Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Madam Deputy President, I move – (1)That this House notes: (a) Huntington’s disease is an inherited degenerative neurological condition affecting the brain and central nervous system that results in the progressive loss of mental and physical capacities impacting affected individuals’ ability to walk, talk, eat, think and reason with death ensuing […]
Legislative Council, Tuesday 21 March 2023 Ms FORREST – Mr President, I do not support the amendment. I think we are just jumping at shadows here. What this motion calls for is for the Government to give strong consideration – not to legislate, not to tell LGAT what to do, not to tell local government […]
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Legislative Council, Tuesday 21 March, 2023 Ms FORREST to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs Hiscutt With regard to the development of the new integrated and the temporary file management system across the Department of Justice. (1) What is the total budget for this new system? (a) How much has been spent […]
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Legislative Council, Wednesday 22 March, 2023 Ms FORREST (Murchison) – I also have a question about the answer I received regarding the King Island shipping wharfage charges. The Leader clearly stated that when SeaRoad were doing the freight from Melbourne, Devonport, King Island and sometimes there was a Melbourne/King Island leg, I have it on […]
Legislative Council, Wednesday 22 March, 2023 Ms FORREST (Murchison) – I did dash up the stairs after some doing some committee work in the office. Please excuse my shortness of breath. Mr President, as I foreshadowed in question time, there are some matters I would like to raise in response to a couple of answers […]
Legislative Council, Wednesday 22 March, 2023 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT With regard to the rental policies for tenants of public/social housing managed by Housing Choices, does the Government require Housing Choices to charge a tenant no more than 25 per cent of their basic income […]
Legislative Council, Wednesday 22 March, 2023 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT With regard to the Container Refund Scheme to be commenced this year in Tasmania: (1) what date is the commencement now expected; (2) will all areas/municipalities in the state commence on the same date and […]
Legislative Council, Wednesday 22 March, 2023 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT (1) Will the Government consider other accommodation options, particularly for Ambulance Tasmania volunteers on King Island who currently do not have a suitable area due to the lack of space and privacy matters related to […]
Legislative Council, Wednesday 22 March, 2023 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT (1) Is the Government planning to employ a paramedic for King Island? If not, why not, given the growth and activity on King Island and an active mine commencing operations; (2) (a) if a paramedic […]
Legislative Council, Wednesday 22 March, 2023 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT With regard to the very welcome – and now completed – redevelopment of King Island Hospital, I am informed the redevelopment included funding committed to the construction of three new housing properties to support the […]
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Legislative Council, Wednesday 22 March, 2023 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT I have a few other questions but I need to go through some information to outline the nature of the questions. If I do not have time we will have to do the rest tomorrow. […]
Legislative Council, Wednesday 22 March, 2023 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT The Government recently stated, ‘repairs to the existing Cam River Bridge cost $1 million’. (1) Can the Leader please provide a breakdown of these costs to cover all components from additional traffic management to engineering […]
