The Legislative Council today voted to support progressing a Tasmanian Human Rights Act, as proposed by Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb.“It is a fitting commemoration of the upcoming International Human Rights Day next month for the Legislative Council to vote...
Matt Maloney | The Examiner | 17 November 2022An inquiry process on a parliamentary model that provides for dedicated seats for Tasmanian Aboriginal people should have been included within the government's House of Assembly restoration bill, Nelson independent...
Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb today called on Premier Jeremy Rockliff to urgently intervene to guarantee the Workers Compensation matter concerning the Ashley Youth Detention Centre whistle-blower known as ‘Alysha’ is being conducted appropriately and...
Questions asked by the Hon Meg Webb MLC on 29 July 2022 and answered by the Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Management on 23 August 2022  Questions:1. What is Tasmania Police’s current policy and practice towards Tasmanians ‘sleeping rough’, specifically those...
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...
I welcome the Tasmanian Law Reform Institute's review of the 2007 inquiry into the need for a Tasmanian Charter of Human Rights. In the absence of a human rights legislative framework, the limited alternative governance policy development and testing forums such as...
Ms WEBB (Nelson) - Mr President, today I am pleased to congratulate Diverse Tassie on its first anniversary. Diverse Tassie is a monthly newspaper serving Tasmania's diverse communities with news, views and events. It was started by three friends - Mohan Mattala,...
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...
 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...
