Parliament
General updates and contributions from Ruth’s work in the Tasmanian Parliament.
MOTION Consideration and Noting – Number of Public Primary Schools – Auditor-General Report No. 10 of 2014-15
Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, I will make a few comments about the Auditor-General’s report. I will not go broadly into the whole education debate. It is a worthy…
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Education – Religious Instruction in Public Schools
Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Dr GOODWIN (1) With regard to the Tasmanian curriculum as taught in public schools throughout Tasmania, is religion…
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Roads – Closure in Winter
Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Dr GOODWIN In times of winter weather conditions that result in heavy snowfall and ice that closes roads…
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Education – Review of Rural School Bus Services no.2
Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Dr GOODWIN Mr President, yesterday I asked a question of the Leader with regards to the provision of…
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Water Management Amendment (Dam Works) Bill 2015
Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, I support the legislation. It is part of streamlining these processes as much as possible. I appreciate the Q and A material that has…
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Family Violence Amendment Bill 2015
Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, the issue of family violence is clearly at the forefront of public discourse in Australia at the moment. That does not mean family violence…
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MOTION Joint Select Committee on Preventative Health Care – Extension of Reporting Date
[6.00 p.m.] Ms FORREST (Murchison) (by leave) – Mr President, I move – That the reporting date for the Joint Select Committee on Preventative Health Care be extended…
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Education – Review of Rural School Bus Services
Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Dr GOODWIN With regard to the provision of rural school bus services, are all or any school bus…
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MOTION – Exercise of Conscience Vote on Social Issues by Federal Parliamentarians
[11.35 a.m.] Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, I note the motion before us relates to social issues and reads – On social issues, such as same-sex marriage, the Legislative…
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Justice and Related Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) bill 2015
Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, this is an example of a bill we receive about once a year. Tidying up a few matters and getting rid of some out-of-date…
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Health Amendment (Fees Validation) Bill 2015
Ms FORREST (Murchison ) – Mr President, when I first read this bill, the second reading speech, and the letter from the acting secretary Mr Pervan regarding this bill, I…
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West Coast Bus Trial
Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Dr GOODWIN [2.37 p.m.] With regard to the $100 000 allocated in the 2015-16 state Budget for the…
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