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Question – Issuing of COVID Infringements
Questions asked by the Hon Meg Webb MLC on 22 Aug 2022 and answered by the Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency on 23 Aug 2022Question 1: Under the auspices of the Tasmanian State of Emergency declaration from 19 March 2020 to 26 October 2020 inclusive, a) How...
Check-In TAS data deleted after phase out; Tasmania Police attempted to access data
Adam Holmes| The Examiner | 2 July 2022Tasmania Police attempted to access Check-in TAS data early on after the app was introduced in December 2020, it has been confirmed.The Health Department refused this request however, as the terms and conditions were tight enough...
Address-in-Reply: Premier’s State of the State Address 2022
Ms WEBB (Nelson) - Mr President, I welcome this opportunity to respond to the Premier's annual state of the state address and thank other members for the contributions they have made, all of which have been really valuable and very interesting to listen to.At the...
Risks hidden as schools reopen
Kingborough Chronicle | 8 February 2022 Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb has called for the release of Public Health Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) advice in relation to the Tasmanian Government’s approach to the reopening of schools before public school students...
Students COVID testing discrepancy still raising concerns
Adam Holmes | Advocate | 8 February 2022 PUBLIC Health has outlined why it chose not to recommend Tasmanian school children undergo mandatory rapid antigen testing, describing their risk as "very low" and that other states had higher rates of transmission.Tasmania...
Tasmania goes own way on rapid antigen tests for students as school returns
ABC Tasmania |7 February 2022Tasmania's public health authority has defended its decision not to recommend Tasmanian school students undertake twice weekly rapid COVID tests, in contrast to Australia's most populous states.Key points:- Students in NSW, Victoria and...
Criticism of schools RAT plan; Why wait for symptoms, asks MP
Helen Kempton | Mercury | 7 February 2022 HERE are claims Tasmania's Education Department is out of step with its interstate counterparts which require students and teachers to test negative to Covid-19 b- efore they return to school, after a holiday period dominated...
Calls grow for greater oversight
Adam Holmes | Examiner/Advocate | 7 February 2022 AN INDEPENDENT upper house member will continue a push this year to have Tasmanian public health officials and ministers face parliamentary hearings to answer questions about the COVID response, fearing they face less...
Tasmania out of step with other states on student testing: Meg Webb
Helen Kempton | Mercury | 6 February 2022 A member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council says Tassie is out of step with interstate student and teacher testing guidelines and wants a rethink to stop school restart outbreaks.There are claims that Tasmania’s Education...