Parliament
General updates and contributions from Ruth’s work in the Tasmanian Parliament.
Department of State Growth – Complaints
Legislative Council Wednesday 14 August, 2019 Ms FORREST (Murchison ) – Mr President, I raise a complaint about the way some constituents of mine have been dealt with by the…
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Pill Testing – Tasmanian Festivals and Events
Legislative Council Tuesday 13 August 2019 Ms FORREST – Mr Acting President, I move – That, in order to minimise the harms associated with drug use at Tasmanian festivals and…
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WORKERS REHABILITATION AND COMPENSATION AMENDMENT BILL 2019
Legislative Council Thursday 8 August 2019 Ms FORREST (Murchison ) – Mr President, I support the bill but want to comment on its provisions and the nature of the step-down…
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Quad Bikes – Compulsory Operator Protection Devices
Legislative Council Thursday 8 August, 2019 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT With regard to the state Government’s Quad Bike Safety Rebate…
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Bass Highway – Sisters Hills – Repairs and Maintenance
Legislative Council Thursday 8, 2019 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT (1) With regard to the section of the Bass Highway west…
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Storm Bay – Open Net-Pen Salmon Farming
Legislative Council Thursday 8 August, 2019 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT With regard to the expansion of open net-pen salmon farming…
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Efficiency Measures – Reporting
Legislative Council Thursday 8 August, 2019 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT My question follows from a question I asked on Tuesday. On…
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Budgets Cuts
Legislative Council Tuesday 6 August, 2019 Ms FORREST question to the LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT Wednesday, 17 July 2019 in the Mercury in an…
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Budget Reply 2019
Legislative Council Tuesday 28 May,2019 Mr President, this budget is a disaster. I’m not saying the government has engineered the debacle. But they have presided over the growing calamity that…
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Tasmanian Risk Management Fund
Legislative Council Wednesday 29 May, 2019 Ms FORREST question to the LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT With regard to demands on the Tasmanian Risk Management…
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Scholarships for early childhood educators working in early childhood services
Legislative Council Wednesday 29 May, 2019 Ms FORREST question to the LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT Regarding scholarships for early childhood educators working in early…
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Persistent Pain Clinic
Legislative Council Thursday 24 May, 2019 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT QUESTION: Tasmania has only one public clinic dealing with chronic…
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