Talking Point | The Mercury | 9 December 2024; pg 16-17A Human Rights Act Might Have Prevented Atrocities Like the Stolen GenerationThe world is hanging out for proper action to safeguard human rights, for the generations to come, writes Meg WebbOn December 10, 1948,...
Motion Debated – Upper House Votes for Call for Human Rights Act
The Hon. Meg Webb MLC tabled the following motion in the Legislative Council on Thursday 15 August 2024, calling for the government to commit to introducing legislation for a Tasmanian Human Rights Act, implementing the Tasmanian Law Reform Institute’s...
Speech – Family Violence Amendment (Protecting People and their Pets) Bill 2024
View Meg delivering her second reading speech below supporting the Family Violence Amendment (Protecting People and their Pets) Bill 2024, Tuesday 26 November 2024. Read below or download Meg's speech as a pdf here: [pdf-embedder...
Media Release: Upper House Votes to Progress Tasmanian Human Rights Act
Upper House Votes to Progress Tasmanian Human Rights ActThe Legislative Council today voted to support the immediate development of Tasmanian Human Rights legislation to be tabled during the life of the current Parliament.“I welcome the majority support of Upper House...
Media Release: Government Must Stop Ghosting the Independent TNPM
Government Must Stop Ghosting the Independent TNPMIndependent Member for Nelson Meg Webb said today the State Government must heed the urgent calls by the independent Tasmanian National Preventive Mechanism (TNPM), Mr Richard Connock, and immediately fund the Office...
Motion Debated – Call to Deliver Tas NPM Implementation Report Recommendations Passed by Upper House
The Hon. Meg Webb MLC tabled the following motion in the Legislative Council on Tuesday 12 December 2023, noting the Tasmanian National Preventive Mechanism's (TNPM) inaugural Implementation Report, and calling for each of its eight recommendations be implemented in...
Article-Another four public servants suspended
The Sunday Examiner | 10 November 2024; pg 4.Another four public servants suspended Sean FordAT LEAST four more Tasmanian public servants have been suspended over child sexual abuse allegations since mid-August.They were suspended between August 17 and October 30. It...
Article-Draft laws’ consultation time slammed
The Examiner | 5 November 2024; pg 3.Draft laws' consultation time slammedMatt Maloney THE state government has relented to a call from a key disability lobby group for extended consultation of new laws which will make voting in elections more accessible for...
Motion Debate – National Plan to End Violence against Women and Children 2022-2032
Meg spoke in support of a motion noting the Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Commission’s Yearly Report on the progress of the National Plan to End Violence against Women and Children 2022-2032 View below Meg delivering her debate speech in the Legislative...
ABC Digital News-Victim-survivors of abuse from relatives call for change to recognise that as family violence
Ashleigh Barraclough | ABC NEWS - Digital Online | 1 September 2024 Victim-survivors of abuse from relatives call for change to recognise that as family violenceIn short: Tasmania is the only jurisdiction in Australia limiting the legal definition of family violence...