TLRI Reiterates Need for Tasmanian Human Rights Act:Parliament should prioritise introduction of legislation30 April 2024Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb today welcomed the launch of the Tasmanian Law Reform Institute’s (TLRI) A Charter of Human Rights for...
Media Release: Has Premier Received Blake Review Report into Commission of Inquiry Unresolved Matters?
Has Premier Received Blake Review Report into Commission of Inquiry Unresolved Matters?10 April 2024Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb today called on the Premier to disclose whether he has received the final report of the Blake Review into significant unresolved...
Article-‘No Consent’ for Museum to keep Autopsy Samples
The Australian | 4 April 2024; pg 3.'No Consent' for Museum to keep Autopsy SamplesMatthew DenholmA museum appears to have kept samples from 147 coronial autopsies for research for three decades, potentially without consent, prompting an investigation and demands for...
Media Comment: Reaction to DPAC Secretary Resignation
Reaction to DPAC Secretary Resignation25 March 2024Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb MLC has called for the replacement DPAC Secretary to be recruited from interstate and appointed by agreement of all parliamentary party leaders.“Parliament, the public service...
Feature Article-Tasmanian deputy premier was told about paedophile police officer
The Saturday Paper | 23 March 2024.Tasmanian deputy premier was told about paedophile police officerNick FeikOn September 17, 2018, the then Tasmania Police commissioner Darren Hine provided a briefing note to then police ministerMichael Ferguson. It was titled “Death...
Media Release: Ferguson Must Answer for Inaction on Paul Reynolds Child Abuse Allegations
Ferguson Must Answer for Inaction on Paul Reynolds Child Abuse Allegations19 March 2024Independent for Nelson Meg Webb today called for Michael Ferguson to be held to account for his failure to act after receiving a formal Ministerial briefing note outlining the...
Article-Libs Vow to Throw Book at Kid Crims
The Saturday Mercury | 2 March 2024; pg 4.Libs Vow to Throw Book at Kid CrimsDavid KillickThe Liberals have promised to "throw the book" at children who commit criminal offences, particularly young "crimfluencers" who post and boast on social media.The Comissioner for...
Motion Tabled – Call for Tas NPM Implementation Report Recommendations be Implemented in Full
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...
Talking Point-75th Anniversary of the UN Human RIghts Declaration
Talking Point | The Saturday Mercury | 9 December 2023 War-Torn Backdrop of Suffering Illustrates How Much Tasmania Needs to Focus on Ensuring Human Rights, writes Meg Webb.Happy 75th birthday to the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights!We celebrate this milestone...
Article-Your personal data may be under threat
The Examiner | 16 November 2023; pg 7.Your personal data may be under threatIsabel BirdSENSITIVE and personal data such as names and addresses held by Tasmanian businesses, sporting clubs and community organisations may be at risk of public exposure.And if data is...