Parliament
General updates and contributions from Ruth’s work in the Tasmanian Parliament.
Queenstown – Water Quality
Legislative Council Wednesday 23 August 2017 Ms FORREST question to ACTING LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT Regarding water quality in Queenstown, including the water that…
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Adjournment – Reason for Early Rising
Legislative Council – Wednesday 18 October 2017 Ms FORREST (Murchison ) – Mr President, as it is only 4 o’clock, I am wondering why we are not going with the…
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CULTURAL AND CREATIVE INDUSTRIES BILL 2017 (No. 21)
Legislative Council Wednesday 29 November 2017 Ms FORREST (Murchison ) – Mr President, I am happy to support this bill. I have some questions, but I do not know that…
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LIMITATION AMENDMENT BILL 2017 (No. 57)
Legislative Council Wednesday 29 November 2017 Ms FORREST (Murchison ) – Mr President, I support the legislation. This is an important step and needed. Great harm has been caused to…
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ADJOURNMENT – National Stroke Audit – Northern Tasmania
Legislative Council Tuesday 28 November 2017 Ms FORREST (Murchison ) – Mr President, I wish to make a fairly brief contribution on adjournment. In recent days a national stroke audit…
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SENTENCING AMENDMENT (ASSAULTS ON OFF-DUTY POLICE) BILL 2017 (No. 53)
Legislative Council Wednesday 29 November 2017 Ms FORREST (Murchison ) – Mr Deputy President, the continued push by this Government to impose mandatory sentencing is not backed by evidence. It…
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Scott Rankin – Tasmanian Australian of the Year Award 2018
SPECIAL INTEREST MATTERS Tuesday 28 November 2017 Ms FORREST (Murchison ) – Mr President, on 17 November the Governor, Her Excellency Professor the Honourable Kate Warner presented the 2018 Tasmanian Australian…
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SENTENCING AMENDMENT (PHASING OUT OF SUSPENDED SENTENCES) BILL 2017
Legislative Council Wednesday 22 November 2017 Ms FORREST (Murchison ) – Mr President, the addition of alternative sentencing options outside the prison setting are preferable, regardless of what else you…
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WATER AND SEWERAGE TASMANIA BILL 2017 (No. 41)
Legislative Council Wednesday 22 November Ms FORREST (Murchison ) – Mr President, I say from the outset I can see both sides of this debate. When the proposed takeover was…
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Consideration and Noting – Government Administration Committee A – King Island Shipping and Freight Services – Report
Legislative Council Tuesday 21 November, 2017 Ms FORREST (Murchison ) – Mr Deputy President, I move – That the Legislative Council Government Administration Committee A report on King Island shipping…
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Consideration and Noting – Child and Family Centres in Tasmania – Final Report
Legislative Council Tuesday 21 November, 2017 Ms FORREST (Murchison ) – Mr President, I would like to add to some of the comments made by the members on this committee. …
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FAMILY VIOLENCE AMENDMENT BILL 2017 (No. 51)
Legislative Council Thursday 16 November 2017 Ms FORREST (Murchison ) – Mr President, I think everyone in this place and in the broader community understands the harm that family violence…
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