Motion

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

MOTION Consideration and Note – Forestry Tasmania Review Steering Committee Report
MOTION Consideration and Note – Forestry Tasmania Review Steering Committee Report

[3.03 p.m.]   Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, I agree with the member for Apsley.  This report makes it abundantly clear that the Government has no vision and no…

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CONSOLIDATED FUND APPROPRIATION BILL (No. 1 & 2) 2015
CONSOLIDATED FUND APPROPRIATION BILL (No. 1 & 2) 2015

Ms FORREST  – Mr President, the Budget is always a complicated document and this year’s is certainly no exception with ongoing agency restructure, as it is called in the budget…

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Auditor-General Report No. 8 2014-15 – Security of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Infrastructure
Auditor-General Report No. 8 2014-15 – Security of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Infrastructure

[21:51pm] Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, I move – That the Auditor-General report No. 8 2014-15 entitled Security of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Infrastructure be considered and noted.   [...]Read…

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Quorum Calls of the Legislative Council
Quorum Calls of the Legislative Council

[11.15 a.m.] Ms FORREST (Muchison) – Mr President, I do not intend to support the motion on the basis that the Standing Orders Committee looked at this particular question about…

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Report of Government Administration Committee A on Legalised Medicinal Cannabis
Report of Government Administration Committee A on Legalised Medicinal Cannabis

[11:44 am] Ms Forrest (Murchison) – Mr President, I do not intend to speak at length about this report because most of what was needed to be said was said…

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Major Energy Entities – Establishment of Inquiry and Report
Major Energy Entities – Establishment of Inquiry and Report

[11.09 a.m.] Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, I move –   That the House refers the following matters to Government Administration Committee A for inquiry and report – [...]Read…

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Public Health Amendment (Tobacco-Free Generation) Bill 2014 (No. 40) – Referral to Government Administration Committee A
Public Health Amendment (Tobacco-Free Generation) Bill 2014 (No. 40) – Referral to Government Administration Committee A

[7.55 p.m.] Ms FORREST (Murchison) – As a member of that committee, I think it is appropriate that these committees be used for this sort of purpose.  [...]Read More... from…

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