd
Legislative Council, Tuesday 19 November 2024 Report of the Government Administration Committee A “Short Inquiry Process into the Operations of Tasmanian Ports Corporation Pty Ltd”: Consideration and noting The broadcast…
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Response to Motion – Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Commission’s Yearly Report
Legislative Council, Tuesday 29 October 2024 MOTION – Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Commission’s Yearly Report – Consideration and Noting Mr GAFFNEY (Mersey) – Mr President, I move – That…
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MOTION – Teen Domestic Violence – Noting Research Brief by Dr Carmel Hobbs
Legislative Council, Tuesday 29 October 2024 Ms FORREST (Murchison) – I move – That the Legislative Council: (1) Notes the Research brief by Dr Carmel Hobbs, published in November 2022…
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MOTION Validation (State Coastal Policy) Bill 2024 (No. 37) – Consideration by Government Administration Committee B
Legislative Council, Wednesday 18 September 2024 Ms O’CONNOR (Hobart)(by leave) – Mr President, I move – That the Validation State Coastal Policy Bill 2024 be referred to Government Administration Committee…
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Joint Sessional Committee on Recommendations made in the Commission of Inquiry
Legislative Council, Thursday 23 May 2024 Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, in speaking to this motion, there are no amendments proposed to it. Again, it was a little bit…
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Joint Select Committee on Energy Prices – Appointment
Legislative Council, Thursday 23 May 2024 Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, I move – (1) That a Joint Select Committee be appointed with power to send for persons and…
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MOTION – State Policies and Projects – Order
Legislative Council, Wednesday 1 November 2023 Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, we are here to consider a referral of the Government’s Macquarie Point proposal, also known as the stadium,…
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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
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, 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
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
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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