Parliament
General updates and contributions from Ruth’s work in the Tasmanian Parliament.
ELECTRICITY SUPPLY INDUSTRY AMENDMENT (PRICING) BILL 2017 (No. 26)
Legislative Council Tuesday 23 May 2017 Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, I welcome back the honourable member for Launceston on her election. It is nice for us both to…
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SENTENCING AMENDMENT (ASSAULTS ON FRONTLINE WORKERS) BILL 2016 (No. 63)
Legislative Council Wednesday 15 March 2017 Ms FORREST (Murchison ) – Mr President, I feel we are between a rock and a hard place. I do not support mandatory sentencing.…
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ANTI-DISCRIMINATION AMENDMENT BILL 2016 (No. 54)
Legislative Council Wednesday 12 April 2017 Ms FORREST (Murchison ) – Mr President, I do not support that amendment. I hope to make a contribution on the bill as other…
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VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC AMENDMENT (OFFENSIVE ADVERTISING) BILL 2017 (No. 2)
Legislative Council Wednesday 5 April 2017 Ms FORREST (Murchison ) – Mr Deputy President, I also support the legislation. It would be good to see a lot of these vehicles…
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FORESTRY (UNLOCKING PRODUCTION FORESTS) BILL 2017 (No. 6)
Legislative Council Wednesday 24 May 2017 Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, it will come as no surprise to anybody that I am not going to support this bill. I…
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SENTENCING AMENDMENT: MANDATORY SENTENCING FOR SEXUAL OFFENCES AGAINST CHILDREN BILL 2017 (No 27)
Legislative Council Wednesday 21 June 2017 Ms FORREST (Murchison ) – I will refer to a range of information here. I think it is important to explore this very serious…
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ABORIGINAL RELICS AMENDMENT BILL 2017 (No 10)
Legislative Council Thursday 13 April 2017 Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, once again in this place, I commend the Government for its leadership in our relationship with Aboriginal people.…
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Tasmanian Minerals and Energy Council are committed to the safety and health of their workforce. The Blueprint has been developed to guide industry response to addressing mental health and provides…
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Child Protection – Safe Pathways
Legislative Council Thursday 16 March 2017 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Dr GOODWIN [2.40 p.m.] With regard to the care of vulnerable children…
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TT-LINE VESSEL REPLACEMENT FUND BILL 2016 (No. 71)
Legislative Council Thursday 16 March 2017 Ms FORREST ( Murchison ) – Mr President, I am not opposed to spending TT-Line funds on TT-Line business. I ask, is this bill…
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MACQUARIE HARBOUR – ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEM
Legislative Council Tuesday 14 March 2017 93. MACQUARIE HARBOUR – ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEM Ms FORREST Question to the Leader of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL With regard to the recent announcement…
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