STATE SERVICE AMENDMENT (REDEPLOYMENT) BILL 2013
Mrs ARMITAGE (Launceston ) - Mr President, I will start by saying I believe that the public servants do work very hard, and I have no...
NATIONAL PARKS AND RESERVES MANAGEMENT AMENDMENT (PARKS AND RESERVES AUTHORITY) BILL 2013
Mrs ARMITAGE (Launceston ) - Mr President, I am very surprised to see this back on the notice paper because the reason it was adjourned...
ADJOURNMENT: CHRISTMAS GREETINGS
Mrs ARMITAGE (Launceston) - I, too, will be brief. First, I offer my best wishes to the honourable member for Huon. The saddest part is...
PARLIAMENT SQUARE PLANNING PERMIT BILL 2012 (No. 57)
Mrs ARMITAGE (Launceston) - I appreciated the briefings we had today on this matter. I will not speak too long because most of it has...
ELECTORAL AMENDMENT (ELECTORAL EXPENDITURE AND POLITICAL DONATIONS) BILL 2013
Mrs ARMITAGE (Launceston ) - Mr President, I have listened carefully to your words as well. Although I understand where the members are...
ANTI-DISCRIMINATION AMENDMENT BILL 2012
Mrs ARMITAGE ( Launceston ) - Mr President, like other members, I will support this amendment. I am pleased that the other place...
AMBULANCE SERVICE AMENDMENT BILL 2013
Mrs ARMITAGE ( Launceston ) - Mr President, I also support the principle of the bill. Like others, I have a few concerns with some of the...
WORKERS REHABILITATION AND COMPENSATION AMENDMENT (FIRE-FIGHTERS) BILL 2013
Mrs ARMITAGE ( Launceston ) - Mr President, I support this bill, and I have no issue with the principle of the legislation, but I believe...
RESIDENTIAL BUILDING WORK QUALITY (WARRANTIES AND DISPUTES) BILL 2012
Mrs ARMITAGE ( Launceston ) - Mr President, most of my comments have been fairly well summed up by the members who have already spoken. I...
TASMANIAN FOREST AGREEMENT INITIAL PROPOSED RESERVE ORDER 2013
Mrs ARMITAGE ( Launceston ) - Mr President, I will start with a submission we all received last night from Andrew Denman - I have...
SPECIAL INTEREST MATTERS ST. GILES - WALK WITH ME EVENT
Mrs ARMITAGE ( Launceston ) - Mr President, in the spring of 1937 a public meeting was held in Launceston at the Town Hall in response to...
MOTION - NOTE REPORT INTEGRATED SUSTAINABLE PUBLIC TRANSPORT SYSTEM IN SOUTHERN TASMANIA
Mrs ARMITAGE ( Launceston ) - Mr President, I too shall make a short contribution. Before I start, the member for Windermere asked me to...
PROFESSOR BERNI EINODER - TRIBUTE
Mrs ARMITAGE ( Launceston ) - Mr President, I speak today about one of Australia's top surgeons, Professor Berni Einoder, and the...
CITY PARK, LAUNCESTON - Special Interest Speech
Mrs ARMITAGE ( Launceston ) - Mr President, not only has Launceston been judged Australia's most family-friendly city for 2013 but now...
MOTHERS OF PRE SCHOOLERS, TASMANIA - Special Interest Speech
Mrs ARMITAGE ( Launceston ) - Mr President, I commend the honourable member for Rosevears because it is well worthwhile and we are...
ADOPTION AMENDMENT BILL 2013
Mrs ARMITAGE ( Launceston ) - Mr President, I thank the leader for the briefings this morning. I now have a much better understanding of...
ANTI-DISCRIMINATION AMENDMENT BILL 2012
Mrs ARMITAGE ( Launceston ) - Mr President, I thank the honourable member for Elwick because she has summed it up very well. I also thank...
YOUTH JUSTICE (MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS) BILL 2012
Mrs ARMITAGE ( Launceston ) - Mr President, I appreciated the briefings we had this morning; they cleared up many misunderstandings that...
TAXATION RELIEF BILL 2013
Mrs ARMITAGE ( Launceston ) - Most of what I was going to say has been said, so it will shorten my contribution. The member for Huon said...
MOTION: Reproductive Health (Access to Terminations) Bill 2013 - Refer to Committee
Mrs ARMITAGE ( Launceston ) - Mr President, I was told recently by a medical practitioner that this bill is seeking a solution to a...
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR-GENERAL No. 10 of 2012-13
Mrs ARMITAGE ( Launceston ) - Mr President, this is an excellent report. It is great to see the Auditor-General looking at hospital bed...
PREMIER'S ADDRESS
Mrs ARMITAGE ( Launceston ) - Mr President, I have a couple of comments to make because I tried to keep fairly strictly to the budget....
PLASTIC SHOPPING BAGS BAN BILL 2013
Mrs ARMITAGE ( Launceston ) - Mr Deputy President, this is a first step. I will not repeat everything that has already been said by other...
CONSOLIDATED FUND APPROPRIATION BILL (No. 1 ) 2013 (No. 33) CONSOLIDATED FUND APPROPRIATION BILL (No
Mrs ARMITAGE ( Launceston ) - Mr President, I rise to speak on this budget, the budget you have when you do not have any money to spend....