Government hasn’t stuck to its agenda for major projects, says Ruth Forrest THE TasWater takeover Bill which will soon be discussed in the Legislative Council contains provisions requiring the new corporation to formulate a 10-year infrastructure plan to be agreed with the Government, which must be reflected in the corporate plan and budgets. If only […]
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Legislative Council Thursday 28 September Ms FORREST question to ACTING LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL With regard to Sustainable Timber Tasmania and the recent sale of a forestry right covering hardwood plantations on 29 000 hectares – (1) Who is the legal owner or owners of the land? (2) […]
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Legislative Council Thursday 28 September 2017 Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, I support this bill. I notice a proposed amendment has been put forward by the member for Hobart, which we will get to later. The Acting Leader’s second reading speech was very comprehensive and certainly covered all the key aspects of the bill. […]
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Legislative Council Thursday 24 August 2017 Ms FORREST question to ACTING LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL (1) With regard to the 29 000 hectares of plantations earmarked for imminent sale – (a) How much of the 29 000 hectares of hardwood plantations up for sale were established and maintained […]
Legislative Council Thursday 24 August 2017 Ms FORREST question to ACTING LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL With regard to the state-owned plantations estate – (1) How many hectares will be retained for future sawlog production? […]
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Legislative Council Wednesday 27 September 2017 Ms FORREST question to ACTING LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL Madam Acting President, if the Government, particularly the Treasurer, was so appalled by the alleged release of committee documents and disclosure of confidential committee deliberations from the Parliamentary Standing Committee of Public Accounts, why has the […]
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Legislative Council Wednesday 27 September 2017 Ms FORREST question to ACTING LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL Thank you, Madam Acting President. That did not entirely answer the question, but I might just rephrase it and put it again in terms of where we are at with pain specialists on the north-west. My […]
Legislative Council Wednesday 27 September 2017 Ms FORREST question to ACTING LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL Tasmanians with chronic pain require regular and often frequent access to pain specialists. Many north-west and west coast residents have to travel to Hobart to access this care. Those suffering chronic pain should be able to […]
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Legislative Council Thursday 21 September 2017 Ms FORREST question to ACTING LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL With regard to recent demands made by TasWater to many small business in north-west Tasmania regarding upgrades and enhancements to the treatment of trade waste – […]
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Ruth Forrest says judges and courts must have power to balance crime with punishment TOUGH on crime or a political stunt to win votes? With barely three months having passed since the Legislative Council rejected the Government’s bill to introduce mandatory sentences for serious sexual offences against children, the Government has given notice it wants […]
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