The Hon. Meg Webb MLC tabled the following motion in the Legislative Council on Thursday 8 August 2024, calling for a moratorium to be placed on the use of dry cells by the Tasmanian Prison Service where body scanners are available, while departmental policy review is...
View Meg below delivering her second reading speech on 7 August 2024 to the government's Sentencing Amendment (Presumptive Sentencing For Assaults On Frontline Workers) Bill 2024 - during which she detailed her concerns with the Bill, and the reasons why she will be...
The Mercury | 7 August 2024; pg 8.Abuse allegations see 17 AYDC staff suspendedDavid KillickSeventeen staff at the Ashley Youth Detention Centre are currently suspended after being accused of child sexual abuse – with some thesubject of multiple investigations, it has...
Watch the ABC TV News report of Tuesday 6 August 2024, during which Meg is interviewed regarding revelations that some formerly cleared Ashley Youth Detention Centre (AYDC) staff, have been resuspended due to child abuse allegations.
Meg brought on for debate on Tuesday the 6th of August her motion that the Office of the Custodial Inspector Tasmania: Annual Report 2022-2023 be considered and noted. Meg tabled her motion on Thursday the 16th of November 2023 and the Legislative Council debated it...
Revelations Regarding AYDC Staff ED5 Stand Downs & Re-Investigations6 August 2024Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb MLC said today that at June 20 this year a total of 17 Ashley Youth Detention Centre AYDC staff have been stood down with formal suspension...
View Meg below delivering her second reading speech on 6 August 2024 to the Tasmanian Greens' Police Offences Amendment (Begging Repeal) Bill 2024 in which she commends the bill. Read below or download Meg's speech as a pdf here:[embeddoc...
Where are latest Ministerial Diary Disclosures?: April – June 2024 Quarter Missing5 August 2024Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb today queried the delay in publication of the latest Ministerial Diary Disclosures for the April to June quarter, calling for their...
The Sunday Examiner | 4 August 2024; pg 8.Low-income earners 'excluded'from assistanceMatt MaloneyThere is a blanket exclusion of Tasmanians on a disability support payment from accessing a government program to allow them accessing a government program to allow them...
The Weekend Australian | 27-28 July 2024; pg 3.Concern Judege May Remain in Post for Months Even if ConvictedMatt DenholmTasmania faces the “embarrassment” of potentially having a convicted judge on its Supreme Court for many months, prompting concern in legal and...
