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