Defamation Amendment Bill 2024 (No 42)
Thursday 29 May 2025 [11.22 a.m.] Ms ARMITAGE (Launceston) - Mr President, I thank the Acting Leader for bringing the bill forward. I will just make a few brief remarks. Defamation law is an area of law that, like many others, struggles to keep pace with rapidly evolving technology and the ability for people to make a publication that could be defamatory in nature. At the same time, the evolution of law is slow as it needs to be considered very carefully before it is deve
Justice (Miscellaneous Reporting Procedures) Bill 2025 (No. 10)
Thursday 29 May 2025 [11.56 a.m.] Ms ARMITAGE (Launceston) - Mr President, I rise only to make a few brief remarks in support of this bill. I do not believe there is any need to re-prosecute the content and context of the commission of inquiry, but one thing that we do know is that fully implementing it is an ongoing process, as well as protection of children and young people from harm. There will never be a time when we can no longer be vigilant, and our laws will need to r
Motion - Tas Planning Commission Draft Integrated Assessment Report - Macquarie Point Stadium Project of State Significance
Tuesday 27 May 2025 Consideration and noting - Tasmanian Planning Commission Draft Integrated Assessment Report - Macquarie Point Multipurpose Stadium Project of State Significance [4.49 p.m.] Ms ARMITAGE (Launceston) - Mr President, I have a reasonably short contribution. I am most disappointed about how divisive this issue has become in our state. Something that should be celebrated and unite people - the thought of getting a team - has become so divisive, and that is su
Motion - Tourism Tasmania Annual Report 2023-24, consideration & noting
Tuesday 27 May 2025 [2.58 p.m.] Ms ARMITAGE (Launceston) - Mr President, I thank the member for McIntyre for bringing forward the motion. I will make a few comments on the Tourism Tasmania annual report. We know how integral tourism is to our state, not just economically, but for Tasmania's reputation as a pristine, unique environment unlike anywhere else in the world. We boast heritage architecture, archaeological significance of the presence of human beings in the state