Questions

Published: 19 September 2019

Legislative Council Wednesday 18 September 2019

Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT

With regard to TasPorts’ Bass Island Line (BIL):

1. Over the last 12 months, how many cattle have been transported by month;

a. to mainland Tasmania; and

b. to Victoria?

Published: 19 September 2019

Legislative Council Wednesday 18 September 2019

Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT

With regard to TasPorts’ Bass Island Line (BIL) please provide a copy of:

1. The Expression of Interest seeking a commercial operator for this service;

The Expression of Interest process that sought commercial operators' interest in Bass Island Line was a commercial in confidence process under the governance of a probity advisor. It is not appropriate to share commercially sensitive information relating to a service that operates in a competitive market.

Published: 18 September 2019

Legislative Council Tuesday 17 September 2019

Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT

Mr President, before asking this question, I note a number of questions have been waiting for at least a week to get answers. I think they are not being treated as respectfully as perhaps they should be in this process of questions without notice.

Mrs Hiscutt - Health questions?

Ms FORREST - A number of others were sent through over a week ago.

On 30 October 2018, the Leader provided responses to questions regarding the John Duigan roll-on roll-off - ro-ro - shipping service operating from Geelong.

Published: 17 September 2019

Legislative Council Tuesday 10 September 2019

Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT

(1) Who owns the land the Cornelian Bay Cemetery is located on?

(2) From whom does Millingtons lease the Cornelian Bay Cemetery for operation of the cemetery and crematorium?

(3) What are the terms of that lease?

Published: 17 September 2019

Legislative Council Tuesday 10 September 2019

Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISALTIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT

With regard to the review of the Tasmanian cemeteries legislation, specifically, the draft Burial and Cremation Bill 2019 -

(1) The draft bill put out for public comment does not include a time frame for the approval of a cemetery manager. Will the time frame be considered in the final draft?

Published: 17 September 2019

Legislative Council Tuesday 10 September 2019

Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT

With regard to applications for new cemeteries, please provide detailed information, including the step-by-step process required for a successful application to open a new cemetery, including -

(1) (a) Approvals required under the Land Use Planning and Approvals Act 1993 - LUPAA - and the regulator.

(b) All associated costs.

Published: 17 September 2019

Legislative Council 10 September 2019

Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

Under the Burial and Cremation Act 2002, in establishing a burial ground -

(1) As described in section 3B of this act, does giving priority to the eldest child over and above a person in a registered relationship or partner mean that the eldest child can override a legally recognised partner in the making of funeral arrangements or on other after-death decisions?

Published: 17 September 2019

Legislative Council Tuesday 10 September 2019

Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT

With regard to the announcement on Sunday, 8 September effectively removing the historical housing debt loan repayments, please provide full details of the conditions of the deal with particular regard to -

(1) The impact on other Commonwealth funding?

(2) Expected and/or required amendments to the state planning laws?

Published: 11 September 2019

Legislative Council Tuesday 10 September, 2019

Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT

With regard to the 2019–20 Recreational Rock Lobster Season, when will the dates for the opening of the season be announced?

ANSWER:

Tasmania’s highly sought after southern rock lobster fishery provides significant social and economic benefits to the State from the commercial seafood sector and as a highly popular and iconic recreational fishery.

Published: 09 August 2019

Legislative Council Thursday 8 August, 2019

Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT

With regard to the state Government's Quad Bike Safety Rebate Scheme, now available to Tasmanian farmers: given that two quad bike manufacturers, Honda and Yamaha, have threatened to pull out of the market if operator protection devices are made compulsory and a number of quad bike operators in my electorate have also expressed concern regarding this approach, particularly the design of the OPDs promoted -

Published: 09 August 2019

Legislative Council Thursday 8, 2019

Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT

(1) With regard to the section of the Bass Highway west of Boat Harbour to Smithton, and particularly the overtaking lanes through Sisters Hills, is the Government aware that this section of road, which has a high volume of heavy traffic, has become very dangerous, especially in wet weather? The road-marking lines are barely visible.

(2) Are repairs and maintenance to the Sisters Hill section of the highway scheduled in the near future? If so, what is the time frame for these repairs?

Published: 09 August 2019

Legislative Council Thursday 8 August, 2019

Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT

With regard to the expansion of open net-pen salmon farming into Storm Bay-

(1) Have all the baseline surveys been completed? If not -

(a) which surveys have been completed

(b) at which sites have these surveys been completed

Published: 09 August 2019

Legislative Council Thursday 8 August, 2019

Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT

My question follows from a question I asked on Tuesday. On Wednesday, 17 July 2019, in an article titled 'Public Sector job cuts loom, Budget savings could cost 2200 posts', The Mercury reported that the -

Treasurer is currently working with agencies to identify savings which could be further considered by government in coming weeks.

What reporting of the efficiency measures will be made?

Published: 06 August 2019

Legislative Council Tuesday 6 August, 2019

Ms FORREST question to the LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT

Wednesday, 17 July 2019 in the Mercury in an article titled: Public sector job cuts loom; Budget savings could cost 2200 posts, “Treasury are currently working with agencies to identify savings which will be further considered by the Government in coming weeks.”

1. What areas of savings have been identified;

Published: 29 May 2019

Legislative Council Wednesday 29 May, 2019

Ms FORREST question to the LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT

With regard to demands on the Tasmanian Risk Management Fund, Last year’s Budget paper Number 1 stated:

The expected overall increase in contributions for 2018-19 is mainly due to increases in both workers’ compensation and medical liability contributions. The significant increase in workers’ compensation contributions is primarily as a result of higher claim costs in recent years, higher staff costs and a deterioration in the funding level of this risk category.

Published: 29 May 2019

Legislative Council Wednesday 29 May, 2019

Ms FORREST question to the LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT

Regarding scholarships for early childhood educators working in early childhood services;

1. How many scholarship positions for Bachelor of Education scholarships were made available to early childhood services;

2. How many were awarded;

Published: 24 May 2019

Legislative Council Thursday 24 May, 2019

Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT

QUESTION:

Tasmania has only one public clinic dealing with chronic pain, the Persistent Pain Clinic in Hobart at the Royal Hobart Hospital. This clinic has long waiting lists both for the initial information session and for a multidisciplinary assessment appointment. The waiting times, distance to treatment and need for multiple appointments mean patients from the north of the state are severely disadvantaged regarding access to care.

Published: 24 May 2019

Legislative Council Thursday 24 May, 2019

Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT

With recent concerns raised by the Royal Hobart Hospital Emergency Department registrars in a letter dated 18 April 2019 to the Tasmanian Health Service Executive, regarding increased medico-legal risks associated with current working conditions, including access block, ambulance ramping, overcrowding and prolonged patient stays in the ED and the associated increased risks of adverse patient outcomes -

Published: 23 May 2019

Legislative Council Thursday 23 May, 2019

Ms FORREST question to LEADER for the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL Mrs HISCUTT

QUESTION:

With regard to the State Growth North-west premises currently located at Marine Terrace in Burnie;

1. Were the specifications changed from those stated when Expressions of Interest opened late last year?

Published: 23 May 2019

Legislative Council Wednesday 22 May, 2019

Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT

QUESTION:

With regard to the Expression of Interest due to close in January 2019 for the State Growth North-West Premises at currently located at Marine Terrace in Burnie and due to renewal of the current lease, has been advertised under an expression of interest process: