[4.19 p.m.] Ms ARMITAGE (Launceston) - Mr President, I thank the Leader for the briefings today. The department has clarified the concerns raised by the other presenters this morning. The spirit of this legislation is to get people working together in good faith to mutually beneficial ends. The principles of this bill are to, as best as possible, assist our small and medium enterprises operating in leased premises, with the overall objective being to reignite economic activity to feed back into expenses and overheads. This is an absolute priority for the Government and I support any measure which is conducive to this goal. I note the concerns, of particularly the Property Council in briefing
TASWATER CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT OFFICE - TENDERING AND HIRING PRACTICES Ms ARMITAGE asked the Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council, Mrs Hiscutt - (1) (a) What are the CDO's engineering workforce needs and how does it plan to recruit and develop this workforce? (b) What information does the CDO have on the numbers of engineers needed as it relates to the operations of TasWater? (c) Are there any diversity objectives, including targets or quotas? (d) What is the primary source of qualified engineers for the CDO from local employers or from interstate? (2) (a) Does the CDO take steps to engage local, Tasmania-based engineers and engineering firms in their recruitment proce