Parliament

General updates and contributions from Ruth’s work in the Tasmanian Parliament.

Admission of a Tasmanian to the High Court, Justice Beech-Jones
Admission of a Tasmanian to the High Court, Justice Beech-Jones

Legislative Council Tuesday 12 September 2023 Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, my office recently received a call from a gentleman who used to teach at Hellyer College in Burnie…

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Marinus Funding
Marinus Funding

Legislative Council, Tuesday 12 September 2023 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT With regard to the grants from the Australian Government for the…

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SPECIAL INTEREST MATTERS – Unconformity Festival 2023
SPECIAL INTEREST MATTERS – Unconformity Festival 2023

Legislative Council, Tuesday 5 September 2023 Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, layers of history and time come together to form a shared story. Each of our actions and our…

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Question on Notice – Early Works proposal lodged by Marinus Link P/L (2)
Question on Notice – Early Works proposal lodged by Marinus Link P/L (2)

Legislative Council, Wednesday 6 September 2023 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT With regard to the publicly available Early Works proposal lodged…

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Bass Highway roadworks update
Bass Highway roadworks update

Legislative Council, Tuesday 5 September 2023 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT With regard to roadworks underway on the Bass Highway between Wynyard…

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Disability access ramps on Gordon River cruise ships
Disability access ramps on Gordon River cruise ships

Legislative Council, Tuesday 5 September 2023 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT With regard to disability access ramps for passengers on Gordon River…

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OTTER review into King Island freight costs
OTTER review into King Island freight costs

Legislative Council, Tuesday 5 September 2023 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT With regard to the review undertaken by the Tasmanian Office of…

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QUESTION ON NOTICE – TasNetworks AER pricing submission
QUESTION ON NOTICE – TasNetworks AER pricing submission

Legislative Council, Tuesday 5 September 2023 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT With regard to the total absence of any reference to…

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Question on Notice – Early Works proposal lodged by Marinus Link P/L
Question on Notice – Early Works proposal lodged by Marinus Link P/L

Legislative Council, Tuesday 5 September 2023 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT (1) With regard to the publicly available Early Works proposal…

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Adjournment – King Island – Safe Harbour at Grassy
Adjournment – King Island – Safe Harbour at Grassy

Legislative Council, Thursday 24 August 2023 Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, I wish to make a statement on the adjournment regarding the latest response from the Leader to my…

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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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FCFCOA in Burnie
FCFCOA in Burnie

Legislative Council, Thursday 17 August 2023 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT To follow-up on my adjournment speech on 30 May my…

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