ROSEMARY ARMITAGE MLC

[3.21 p.m.] Ms ARMITAGE (Launceston) - Mr President, I really appreciate the briefings that were organised. I also appreciated the letter from the honourable Elise Archer last year with regard to the draft copy of the Criminal Code bill. This was very useful to have so we could comment on it. I ask the Leader to pass on my appreciation to Elise Archer for that. Like other people, we were all shocked and horrified by the revelations from the Royal Commission into Institutional

[2.34 p.m.] Ms ARMITAGE question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT Leader, I seek clarification. The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency will be developing some guidelines and some information for doctors. Is that currently occurring or is it coming? Has it been accepted by our state or is it being left to AHPRA, which we know could take some time, or is it in now? If so, are doctors aware of the situation? ANSWER Mr President, I

[2.31 p.m.] Ms ARMITAGE question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT Questions relating to the state of laws regarding medical practitioners seeking mental health treatment, existing legislation is inconsistent between states. Tasmania's adoption of the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law places an obligation for doctors treating other health professionals for mental health issues to report this to the relevant authorities. The Western

[12.24 p.m.] Ms ARMITAGE (Launceston) - Mr President, I agree it is timely the act is being updated. Coming back to the present - coins: who can ever find coins when you need them? However, I agree with the member for Rosevears, obviously there is an issue that is not part of the bill - people are having great problems with these newfangled meters. It probably affects the elderly - and I class myself as elderly - and anyone over 60 is elderly when they are looking at how thes

[2.56 p.m.] Ms ARMITAGE question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT This question relates to fees charged to people with physical disabilities who use taxi services in their daily lives. Information on the Department of State Growth website includes a published list of maximum flagfall fees and tariffs for taxi clients. The flag fall fee for at least one person travelling in a wheelchair is $5.20. The flagfall fee for non-wheelchair-reliant pa

[2.54 p.m.] Ms ARMITAGE question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT What is the current number of nursing positions vacant across Royal Hobart Hospital, Launceston General Hospital and North West Regional Hospital? Are these positions to be filled with nurses on contracts? If so, for how many hours will these contracts be? If these contracts are for 32 hours per week or less, what is the rationale behind this, given most nurses work substantia

[2.53 p.m.] Ms ARMITAGE question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT With regard to answers provided on 8 August 2019, on the current waiting list for colonoscopy and endoscopy, categories 1, 2 and 3 at the North-West Regional Hospital, the Royal Hobart Hospital and the Launceston General Hospital, a follow-up question to answer (3), which was: what is the length of time each hospital has been over-boundary? Will the Leader please advise the le

[2.51 p.m.] Ms ARMITAGE question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT This question follows up a question I asked last week on this matter. Would the Leader please advise - (1) With regard to raking of the Tamar River, what date did this cease? Please provide the reason for ceasing the raking of the Tamar River, given that the grant authority had not yet expired and, from the answer provided last week, appears will not expire until September 201

[2.49 p.m.] Ms ARMITAGE - Mr Acting President, obviously no-one wants to see young lives lost. If there were no drug taking, it would be a wonderful world. We know that is not likely. While I accept the member for Murchison genuinely believes drug testing will save lives, I do not believe there is any safe way to take drugs. I feel this could be seen as a way of normalising drug taking; in other words, making drug taking more normal or usual. While I note statistics on those