ROSEMARY ARMITAGE MLC

Tuesday 11 November 2025 Noting - Budget Papers 2025-26 & Appropriation Bills (No. 1 & No. 2) [3.59 p.m.] Ms ARMITAGE (Launceston) - Mr President, here we are looking at yet another budget this year, and it doesn't seem like all that much has really changed when it comes to our short‑, medium ‑ and long‑term economic outlooks. Sitting suspended from 4.00 p.m. to 4.30 p.m. MOTION Noting - Budget Papers 2025-26 and Appropriation Bills (No. 1 and No. 2) Resumed from

Thursday 6 November 2025 [12.27 p.m.] Ms ARMITAGE (Launceston) - Mr President, I thank the Leader for bringing forward this important bill. I have some remarks to make. The Dangerous Criminals and High Risk Offenders Act 2021 marked an important legislative change to the way in which offenders who are considered to pose an unacceptable risk of committing another serious offence are dealt with by our justice system. It is considered to be a strong legislative tool because

Wednesday 5 November 2025 [5.12 p.m.] Ms ARMITAGE (Launceston) - Mr President, I thank the Deputy Leader for bringing the bill forward today and for the briefings. I will make a few remarks. This bill is set to amend the Residential Tenancy Act 1997 to enable tenants to apply to the owner of a property they are renting to keep one or more pets, with the owner only being able to refuse the keeping of a pet on reasonable grounds. This is a permission-based model, as the De

Tuesday 4 November 2025 [6.02 p.m.] Ms ARMITAGE (Launceston) - Madam Acting President, I will make a short contribution. Much has already been said. I must admit, when I first started looking at this bill, I was in two minds: do I support it, or don't I support it? Listening to the contributions today has been interesting. I have to say I appreciated your contribution, as the member for a week. I accept the members that are opposed and as I said, I wasn't sure whether I wo

Thursday 25 September 2025 [4.04 p.m.] Ms ARMITAGE (Launceston) - Mr President, I first thank those who briefed us this morning, who came along and gave us their opinions. It's really important to have stakeholders and people in the community come along and brief us on bills - certainly ones as important as this. This is a very important bill that goes to the heart of community expectations. It is rare that we get the opportunity in this place to express the wills of our c

Thursday 25 September 2025 [11.06 a.m.] Mr VINCENT (Prosser - Deputy Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council) - Mr President, I move - That the Legislative Council disallow, in accordance with section 3G of the Parliamentary Salaries, Superannuation and Allowances Act 2012, the determination contained in the May 2025 report of the Full Bench of the Tasmanian Industrial Commission into Parliamentary Salaries and Allowances. [11.58 a.m.] Ms ARMITAGE (Launceston)

Thursday 25 September 2025 [3.22 p.m.] Ms ARMITAGE (Launceston) - Mr President, I thank the honourable Leader for bringing forward this very interesting bill. Government businesses are not just important to our economy and the running of our state, but they're also important to Tasmanians. They are major employers and, in many circumstances, express our state's brand. It's therefore important that we make sure they're well managed, well resourced and that we ensure they ha

Thursday 25 September 2025 [12.42 p.m.] Ms ARMITAGE (Launceston) - Mr President, this is a very simple and straightforward bill. I thank the Leader for Government Business for bringing it forward today. This bill will enable people who shared their experiences during the commission of inquiry in private sessions to help us better understand what happened, what went wrong and what we could do to ensure that no child or vulnerable person could ever be harmed under state care a

Wednesday 24 September 2025 [4.38 p.m.] Ms ARMITAGE (Launceston) - Mr President, I thank the Leader for the briefings this morning. They were very informative. It is correct that I have often had a great interest in the board and the compilation. I have a reasonably short speech, given the comprehensive undertaking by the member for Murchison, which was really good and which I really appreciate, and by other members as well. I thank the Leader for bringing this forward.

Wednesday 24 September 2025 [3.04 p.m.] Ms ARMITAGE (Launceston) - Mr President, I thank the Leader for bringing forward this bill. I rise to offer a few remarks. As mentioned by the Leader, some of the legislative changes this bill makes have arisen out of the tragic circumstances faced by the Westbrook family. I acknowledge them, their efforts and the loss their family has suffered and continues to suffer. The passing of this bill into law, I hope, will improve the admin

Tuesday 23 September 2025 Voluntary Assisted Dying Online Portal [3.10 p.m.] Mr GAFFNEY (Mersey) - Mr President, I move - That: (1) The Legislative Council notes that a General Practitioner based on the Northwest Coast of Tasmania who has been involved in approximately 80 cases of Voluntary Assisted Dying under the provisions of the End-of-Life Choices (Voluntary Assisted Dying) Act 2021 (the Act) has expressed concern about the lack of an electronic portal for t

Tuesday 23 September 2025 Ms FORREST (Murchison) - Mr President, I move - (1) That two Government Businesses Scrutiny Committees be established to inquire into Government Businesses in accordance with the schedule detailed below and rules as set out in the Standing Orders at Part 22. (2) That the Committees have leave to sit on Monday, 24 November 2025 and Tuesday, 25 November 2025 between the hours of 9.00 a.m. and 6.30 p.m. or such other times as varied by the

Thursday 8 August 2025 [5.03 p.m.] Ms ARMITAGE (Launceston) - Mr President, I endorse the comments of the - I was going to say member for Rattray - member for McIntyre. Ms Rattray - That will do. Ms ARMITAGE - We need to check we are still on the register because sometimes people have thought - Ms Rattray - Oh, do you fall off? Ms ARMITAGE - I am not sure. The member for Murchison might be able to tell me. I thought a few years ago it changed. Yes, it is probably

Thursday 5 June 2025 [11.40 a.m.] Ms ARMITAGE (Launceston) - Mr President, I was not going to rise to speak, but having heard some of the contributions, I thought I would make a short contribution. I support the comments by the member for McIntyre in a manner. I have been to Ashley on a number of occasions and, as I think is well known here, I have been working with Tasmania Police, supporting our vulnerable youth for over 30 years, going into the police station when they ha

Tuesday 3 June 2025 [4.38 p.m.] Ms ARMITAGE (Launceston) - Mr President, the annual budget is a key moment every year for any government. A budget is not merely a set of numbers or an analysis of the state's financial position, it is a document which, at its heart, outlines the policy priorities of the government. We are always keen to see what is contained in the budget and what the priorities for the next 12 months will be. Some of them are expected and some are surprises,

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

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

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

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

Thursday 10 April 2025 [7.00 p.m.] Ms ARMITAGE (Launceston) - Mr President, first, I also wish the members for Nelson and Pembroke all the best. I should not say it, but there is Ben in the background who always tells me how terrible I looked at my election. I did reprimand him last time because he has told me so many times. I know how it feels and just how stressful it is. Ms Rattray - I think they look alright. Ms ARMITAGE - You will have to share that sort of inform

Wednesday 9 April 2025 [4.53 p.m.] Ms ARMITAGE (Launceston) - Mr President, I have a little paperwork here. There were many notes to take today with regard to the briefing. I am pleased to speak about this bill and I thank the Leader for the comprehensive briefings that were arranged for us to better understand it. I would like to thank Reid's mother, Laraine, and hopefully this does not bring back too many memories through our comments. I thank you sincerely for coming

Wednesday 9 April 2025 [4.53 p.m.] Ms ARMITAGE (Launceston) - Mr President, I have a little paperwork here. There were many notes to take today with regard to the briefing. I am pleased to speak about this bill and I thank the Leader for the comprehensive briefings that were arranged for us to better understand it. I would like to thank Reid's mother, Laraine, and hopefully this does not bring back too many memories through our comments. I thank you sincerely for coming

Tuesday 8 April 2025 [11.28 p.m.] Ms THOMAS (Elwick) - Mr President, I move - That the Legislative Council: (1) Considers and notes the Basketball Tasmania State Facilities Strategy 2025-2035, highlighting the urgent need for substantial investment in community basketball infrastructure across the state; (2) Notes that, in Tasmania, basketball is the number one team sport for adults and number three team sport for children (source: 2024 Ausplay data); (3) Notes

Tuesday 8 April 2025 [12.41 p.m.] Ms ARMITAGE (Launceston) - Mr President, I thank the member for bringing the motion forward. As we know, sport is extremely important for all ages. It does not really matter whether you are young old, or in the middle, it is something that is important. I thank the member for Mersey, too. It was very interesting to hear that you actually played a game for Brazil. Mr Gaffney - No, I know, they were nuts. They were desperate - they were fun