Parliament

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

Burnie Antenatal Clinic – Funding – Upgrade and Remodel
Burnie Antenatal Clinic – Funding – Upgrade and Remodel

 Legislative Council Tuesday 10 July, 2018 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGILSATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT Regarding the funding to upgrade and remodel the antenatal clinic…

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Report on Termination of Pregnancy – Local Private Providers – Government Support
Report on Termination of Pregnancy – Local Private Providers – Government Support

Legislative Council Tuesday 10 July, 2018 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT The Report on Termination of Pregnancy in response to the…

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Pregnancy Counselling and Support Tasmania
Pregnancy Counselling and Support Tasmania

Legislative Council Tuesday 10 July, 2018 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT On 3 July 2018, the Minister for Health and Human…

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Report on Termination of Pregnancy – Principles for Termination Services
Report on Termination of Pregnancy – Principles for Termination Services

Legislative Council Tuesday 10 July, 2018  Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL Mrs HISCUTT The Report on Termination of Pregnancy in response to the parliamentary…

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Report on Termination of Pregnancy – Patient Travel Assistance Scheme 
Report on Termination of Pregnancy – Patient Travel Assistance Scheme 

Legislative Council Tuesday 10 July, 2018 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT The Report on Termination of Pregnancy in response to a parliamentary notice…

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Report on Termination of Pregnancy – Publication of Submissions
Report on Termination of Pregnancy – Publication of Submissions

Legislative Council Tuesday 10 July, 2018 Ms FORREST question to the LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT The Report on Termination of Pregnancy in response to…

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King Island – Specialist Rural Worker – Redundancy
King Island – Specialist Rural Worker – Redundancy

Legislative Council Tuesday 19 June Ms  FORREST  question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT The specialist rural worker on King Island, a position created to…

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TAXATION RELATED LEGISLATION BILL 2018 (NO 18)
TAXATION RELATED LEGISLATION BILL 2018 (NO 18)

Legislative Council Thursday 21 June, 2018 Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, it hardly needs to be said that the time given to scrutinise this bill is completely unsatisfactory.  I…

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Adjournment – Schoolchildren and Safety on Buses
Adjournment – Schoolchildren and Safety on Buses

Legislative Council Thursday 21 June, 2018 Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, I wish to make a contribution regarding the safety of our children, particularly schoolchildren on the north-west coast. …

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School Bus Services – Seatbelts and Bus Age (Supplementary Question)
School Bus Services – Seatbelts and Bus Age (Supplementary Question)

Legislative Council Thursday 21 June, 2018 Ms FORREST – Mr President, I have a supplementary question for the Leader.  While she answered most of my questions, I did ask for…

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School Bus Services – Seatbelts and Bus Age
School Bus Services – Seatbelts and Bus Age

Legislative Council Thursday 21 June, 2018 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT Regarding passenger transport services that transport children to and from…

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Children’s Development – Importance of Play
Children’s Development – Importance of Play

SPECIAL INTEREST MATTERS Tuesday 19 June, 2018 Ms  FORREST  (Murchison) – Mr President, an abundance of research highlights the importance of play in children’s development and learning across all cultures,…

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