Motion
Notices of motion and debates led or supported by Ruth on key topics in the Legislative Council.
Resignation from the Legislative Council of Honourable Vanessa Goodwin
Legislative Council Wednesday 18 October 2017 Response to resignation from the Legislative Council of Honourable Vanessa Goodwin Ms FORREST (Murchison ) – Mr President, I appreciate the Leader of the…
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Consideration and Noting – Report of the Joint Select Committee on Future Gaming Markets
Legislative Council Tuesday 17th October, 2017 Ms FORREST (Murchison ) – Mr President, I thank the member for Mersey for his comprehensive noting of the report and his comments. I…
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Consideration and Noting – Parliamentary Standing Committee of Public Accounts – Special Report No. 4: Unauthorised Disclosure of Committee Deliberations
Legislative Council Tuesday 19 September 2017 [11.56 a.m.] Ms FORREST (Murchison ) – Mr President, I will make a few comments on this report. It is only a fairly short…
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Response to the Motion to Note the Premier’s State of the State Address
Legislative Council Tuesday 14 March 2017 [2.40 p.m.] Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, I am happy to proceed with this. I welcome the opportunity to reply to the Premier’s…
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Consultation on the draft Anti-Discrimination 2016 bill
MOTION Establishment of Select Committee – Inquire and Report – Anti-Discrimination Amendment Bill 2016 (No. 54) [11.37 a.m.] Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, I move –…
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Ensure that the voices of young people are heard
Legislative Council Tuesday 25 October 2016 MOTION Consideration and Noting – Report of the Commissioner for Children and Young People [3.31 p.m.] Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, I…
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Aboriginal Names for Legislative Council Electorates – Support
Legislative Council – Tuesday 25 October 2016 MOTION Aboriginal Names for Legislative Council Electorates – Support Mr MULDER (Rumney – Motion) – Mr President, I move – (1) …
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MOTION Consideration and Noting – Number of Public Primary Schools – Auditor-General Report No. 10 of 2014-15
Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, I will make a few comments about the Auditor-General’s report. I will not go broadly into the whole education debate. It is a worthy…
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MOTION Joint Select Committee on Preventative Health Care – Extension of Reporting Date
[6.00 p.m.] Ms FORREST (Murchison) (by leave) – Mr President, I move – That the reporting date for the Joint Select Committee on Preventative Health Care be extended…
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MOTION – Exercise of Conscience Vote on Social Issues by Federal Parliamentarians
[11.35 a.m.] Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, I note the motion before us relates to social issues and reads – On social issues, such as same-sex marriage, the Legislative…
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MOTION Consideration and Note – Parliamentary Standing Committee of Public Accounts into the Community Support Levy
[3.04 p.m.] Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, I move – That the report of the Parliamentary Standing Committee of Public Accounts into the Community Support Levy be considered…
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MOTION – Pacific Women’s Parliamentary Partnerships Project
Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, I move – That this House notes – (1) The value and importance of the ongoing work of the Pacific Women’s Parliamentary Partnerships Project – PWPPP.…
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