Background Briefing Papers
Background Briefing Paper: UTAS Bill Leaves Unprotected the Majority of UTAS Sandy Bay Campus
UTAS Bill Leaves Unprotected the Majority of UTAS Sandy Bay Campus12 April 2026 The Tasmanian government’s contentious University of Tasmania (Protection of Land) Bill 2025 (the Bill) will result in the majority of the current Sandy Bay campus land being left...
Background Briefing Paper: Promised Pokies Player Card vs New Government Measures
Promised Pokies Player Card vs New Government Measures23 March 2025This Briefing Paper presents a comparative analysis of the government-commissioned Deloitte Access Economics report, Social and Economic Impact of Electronic Gaming Machine (EGM) Reform use in...
Background Briefing Paper: Who Has Access to the Ministerial Ear?
Who has access to the Ministerial ear?22 September 2023Background Briefing Paper: Proposed Reform Process for Mandatory Publication of Tasmanian Ministerial Diaries The Briefing Paper can be viewed below as a pdf or here:[embeddoc...
Background Briefing Paper: Proposed Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters
Proposed Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters21 May 2024Proposal:â–ª That the Tasmanian Parliament establish a Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters as per theattached draft Terms of Reference.â–ª The attached proposed Terms of Reference for the Joint...
Background Briefing Paper: Analysis of Libs-JLN Agreement
Analysis of ‘Confidence and Stability Agreement’ between the Hon. Jeremy Rockliff MP and the Parliamentary Members of the JLN, signed April 2024.11 April 2024 The Briefing Paper can be viewed below as a pdf or here:[embeddoc...
Background Briefing Paper: Preventing election pork-barrelling
Preventing election pork-barrelling7 March 2024Why We Need a Transparent Election Promises SystemWhether making election funding promises to corporates or promising grants to electorate groups during election campaigns – the bottom line is these promises involve...
Background Briefing Paper: Universal poker machine player card
Tasmanian state election briefing paper: universal poker machine player card14 February 2024Campaign commitment sought from independent and minor party candidates: To fully support the planned introduction of the universal pokies card in Tasmania, and make its...
Background Briefing Paper: Further Key Concerns Arising from CoI Report
New Concerns Arising from the Commission of Inquiry into the Tasmanian Government’s Response to Child Sexual Abuse in Institutional Settings Final Report31 October 2023 The Briefing Paper can be viewed below as a pdf or here:[embeddoc...
Background Briefing Paper: Disclosing Who is in the (Ministerial) Room
Disclosing Who is in the (Ministerial) Room27 March 2023Background Information: Motion to Develop and Consult a Process for the Regular Publication of Tasmanian Ministerial Diaries. The Briefing Paper can be viewed below as a pdf or here:[embeddoc...
Background Briefing Paper: A Tasmanian universal card-based system for poker machines (EGMs)
A Tasmanian universal card-based system for poker machines (EGMs)22 February 2023Following the passage of the Future Gaming Market Bill in November 2021, the Tasmanian Liquor and Gaming Commission (TLGC) was directed to report on both card-based play and facial...
Background Briefing Paper: Tasmanian Electoral Disclosure and Funding Legislation
Tasmanian Electoral Disclosure and Funding Legislation31 October 2022On Thursday 27 October, the Liberal Government’s long-awaited Electoral Disclosure and Funding Bill 2022 was boughton for debate in the House of Assembly after being tabled some five months prior.The...
Background Briefing Paper: Restoring House of Assembly Numbers
Restoring House of Assembly Numbers19 September 2022On 25 May 2022 Tasmanian Premier Jeremy Rockliff made an announcement signaling the Government’s intention to restore the House of Assembly to 35 Members, reversing the reduction of numbers to 25 undertaken in...
Background Briefing Paper: COVID-19 Parliamentary Committees of Inquiry – a National Comparison
COVID-19 Parliamentary Committees of Inquiry - a National Comparison27 May 2020On 25 May 2022 Tasmanian Premier Jeremy Rockliff made an announcement signaling the Government’s intention to restore the House of Assembly to 35 Members, reversing the reduction of numbers...
