Legislative Council Wednesday 23 June, 2021 ADDRESS-IN-REPLY Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, I will start with congratulating Her Excellency Honourable Barbara Baker on her appointment as our new Governor, and I look forward to ongoing engagement with her. Further, I acknowledge and sincerely thank our previous Governor, Kate Warner, our first – and obviously […]
Legislative Council Thursday 24 June, 2021 Ms WEBB, on behalf of Ms FORREST, question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT I refer to the occasional paper GST and the Commonwealth Grants Commission’s assessment of health expenditure needs, specifically chart 3 on page 10, titled ‘Assessed and GFF Actual Health Expenditure’. […]
Legislative Council Thursday 24 June, 2021 Ms WEBB, on behalf Ms FORREST, question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT QUESTION With regard to the commitment made during the election to introduce legislation to create a separate offence of non-fatal strangulation: What is the proposed timeframe for introduction of this legislation? […]
Legislative Council Thursday 24 June, 2021 Ms RATTRAY, on behalf of Ms FORREST, question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT With regard to patient accommodation at the North West Regional Hospital; 1. What accommodation options are available for patients, including antenatal, and their support person/s who live a significant distance […]
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Legislative Council Thursday 24 June, 2021 Ms RATTRAY, on behalf of Ms FORREST, question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT Questions: Regarding paramedics working in rural areas such as Circular Head and the West Coast who don’t live in the area and may have significant travel time between home and […]
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Legislative Council Thursday 24 June, 2021 Ms RATTRAY, on behalf of Ms FORREST, question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT QUESTION: With regard to the proposed upgrade to the Bass Highway at Leith: 1. Please provide copy of design concept(s) that was/were provided during any period of community consultation; […]
Legislative Council Wednesday 23 June, 2021 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT QUESTION: With regard to funding to support the important work of Huntington’s Disease Tasmania (HDT), I acknowledge the current support of $15,000 per annum to enable the volunteer organisation to operate and the three case […]
Legislative Council Wednesday 23 June, 2021 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT Questions: On 29 April 2021 the Leader Tabled a response to a Petition related to medical services, particularly access to a general practitioners. I am aware that GP services are not the responsibility of State […]
Legislative Council Wednesday 23 June, 2021 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT With regard to the North-West Community Rapid Response Service (ComRRS) trial due to complete in June/July this year: 1 What outcomes have been measured from this trial to date?2 When will the decision regarding continuation […]
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Legislative Council Wednesday 23 June, 2021 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT Questions: What are the vaccination rates, actual numbers and relevant percentages broken down by partly vaccinated (received first dose and fully vaccinated (received both doses) for: […]
Legislative Council Wednesday 23 June, 2021 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT Questions: 1. Has the uptake of the QR code check in been monitored: a. If so, i. how are the compliance checks made;ii. how often are checks (either scheduled or random) conducted; andiii. what is […]
Legislative Council Wednesday 23 June, 2021 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT Questions: With regard to the North West Maternity Services Review:1 When was this review finalised; 2 When was it provided to the Minister: […]
