LEGISLATION
Speech – Land Use Planning and Approvals Amendment (Development Assessment Panels) Bill 2024
View Meg below delivering her second reading speech on Thursday 28 November 2024 to the government's Land Use Planning and Approvals Amendment (Development Assessment Panels) Bill 2024 - during which she detailed her concerns with the Bill, and the reasons why she...
Speech – Land Use Planning and Approvals Amendment (Supporting Development) Bill 2024
View Meg delivering her second reading speech on Wednesday 27 November 2024 to the government's Land Use Planning and Approvals (Supporting Development) Bill 2024.Or read Meg's contribution in the Hansard PDF document below. Read below or download Meg's speech as a...
Speech – Land Use Planning and Approvals (Stony Rise Development Approval) Bill 2024
View Meg delivering her second reading speech on Wednesday 27 November 2024 to the government's Land Use Planning and Approvals (Stony Rise Development Approval) Bill 2024 - providing her concerns with the bill and reasons why she will be voting against the BillOr...
Speech – Family Violence Amendment (Protecting People and their Pets) Bill 2024
View Meg delivering her second reading speech below supporting the Family Violence Amendment (Protecting People and their Pets) Bill 2024, Tuesday 26 November 2024. Read below or download Meg's speech as a pdf here: [pdf-embedder...
Speech – Sentencing Amendment (Presumption of Mandatory Sentencing) Bill 2024
View Meg below delivering her second reading speech on 21 November 2024 to the government's Sentencing Amendment (Presumption of Mandatory Sentencing) Bill 2024 - during which she detailed her concerns with the Bill, and the reasons why she will be voting against the...
Speech – Judicial Commissions Bill 2024
View Meg delivering her second reading speech on Wednesday 30 October 2024 to the government's Judicial Commissions Bill 2024 - during which she outlines why she cannot support the bill in its current form. On 22nd of October Meg moved debate on the Bill to be...
Speech – Electoral Amendment Bill 2024
View Meg delivering her second reading speech on Wednesday 23 October 2024 to the government's Electoral Amendment Bill 2024 - during which she provides reasons for why she does not support the Bill as it currently stands, and why she would prefer it be further...
Speech – Forestry (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 2024
View Meg delivering her second reading speech on Thursday 12 September 2024 to the government's Forestry (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 2024 - sharing her thoughts on the principles of the bill and considerations for possible amendments in Committee stage.Or read...
Speech – Disability Rights, Inclusion and Safeguarding Bill 2024
View Meg delivering her second reading speech on Thursday 15 August 2024 to the government's Disability Rights, Inclusion and Safeguarding Bill 2024 - during which she welcomes and supports the bill, and looks forward to seeing further positive amendments which will...
Speech – Tasmanian Development Amendment Bill 2024
View Meg delivering her second reading speech on Wednesday 14 August 2024 to the government's Tasmanian Development Amendment Bill 2024 during which she voices her concerns about the bill. Or read Meg's contribution in the Hansard PDF document below. Read...
Speech – Racing Regulation and Integrity Bill 2024
View Meg delivering her second reading speech on Thursday 8 August 2024 to the government's Racing Regulation and Integrity Bill 2024 during which she supports the bill going to the Committee Stage to be looked at in greater detail. Or read Meg's contribution in the...
Speech – Political Donation Reforms-Response to Labor’s position on amendments
As debate recommenced in the Legislative Council on the government's long-awaited Electoral Disclosures and Funding Bill 2022, Leader of Labor Opposition Business in the House informed the Council that Labor had decided to not move the suite of amendments they had...
Speech: Electoral Disclosure and Funding Bill 2022 – and final Vote Reasoning
Meg delivered her main speech (second reading) to the Electoral Disclosure and Funding Bill 2022, on Thursday, 14 September 2023.The Legislative Council's final vote (third reading) was held on Thursday the 16th of November 2023. Both Meg's contributions on the second...
Speech: Guardianship and Administration Amendment Bill 2023
Meg delivered her main speech (second reading) to the Guardianship and Administration Amendment Bill 2023, on Wednesday, 6 September 2023. Later during the debate, Meg succeeded in securing two amendments to strengthen the requirements for assessing people's...
Speech: State Policies and Projects Amendment Bill 2023
Meg delivered her main speech (second reading) to the State Policies and Projects Amendment Bill 2023, on Wednesday, 16 August 2023. Ms WEBB (Nelson) - Mr President, we have before us such a slight bill - barely four pages - consisting of five clauses, two of which...
Speech: Police Powers (Surveillance Devices) Amendment Bill 2022
Meg delivered her main speech (second reading) to the Police Powers (Surveillance Devices) Bill 2022, on Thursday, 1 June 2023. Ms WEBB (Nelson) - Mr President, I rise to speak on this with quite a degree of concern. The bill seeks to amend the Police Powers...
Carer Recognition Bill 2022
Ms WEBB (Nelson) - It is such a pleasure and a privilege to stand and speak today in support of the Carer Recognition Bill. It has been incredibly valuable to hear contributions from other members on the bill, all being heartfelt and genuine. They have included some...
Environmental Management and Pollution Control Amendment Bill
Ms WEBB (Nelson) - Mr President, I rise to place my comments on the public record regarding the Environmental Management and Pollution Control Amendment Bill 2022. I must say, I find myself thinking that this is something of an odd bill. On one hand, at a macro...
Expansion of House of Assembly Bill
Ms WEBB (Nelson) - Mr President, the Expansion of House of Assembly Bill 2022 is one of the most significant pieces of legislation that have come before us in this place. It is also legislation nearly 25 years in the making. Although there are no current members of...
Climate Change (State Action) Amendment Bill 2021
**Check against delivery** Ms WEBB (Nelson) - Mr President, I also thank the Leader for organising the briefings for us, and particularly, for the minister's time today to come to speak with us about the bill in some more detail. It was much appreciated and I look...
Homes Tasmania Bill 2022
Ms WEBB - Mr President, I rise to speak on the Homes Tasmania bill, and there are certainly many things to be said. A great deal of work has already been spoken about regarding this bill by the Government in the media, in correspondence to us, in ministerial...
Police Offences Amendment (Workplace Protection) Bill
Ms WEBB (Nelson) - Mr President, I rise to speak on the Police Offences Amendment (Workplace Protection) Bill. This bill, as we have all noted, is the next iteration of the Government's attempts - as I would characterise them - to quash certain kinds of environmental...
Local Government Amendment (Elections) Bill 2022
Ms WEBB (Nelson) - Mr President, in the debate on the move to suspend Standing Orders to debate this bill, we covered some matters relating to process. I will read a couple of those at the beginning of this contribution to make sure it is part of the record of the...
Youth Justice Amendment (Searches in Custody) Bill 2022
Ms WEBB (Nelson) - Thank you, Mr President. I am very pleased to rise to speak on this bill and thank you to the Government for bringing it forward and for the briefings provided.We are looking at this bill in the context of a youth justice system which has utterly...
Land Tax Rating Amendment Bill 2022
Ms WEBB (Nelson) - Mr President, I will find my way back to where I needed to start here. Thank you, member for Murchison for that contribution which was quite comprehensive around the issue, unlike the second reading speech, unlike the absence of any evidence base...
Treasury Miscellaneous (Affordable Housing and Youth Employment Support) Bill 2022
Ms WEBB (Nelson) - To follow up on some matters I raised in our earlier briefings on the bill, it would be good to get on the record here as we discuss it. Before doing that, I would reinforce what the member for Elwick said, that I do not see this so much as a...
Stadiums Tasmania Bill 2021
Ms WEBB (Nelson) - Mr President, I appreciate very much the contributions of other members on the bill. I found it really interesting to be listening to those and to have that added on to the consideration we gave yesterday to the proposal for an inquiry on this bill....
Living Marine Resources Management Amendment
Call for Adjournment Ms WEBB (Nelson) - Mr President, I rise to speak on this bill with some awkwardness. As the chair of the finfish inquiry, which is yet to report to this place, I and other members of that committee are placed in a difficult situation in engaging...
Container Refund Scheme Bill 2021
Ms WEBB - Mr President, I reassure everyone that I rise to make a short contribution on the bill.Mr PRESIDENT - There are no time limits here, honourable member.Ms WEBB - Are there not? I was not aware. I am very pleased to speak on the bill. It certainly, as many...
TasTAFE (Skills and Training Business) Bill 2021
Ms WEBB (Nelson) - At the outset I place on the record my thanks to the Leader for organising the series of briefings that were made available to the Council on this matter before us.I also acknowledge and thank the leader of Opposition business who also circulated...
