Parliament

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

Medical Specialist Retention
Medical Specialist Retention

Legislative Council Tuesday 2 April, 2019 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT With regard to resignations, terminations or end-of-contract circumstances impacting on…

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Aerial Spraying – Forestry Areas
Aerial Spraying – Forestry Areas

Legislative Council Tuesday 2 April, 2019 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT With regard to the aerial spraying of herbicides on forestry plantations…

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Bass Strait Islands students Conveyance Allowance Air Travel
Bass Strait Islands students Conveyance Allowance Air Travel

Legislative Council Wednesday 3 April, 2019 Ms FORREST QUESTION to the LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT With regard to the Conveyance Allowance Air Travel available to…

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Volunteers working in Government organisations
Volunteers working in Government organisations

Legislative Council Tuesday 2 April, 2019 Ms FORREST QUESTION to the LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT With regard to the rights of volunteers working in…

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Justice and Related Legislation (Marriage Amendments) Bill 2018
Justice and Related Legislation (Marriage Amendments) Bill 2018

Legislative Council Thursday 21 March 2019 We have a Bill before us that seeks to achieve a number of changes, the intent of which I fully support. Tasmania does need…

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Ambulance Tasmania – Burnie and Wynyard
Ambulance Tasmania – Burnie and Wynyard

Legislative Council Thursday 21 March, 2019 Ms FORREST QUESTION to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT With regard to Ambulance Tasmania staffing levels and procedures in the…

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Public Hospitals – Patient Access to Televisions
Public Hospitals – Patient Access to Televisions

Legislative Council Thursday 21 March, 2019 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT Regarding access to televisions for patients in Tasmanian public hospitals – (1)…

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Murchison Highway – Road Surface Deterioration
Murchison Highway – Road Surface Deterioration

Legislative Council Wednesday 20 March, 2019 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT My question follows two previous questions regarding the deterioration and condition of…

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Hospitals – Critical Incidents Events
Hospitals – Critical Incidents Events

Legislative Council Wednesday 20 March, 2019 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT Mr President, the question is to the Leader. With regards to…

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MAIB claims
MAIB claims

Legislative Council Tuesday 19 March, 2019  Ms FORREST question to the LEADER of GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT With regards to payments of claims made to hospitals following…

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Tertiary Entrance Scores for Tasmanian students in 2018
Tertiary Entrance Scores for Tasmanian students in 2018

Legislative Council Tuesday 19 March, 2019 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT With regard to the role of the Office of Tasmanian…

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Justice and Related Legislation (Marriage Amendments) Bill 2018
Justice and Related Legislation (Marriage Amendments) Bill 2018

Legislative Council Thursday 29 November, 2018 Ms  FORREST  (Murchison) – Mr President, I choose to use this lectern because the people to whom I want to speak are the people…

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