LEGISLATION
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...
Traffic Amendment (Personal Mobility Devices) Bill 2021
Ms WEBB (Nelson) - I also support this bill. It is pleasing to see us actively looking to encourage and accommodate new technology in this space. In the Greater Hobart Traffic Congestion inquiry, we had a lot of discussion around how to better encourage and...
OPCAT Implementation Bill 2021
Ms WEBB (Nelson) - Who knew she had more words in her? I start by thanking the Leader and the department for the briefings that we have had on this bill and for organising for some other stakeholders to provide briefings for us on it also. It is a very interesting...
Gaming Control Amendment (Future Gaming Market) Bill 2021
Third Reading Speech 24 November 2021 Ms WEBB (Nelson) - I am mindful of the strictures of speeches. I appreciate...
Alcohol and Drug Dependency Repeal Bill 2021
Ms WEBB (Nelson) - I also was pleased to see this bill come forward to repeal the Alcohol and Drug Dependency Act. I particularly welcome the lens of human rights through which that decision was taken. I am pleased that we would apply a human rights lens to all the...
Food Amendment Bill 2021
Ms WEBB (Nelson) - Mr President, I too support this bill. The amendment in 2015 greatly benefited many mobile food businesses in Tasmania with a single statewide registration system that was introduced at that time. It significantly reduced the registration costs...
Increasing Judicial Retirement Age Bill 2021
Ms WEBB (Nelson) - I have some brief comments on this bill. I also believe it is appropriate to extend the retirement age for our judges. As has been pointed out in the second reading speech and by others here, we are all living longer and are able to contribute in...
Supply Bills 3 & 4 2021
Ms WEBB - Thank you, Mr President, I have a few remarks to make although I agreed with much of what the member for Murchison has just said. For the record, we had similar thoughts on a number of those things so let me pick up on a few of them.At the outset it is...
Treasury Misc (Cost of Living and Affordable Housing Support) Bill 2021
Ms WEBB (Nelson) - Madam Deputy President, this will not be a long contribution. I wanted to bring up some things that were covered in the briefing that you were interested to hear about. I will just put them on the record here and see if we can have them addressed...
Land Use Planning and Approvals Amendment (Tasmanian Planning Scheme Modification) Bill 2021
Speech in support of Motion - That the Land Use Planning and Approvals Amendment Tasmanian Planning Scheme Modification Bill 2021 (No. 13) be referred to Government Administration Committee A for further consideration and report (speech text below). Speech in...
Workplace (Protection from Protestors) Amendment Bill 2019
Ms WEBB (Nelson) - Mr President, I am quite thankful to other members who have spoken. It has been really interesting to listen to contributions; I have noted that so far, no non-Government members of any stripe have been able to stand up and give unqualified support...
Public Health Amendment (Prevention of Sale on Smoking Products to Under-age Persons) Bill 2018
Ms WEBB (Nelson) - Mr President, I am going to join my colleagues in acknowledging the significant work undertaken to date by the member for Windermere on this bill, and on this issue more broadly over many years. I share his passion for better health outcomes for the...
Dangerous Criminals and High Risk Offenders Bill 2020
Ms WEBB (Nelson) - Madam Deputy President, it is NAIDOC Week. As this is the first time I have risen to speak this week I am going to take a brief opportunity to acknowledge the palawa pakana of lutruwita, Tasmania, the traditional owners and ongoing custodians of...
Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Bill 2020
Ms WEBB (Nelson) - Mr President, I appreciate the contributions already made. I will add mine to follow on from the member for Hobart. I will be supporting this bill, which will set the groundwork for the Tasmanian civil and administrative tribunal establishing a...
Cat Management Amendment Bill 2019
Ms WEBB (Nelson) - Mr President, cats make wonderful pets and provide a great deal of joy and comfort to their owners. However, they are also excellent hunters, host to harmful cat-borne parasites and when uncontrolled, they are a source of community nuisance. ...
Police Offences Amendment (Repeal of Begging Bill) 2019
Ms WEBB (Nelson) - Mr President, this bill is primarily about acknowledging and giving effect to our shared agreement that begging should not be criminalised. It is a straightforward matter that it should not be criminal for one person to ask another person for...
Major Projects Bill 2020
Ms WEBB (Nelson) - Mr President, today I listened to the Leader put the Government's case for this bill, and I have listened to the contributions of other members and certainly appreciate very much hearing their thoughts on this.I have also met with stakeholders and...
End of Life Choices (Voluntary Assisted Dying) Bill 2020
Mr President, speaking on the End-of-Life Choices (Voluntary Assisted Dying) Bill, I begin by thanking the member for Mersey deeply for the time, the effort, the intellectual commitment, the values-based approach, the respectful engagement and the significant personal...
Building and Construction (Regulatory Reform Amendments) Bill 2020
Ms WEBB (Nelson) - Madam Deputy President, I will speak briefly on this. I have not prepared remarks. I thank the members for the remarks that have been made; I have appreciated listening to them.The parts I reiterate are that while we appear to be locked into...
COVID-19 Disease Emergency (Misc Provisions) Bill (No 2) 2020
[9.32 p.m.]Ms WEBB (Nelson) - Mr President, I acknowledge the incredible efforts and resilience of the Tasmanian community during this time. My thoughts are particularly with those in the north-west who are facing the biggest challenge. Many, many thanks to colleagues...
COVID-19 Disease Emergency (Misc Provisions) Bill 2020
COVID-19 DISEASE EMERGENCY (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) BILL 2020 (No. 14) 25 March 2020 Ms WEBB (Nelson) - Mr President, I thank all members for their contributions; they have covered many key areas. I also echo the thanks and acknowledgement that has been given to...
Corrections Amendment (Prisoner Remission) Bill 2018
Ms WEBB (Nelson) - Mr President, many good issues have been raised and views shared. I will try to be fairly brief and touch on the points I would like to reiterate. I appreciate the bill we are discussing attempts to provide greater clarity as to how remissions are...
Criminal Code and Related Legislation Amendment (Child Abuse) Bill 2018
Ms WEBB (Nelson) - Mr President, I thank the Government for bringing this amendment bill forward and all the work that went into preparing it.I regard the protection of children in our community as a shared responsibility of the highest importance for all citizens,...
