QUESTIONS

Question – Mandela Rules and Ashley Youth Detention Centre
Following Minister Jaensch's response of the 28th September to a series of Questions asked by Hon. Meg Webb MLC, Meg asked further specific questions regarding the application of the United Nations Mandela Rules at the Ashley Youth Detention Centre. (Click on...

Question – Youth Detainees at Ashley Detention Centre
Questions asked by the Hon. Meg Webb MLC, and answered by the Hon. Leonie Hiscutt MLC, Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council and the Hon. Roger Jaensch MP, Minister for Education, Children and Youth on 28 September 2023. [pdf-embedder...

Question – Right to Information Uplift Project
Questions asked by the Hon. Meg Webb MLC, and answered by the Hon. Leonie Hiscutt MLC, Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council and the Hon. Jeremy Rockliff MP, Premier on 28 September 2023. [pdf-embedder...

Question – Tasmanian Salmon Industry Plan – Implementation
Questions asked by the Hon Meg Webb MLC, and answered by the Hon. Jo Palmer MLC, Minister for Primary Industries and Water, on Thursday 7 September and 12 September 2023.  [pdf-embedder...

Question – Aboriginal Land Council Funding
Questions asked by the Hon Meg Webb MLC, and answered by the Hon. Roger Jaensch MP, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs on 12 September 2023.  [pdf-embedder url="https://megwebb.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Answer-to-QWoN-M-Webb-re-ALCT-CFO_Received-12-Sept23.pdf"...

Question – Renewal of Marine Farming Licenses at Long Bay
Questions asked by the Hon Meg Webb MLC, and answered by the Hon. Jo Palmer MLC, Minister for Primary Industries and Water, and the Hon. Roger Jaensch MP, Minister for Environment and Climate Change on 15 August 2023.  [pdf-embedder...

Question – Where is Conversion Practices Ban Legislation?
Questions asked by the Hon Meg Webb MLC, and answered by the the Hon. Jeremy Rockliff MP, Premier and the Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing on 29 June 2023. [pdf-embedder...

Question – Closure of the St Helen’s Private Hospital and Mother and Baby Unit
Questions asked by the Hon Meg Webb MLC on 15 May 2023 and answered by the the Hon. Jeremy Rockliff MP, Premier and the Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing on 27 June 2023. In regards to the closure to St Helens Private Hospital and the announcement of three...

Question – Clarification re National Drivers Facial Recognition Database
Questions asked by the Hon. Meg Webb MLC on 5 June 2023 and answered by the Hon. Michael Ferguson MP, Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, on 15 June 2023 (delivered in Parliament on Tuesday 27 June 2023).  With regard to the Minister’s response dated the 1st of...

Question – Project of State Significance Guidelines
Question without Notice asked by the Hon Meg Webb MLC on 22 May 2023, and answered by the the Hon. Jeremy Rockliff MP, Premier on 31 May 2023. QUESTIONS:Section 17 of the State Policies and Projects Act 1993 (the Act) provides for the Minister to publish guidelines...

Question – Community submissions to the State Budget Process
Questions asked by the Hon Meg Webb MLC, and answered by the the Hon. Michael Ferguson MP, Deputy Premier and Treasurer on 25 May 2023. [pdf-embedder...

Question – Surgery on Intersex Children
Questions asked by the Hon. Meg Webb MLC on 16 March 2023 and answered by the Premier and Minister for Health on 30 March 2023. In correspondence to Mr Sam Klintworth, National Director, Amnesty International Australia, dated 1 December 2021, the then-Deputy Premier...

Question – Banning of Conversion Practices

Question – Truth Telling and Treaty Update
Questions asked by the Hon Meg Webb MLC in November 2022 and answered by the Minister for Aboriginal Affairs on 23 March 2023 In relation to the significant Pathway to Truth-Telling and Treaty report, which was tabled in the Parliament on 25 November 2021,...

Question – Surveillance Device Review
Questions asked by the Hon Meg Webb MLC in November 2022 and answered by the Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Management on 23 March 2023 Can the Government confirm: 1. Was Mr O’Farrell SC consulted on the original Terms of Reference dated 28 September 2022?...

Question – TLRI Founding Partners
Questions asked by the Hon Meg Webb MLC on 24 November 2022 and answered by the Attorney-General and Minister for Justice on 23 March 20231. With regard to the three Founding Partners Agreement establishing the Tasmanian Law Reform Institute (TLRI), the latest...

Question – Review of Expungement Act
Questions asked by the Hon Meg Webb MLC on 15 March 2022 and answered by the Attorney-General and Minister for Justice on 21 March 2022.[pdf-embedder url="https://megwebb.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Response-to-QWN-review-of-Expungment-Act.pdf" title="Response...

Question – Court Disclosure Delays
Questions asked by the Hon Meg Webb MLC on 7 March 2023 and answered by the Leader for Government Business on 21 March 2022QuestionsIn relation to the Magistrates Court (Criminal and General Division) Act 2019, can the Government advise when those parts of the Act...

Question – Derwent River Water Management
Questions asked by the Hon. Meg Webb MLC on 15 November 2022 and answered by the Minister for Primary Industries and Water on 23 November 2022.[pdf-embedder...

Question – Tasmania Police Surveillance in Women’s Prison
Question asked by the Hon. Meg Webb MLC on 15 November 2022 and answered by the Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency on 24 November 2022.In light of the findings of Brett J in the Jeff Thompson matter and illegal surveillance by Tasmania Police in Risdon Prison,...

Question – State of the Environment Reporting Forum
Question asked by the Hon. Meg Webb MLC on 14 November 2022 and Answered by the Deputy Premier and Minister for Planning on 22 November 2022.Noting that there is a National State of the Environment Reporting Forum which brings together representatives from Federal,...

Question – TASCAT Appointment Process
Question asked by the Hon. Meg Webb MLC on 14 November 2022 and answered by the Attorney-General and Minister for Justice on 22 November 2022.Noting material released under RTI relating to appointments to TASCAT, including a letter from the President of TASCAT to the...

Question – Emergency Management Act Review
Questions asked by the Hon. Meg Webb MLC on 24 October 2022 and answered by the Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Management on 9 November 2022.In relation to the targeted Review of the Emergency Management Act 2006, for which the deadline for public submissions...

Question – Removal of Mandatory Isolation
Questions asked by the Hon. Meg Webb MLC on 24 October 2022 and answered by the Premier and Minister for Health on 9 November 2022.[pdf-embedder url="https://megwebb.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/RESPONSE-QWON-Meg-Webb-removal-of-mandatory-isolation.pdf"...

Question – Transfer and Sale of Social Housing Stock
Questions asked by the Hon. Meg Webb MLC on 24 October 22 and answered by the Minister for State Development, Construction and Housing on 11 November 2022. [pdf-embedder...

Question – The Tasmanian Planning Commission and the State of the Environment Report
Questions placed on the Notice Paper by the Hon Meg Webb MLC on 27 October 2022.  I (Ms Webb) tomorrow to ask the Honourable Leader of the Government —With regard to the Government’s decision to require the Tasmanian Planning Commission (TPC) to produce a new State of...

Question – Future of the Tasmanian Law Reform Institute (TLRI)
Questions placed on the Notice Paper by the Hon. Meg Webb MLC on 26 October 2022 and answered by the Attorney-General and Minister for Justice on 15 November 2022. I (Ms Webb) tomorrow to ask the Honourable Leader of the Government —With regard to the ongoing...

Question – State of the Environment Report
Questions asked by the Hon Meg Webb MLC on 17 October 2022 and answered by the Minister for Planning on 18 October 2022In relation to the public statement by the Minister for Planning, issued on the 29th of September 2022, announcing the government’s intention to...

Question – Conduct of the Office of the Solicitor General
Asked by the Hon. Meg Webb MLC on 29 September 2022 and answered by the Attorney-General and Minister for Justice on 18 October 2022.On 28 September 2022 the Mercury, the Examiner, and the Advocate published an opinion piece written by Alysha, a whistleblower from...

Question – Tasmania Police Surveillance
Questions asked by the Hon. Meg Webb MLC on 29 September 2022 and answered by the Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Management on 29 September 2022In regards to the warrant issued and surveillance operation conducted by Tasmania Police in Risdon Prison from June...