ROSEMARY ARMITAGE MLC

Tuesday 24 March 2026 Ms ARMITAGE question to HONOURABLE LEADER for the GOVERMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Ms RATTRAY [2.50 p.m.] Can the Leader please advise the number of inmates at Risdon Prison, including the Mary Hutchinson Women's Prison, on a monthly basis by geographic location that is north, north‑west and south for the previous six months? ANSWER Mr President, - I seek leave to table a monthly offender numbers for Risdon Prison, including the Mary Hutch

Tuesday 24 March 2026 Florfenicol Use in Tasmania [12.37 p.m.] Ms O'CONNOR (Hobart) - Mr President, I move - That the Legislative Council: (1) Notes evidence presented to parliament during the Budget Estimates process confirming more than 800 kilograms of the antibiotic, florfenicol, was used by salmon companies in south‑east waters in just three weeks following its recent federal approval for use in Tasmania. (2) Notes that data about the quantit

Tuesday 24 March 2026 Ms ARMITAGE question to MINISTER for CHILDREN and YOUTH, Ms PALMER [2.47 p.m.] Mr President, and talofa lava to our guests and welcome. Very nice to see you here; it's unfortunate about the weather and hopefully you might have a chance to visit some other areas of the state while you're here. Ms Rattray - I think that means north. Ms Forrest - It means north‑west. Ms ARMITAGE - Just other parts that might be a little sunnier and maybe not quit

Thursday 19 March 2026 [12.18 p.m.] Ms ARMITAGE (Launceston) - Mr President, I welcome the opportunity to respond to the Premier's state of the state address and to reflect on what it means for northern Tasmania, and in particular for the people of Launceston. The Premier's Address was ambitious, confident and forward‑looking. They spoke to Tasmania with big ideas and a belief in its capacity to deliver major projects and seize opportunity. In many respects, that confidenc

Thursday 19 March 2026 Metro Bus Fares - Consideration of Subsidies Ms ARMITAGE question to MINISTER for INFRASTRUCTURE and TRANSPORT, Mr VINCENT [2.51 p.m.] Thank you, Madam Deputy Chair. Given the pending fuel crisis, is any consideration being given to either free or subsidised Metro bus fares? If it has, can you give me an indication of when there might be a decision made? ANSWER Thank you, Madam Deputy President. We've had half-price bus fares for quite some time

Wednesday 18 March 2026 [12.22 p.m.] Ms ARMITAGE (Launceston) - Mr President, no words can adequately do justice to the tragedy or the magnitude of the crimes perpetrated on 14 December 2025. I rise today to join those who speak up for the victims, advocate for peace and reason, and condemn unequivocally, those who commit acts of such senseless violence or who fail to act to prevent them. In Australia, we've believed that acts of terror were horrors that happened elsewhere

Thursday 4 December 2025 Ms ARMITAGE question to MINISTER for SPORT, Mr DUIGAN [2.41 p.m.] With changes to UTAS Stadium and apparent displacement of the North Launceston Football Club, what assistance can the government provide to assist them to secure a permanent home? ANSWER Mr President, the government has always been and continues to be a strong supporter of the North Launceston Football Club. I recognise their long association and history at UTAS Stadium. That's wh

Thursday 4 December 2025 Ms ARMITAGE question to MINISTER for SPORT, Mr DUIGAN [2.45 p.m.] With regard to Surf Life Saving Tasmania, can you please advise: (1) whether funding of $250,000, which I believe was originally allocated to surf life saving clubs Tamar Sea Rescue, Wynyard and Kingborough, was recently redirected to other rescue groups? If so, which rescue groups are now receiving this funding? (2) why was the decision made? (3) how d

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

Tuesday 11 November 2025 Ms ARMITAGE question to MINISTER for SPORT, Mr DUIGAN [2.43 p.m.] I have been told by the minister's office or staff that you probably can't answer the questions. However, I'm quite sure that the minister, Mr Duigan, can answer for me some questions regarding AFL bookings, and probably a little bit disappointing that they've taken some responsibility off him in the past and I'm sure he'd be more than capable and quite happy to have some of it back

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

Tuesday 23 September 2025 Ms ARMITAGE question to LEADER for the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Ms RATTRAY [2.48 p.m.] My questions are regarding upgrades to the air - conditioning and cooling in older parts of the Launceston General Hospital buildings, including D Block. Can the honourable Leader please advise: (1) A media release on 4 February 2025 stated that 'the Department of Health … is working with external engineering experts to develop a permanen

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