Question – Education Minister’s Involvement in UTAS Bill?

The Hon Meg Webb MLC asked the following  Question to the Minister for Education, the Hon Jo Palmer MLC, during Legislative Council Question Time on Thursday the 10th of April 2025.

The Minister undertook to take the Question on Notice and inform the House at a later date (note: the Upper House has not sat since and responses are provided during sitting sessions).

Question Asked by Meg Webb MLC

Thursday, 10 April 2025

Question to the Minister for Education, the Hon. Jo Palmer MLC

My Question is to the Minister for Education

Minister, given you were sworn in as Minister for Education on 11^th of April 2024,  is it correct that you had no involvement in the University of Tasmania (Protection of Land Bill) 2024 after 30 September 2024?

Further, did you have any involvement in the last minute amendment to the Bill introduced on second reading on 28 November 2024, which provided for rezoning and sale of UTAS land?

If you were not involved, why was this, given your ministerial role?

If you were involved, why was this not reflected in responses to RTI applications made in December last year, and what was the nature of your involvement?

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(once a response from government is received that will be uploaded here – stay tuned!)

View as a downloadable PDF file Meg’s Question to the Education Minister of 10 April 2025 here