Ms WEBB (Nelson) - Mr President, I rise to place my comments on the public record regarding the Environmental Management and Pollution Control Amendment Bill 2022. I must say, I find myself thinking that this is something of an odd bill. On one hand, at a macro...
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...
Ms WEBB (Nelson) - Mr President, the Expansion of House of Assembly Bill 2022 is one of the most significant pieces of legislation that have come before us in this place. It is also legislation nearly 25 years in the making. Although there are no current members of...
**Check against delivery** Ms WEBB (Nelson) - Mr President, I also thank the Leader for organising the briefings for us, and particularly, for the minister's time today to come to speak with us about the bill in some more detail. It was much appreciated and I look...
Ms WEBB - Mr President, I rise to speak on the Homes Tasmania bill, and there are certainly many things to be said. A great deal of work has already been spoken about regarding this bill by the Government in the media, in correspondence to us, in ministerial...
Ms WEBB (Nelson) - Mr President, I rise to speak on the Police Offences Amendment (Workplace Protection) Bill. This bill, as we have all noted, is the next iteration of the Government's attempts - as I would characterise them - to quash certain kinds of environmental...
Matt Maloney | The Examiner | 30 May 2021The government will suspend debate over the 2022-23 state budget this week to debate legislation to introduce compulsory voting in local government elections.Local Government Minister Nic Street last week tabled a bill in...
Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb today called on the Rockliff Liberal Government to consider additional parliamentary sitting days after State Budget scrutiny to then debate proposed local government election reforms.“It is established practice for the State...
Ms WEBB (Nelson) - Thank you, Mr President. I am very pleased to rise to speak on this bill and thank you to the Government for bringing it forward and for the briefings provided.We are looking at this bill in the context of a youth justice system which has utterly...
