ROSEMARY ARMITAGE MLC

Tuesday 17 November 2020 Budget reply speech [4.39 p.m.] Ms ARMITAGE (Launceston) - Madam Deputy President, overall this is a macro budget which focuses heavily on broader economic inputs like emphasising infrastructure investment, generating investor and consumer confidence and providing incentives for business to stay open. In the extended period since the Tasmanian Government handed down its last budget a great many factors have drastically changed the way we live, work an

Special interest matter speech Tuesday 17 November 2020 [11.21 a.m.] Ms ARMITAGE (Launceston) - Mr President, from 24 October to 1 November, it was National Children's Week - an annual week celebrated by the focus and attention of the wider community on children, their rights and achievements. Children's Week is all about celebrating the right of children to enjoy childhood. This year's theme was 'Children have the right to choose their own friends and safely connect with oth

Thursday 12 November 2020 Notice of question Ms ARMITAGE (Launceston) - Mr President, I would prefer not to be asking this question this morning, but I have tried several times without notice to get an answer and I really cannot get a satisfactory answer so the only alternative is to put it on the Notice Paper. Mr President, tomorrow I shall ask the Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council - With regard to the tendering and procurement practices of the Tasmanian He

Thursday 12 November 2020 Second reading speech [12.13 p.m.] Ms ARMITAGE (Launceston) - Mr President, first, I should say as a former real estate agent that I support this bill. I also take on board the comments of the member for Pembroke and I think she made a very good suggestion. It is a minor and small bill. Obviously the substantial rewrite in 2016, as was mentioned by the member for McIntyre, has gone a long way to improving the situation. It is not a long bill with lot

Thursday 12 November 2020 Question without notice Ms ARMITAGE question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT An answer provided by the Government on 27 November 2018 indicated that the Tasmanian Health Service would implement a pain management service plan for the state's north and north-west and that the service would commence in the first quarter of 2019. Will the honourable Leader advise - (1) Has a pain service coordinator been appointed? (2)

Wednesday 11 November 2020 Second reading speech [4.06 p.m.] Ms ARMITAGE (Launceston) - Mr President, I am pleased to see that the Government has introduced a bill that delivers on a mandated election commitment and that, in doing so, guidance has been taken from experts in the areas of crime and criminal justice. The Tasmanian Law Reform Institute in its 2017 report, A Comparative Review of National Legislation for the Indefinite Detention of 'Dangerous Criminals, takes a th

Tuesday 10 November 2020 Special interest matter speech George and Paul Willows Mr PRESIDENT - We also have joining us in the President's Reserve this morning George Willows and his father, Paul, who are here for a reason that will become obvious shortly as we move into the first business of the day and that is the special interest speech. To reveal why George and Paul are with us, I invite the honourable member for Launceston. SPECIAL INTEREST MATTERS George Willows - Englis

Tuesday 10 November 2020 Reply to Notice of Motion 6 Mr Dean to move — That the Legislative Council calls upon the Government to further consider the legalisation of medicinal cannabis having regard to laws which apply in other Australian jurisdictions, with a view to allowing the prescribing of medicinal cannabis under proper process to those patients whom it would benefit, and also prevent these patients and carers from having to act unlawfully for treatment. [4.05 p.m.] Ms