The public consultation period for the fifth Social and Economic Impact Study of gambling in Tasmania should be extended, one MLC says.Nelson independent MLC Meg Webb said the six week consultation period should be extended by another month."This will ensure the...
The gambling social and economic impact study is a legislated requirement under the Gaming Control Act, one which deserves to be taken seriously and have the government genuinely seek community input. Meg Webb with Aaron Stevens on Tasmania Talks. Â
An outspoken pokies critic has raised concerns an upcoming study into the economic and social effects of gambling in Tasmania will be ignored by policymakers.   ECONOMIST Saul Eslake has been appointed to help carry out a three-yearly study into the effects of...
Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb today called for the public consultation period for the fifth Social and Economic Impact Study of Gambling in Tasmania (SEIS) to be extended.“In simple terms, six weeks is not enough time. This call come on top of revelations...
Department of Treasury and Finance figures show $19,428,375 have poured into the machines in July – that’s $626,721 per day - and this spike in pokies losses was completely predictable. Meg Webb MLC talks with Martin Agatyn 7AD FM. Â
Letter to to the Editor   The Premier is being untruthful every time he says "only 0.6 per cent" of Tasmanians are problem gamblers. He knows this because experts who conduct these prevalence studies say it is an underestimate.The data comes from a long phone survey...
Questions asked by the Hon Meg Webb on 11 August 2020 and answered by the Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Management, the Hon Mark Shelton MP Regarding the state border management application, Good2Go Pass (G2G PASS) please detail: Question 1. Was consultation...
Information requested from Treasury and Finance Requested 18 Aug 20 Determination received 2 Nov 2020Please provide a copy of:   A template of the current pecuniary and/or conflict of interest declaration documentation used by the members of the Premier’s Economic...
ABC News |  Meg Webb MLC supports calls to reinstitute the her Upper House Motion calling for an inquiry into Tasmania's COVID-19 emergency response.   Hear the debate calling for a Joint COVID-19 Parliamentary Scrutiny Committee
Parliamentary democracies are not generally in the habit of handing over untrammelled power to non-elected individuals. However, recent events seem to suggest that is precisely what has happened in Tasmania.The State Controller, Police Commissioner Darren Hine,...
