ROSEMARY ARMITAGE MLC

Thursday 20 August 2026 Ms ARMITAGE (Launceston) - Thank you, Mr President. Just make sure I have all my bits here. I believe I have. Mr President, I rise to make some brief remarks on this bill. While it contains minor, mainly minor and uncontroversial amendments, it's important that we, in this place, ensure that we provide proper context and input so it is properly understood why it's necessary. Firstly and importantly, this bill makes several amendments to the Crimina

Wednesday 19 August 2026 [11.23 a.m.] Ms ARMITAGE (Launceston) - I will briefly make some remarks on this bill as it's pretty well a universally welcomed and accepted bill, closing a very problematic loophole which currently exists in Tasmanian law. Phoenixing in the construction sector has significant and far-reaching consequences for consumers, businesses and creditors, as well as employees and subcontractors of these companies. It depletes people's savings; it ruins lives

Tuesday 18 August 2026 [9.24 p.m.] Ms ARMITAGE (Launceston) - I thank the honourable member for Rumney for bringing forward this bill. I believe it's an important debate for us to have. I'm very conscious of the fact that we're trying to make a very delicate and considered decision here. I thank everyone who briefed us - Joel from SDA and I think it was Olivia, Jayden and Matty who came in. That can't have been easy coming and facing all of us there. And for the first time th

Thursday 13 August 2026 [12.22 p.m.] Ms ARMITAGE (Launceston) - Thank you, Mr President. I thank the honourable Leader for bringing forward this bill and for the briefings provided. This bill contains a number of commonsense measures to address and deter certain offences, and I know that it's the result of extensive consultation and research. Tasmanian roads are not as safe as they should be and I think many in this Chamber were part of a road safety committee that we had qui

Wednesday 12 August 2026 [5.18 p.m.] Ms ARMITAGE (Launceston) - Thank you, Mr President. I'd like to acknowledge the member for Bass and also the minister for Police, who's only just left in the back of the Chamber. I thank the honourable Leader for bringing forward the bill and I welcome the opportunity to speak on it. I believe it's important that we provide on the record the emphasis our communities place on war memorials and why it's necessary to deter vandalism and prope

Tuesday 11 August 2026 [12.54 p.m.] Ms ARMITAGE (Launceston) - Mr President, I'll just give a little background on where this has come from. When I first came to this Chamber in 2011, I must admit I was really quite surprised that there were no time limits, having come from local government where we had five minutes and then, if you were really lucky, you got an extension of three minutes - so eight minutes in which to put forward your view, often on very complex planning mat

Tuesday 11 August 2026 Ms ARMITAGE question to LEADER for the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Ms RATTRAY [2.56 p.m.] Regarding the fire and malicious damage event at Ashley Youth Detention Centre in October 2025, have any charges been laid against any person involved, and if not, why not? ANSWER Just by way of explanation, because it's charges, it relates to the minister for Police. In respect to the incident at AYDC on 5 October 2025, three young people were c

Tuesday 11 August 2026 Mr President, I am very pleased to rise to speak today about a terrific business in Launceston, run with enthusiasm and heart. I am talking about the Bloom Coffee Van, run by young Entrepreneur Olivia Pedder. After finishing year twelve in November last year, Olivia purchased the Bloom Coffee van and got to work. Taking the experience she has gained working at other local Launceston businesses, Bluestone and Josef Chromy – where she still works part t