Questions asked by the Hon Meg Webb MLC on 5 September 2022 and answered by the Minister for State Development, Construction and Housing on 8 September 2022. In regards to each of the Rapid Re-Housing Programs (Family Violence, Mental Health and Prisoner), and in...
Question – Police Policy Towards Rough Sleepers
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...
Speech-in-Reply: Tasmania State Budget 2022
Ms WEBB (Nelson) - Mr President, I rise to provide my response to the state Budget 2022-23. A lot has certainly changed since we last stood here responding to the previous state budget which was barely nine months ago, as it was slightly delayed again last year.We...
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...
Tasmanian Parliament approves land tax changes, but questions remain on how it will help renters – if at all
Matt Maloney | The Examiner | 4 May 2022 Parliament has approved land tax cuts for secondary property owners and landlords, promised by the Liberals in last year's state election.Now, a person with property or land other than their residential property will not have...
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...
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...
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...
Aurora Energy’s chairwoman Mary O’Kane holds fears for company’s financial position in 2021
Matt Maloney | Examiner Newspaper | December 14, 2020 Aurora Energy will face further financial headwinds next year, its chairwoman says.Mary O'Kane told a government business scrutiny committee on Monday the full impact of the coronavirus pandemic was yet to be...