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Independent Review of the End of Life Choices (Voluntary Assisted Dying) Bill 2020
Independent Review of the End of Life Choices (Voluntary Assisted Dying) Bill 2020 Prepared by the Tasmanian Policy Exchange at the University of Tasmania February 2021 Independent Review of the End of Life Choices (Voluntary Assisted Dying) Bill 2020 February 2021 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This report has been prepared by the Tasmanian Policy Exchange (TPE) at the University of Tasmania. The TPE was established by the University of Tasmania as a strategic priority in 2020 to enhance the University’s capacity to make timely and informed contributions to policy issues and debates which will shape Tasmania’s future. The Review Panel would like to thank all those who made formal submissions to the Review and to colleagues in Victoria, Western Australia and Queensland who shared their expertise and insights at the Review workshop conducted in early February. We would also like to thank the researchers and staff across the University who contributed their time and expertise to the preparation of this report. THE REVIEW PANEL Professor Richard Eccleston (Chairperson), Tasmanian Policy Exchange Professor Fran McInerney, Wicking Dementia Research and Education Centre WITH CONTRIBUTIONS FROM Professor Margaret Otlowski, School of Madeleine Archer, UTAS Science/Law graduate Law Sarah Hyslop, Tasmanian Policy Exchange Associate Professor Jenny Presser, School of Medicine Hollie Jackson, UTAS Arts/Law graduate Contents TERMS OF REFERENCE ........................................................................................................................................................3 -
Composition of Australian Parliaments by Party and Gender: a Quick Guide
RESEARCH PAPER SERIES, 2016–17 16 MAY 2017 Composition of Australian parliaments by party and gender: a quick guide Anna Hough Politics and Public Administration This quick guide contains the most recent tables showing the composition of Australian parliaments by party and gender (see Table 1 and Table 2 below). It takes into account changes to the Commonwealth parliament and the parliaments of Western Australia, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania since the last update was published on 20 February 2017. Commonwealth • In the Senate, Peter Georgiou (PHON, WA) replaces Rod Culleton (Ind., WA), whose election was declared void by the High Court sitting as the Court of Disputed returns. Senator Georgiou was sworn in on 27 March 2017. • Senator Lucy Gichuhi (Ind., SA) replaces Bob Day (Family First Party, SA) following Day’s resignation in November 2016. In late April 2017 the Family First Party merged with the Australian Conservatives (with the combined party to be called the Australian Conservatives). Senator Gichuhi, who was sworn in on 9 May 2017, has opted not to join the merged party. Western Australia • The figures for Western Australia reflect the results of the state general election held on 11 March 2017. New members of the Legislative Council elected on that date are included in the figures, and will take their seats on 22 May 2017. New South Wales • In New South Wales, following three by-elections on 8 April 2017: – Liesl Tesch (ALP) became the Member for Gosford, replacing Kathy Smith (ALP) – James Griffin (LP) became the Member for Manly, replacing Mike Baird (LP) and – Felicity Wilson (LP) became the Member for North Shore, replacing Jillian Skinner (LP). -
An Independent Review of the Tasmanian Electricity Supply Industry
Electricity Supply Industry Expert Panel An Independent Review of the Tasmanian Electricity Supply Industry Final Report Volume I March 2012 Electricity Supply Industry Expert Panel The Hon Lara Giddings MP The Hon Bryan Green MP Treasurer Minister for Energy and Resources Level 11 Level 10 15 Murray Street 15 Murray Street HOBART TAS 7000 HOBART TAS 7000 Dear Treasurer and Minister, In accordance with Section 20 of the Electricity Supply Industry Expert Panel Act 2010, I am pleased to provide you with the Panel’s Final Report: An Independent Review of the Tasmanian Electricity Industry – Final Report. The Final Report presents the Panel’s findings and recommendations against its Terms of Reference. Most importantly, the Final Report contains the Panel’s recommended actions to inform the development of a Tasmanian Energy Strategy. The Final Report is the culmination of 17 months of detailed, evidence-based investigation, which has included extensive and highly involved consultation with both industry participants and the broader Tasmanian community. Our focus has been the long-term interest of Tasmanians. As we have noted throughout the Review, the electricity industry will make the best contribution to the growth and development of Tasmania and to the economic welfare of Tasmanians if it is operated on the most economically efficient basis possible. In examining the past and current performance of the sector, the Panel established the following overarching policy objective: ‘To promote a safe, secure, reliable, efficient and sustainable electricity supply industry, capable of providing electricity services at efficient prices to Tasmanian households and businesses, over the long term’. -
February 2021
FREE FEBRUARY 2021 Paramedic Recognised In April 2021 Mike will have served with as a top apprentice. He originally joined after it had folded some years before. From way. the Tasmanian Ambulance Service for 44 Ambulance Tasmania as volunteer serving the beginning of his 37 years in George His is a face that the George Town commu- years and four months. in his spare time working in George Town. Town, Mike has always been proud of his nity has come to know and respect. membership with the local RSL. He has Mike is an Intensive Care Paramedic and It was during this time he met his wife Lisa always been on hand at Anzac and Remem- A face that has given comfort to families in George Town has been very lucky to have a and had three children and now enjoy their brance services to help with setting up and their worried times, who has helped young dedicated member of the community with grandchildren. providing medical backup for these events. couples see new life enter the world and has such accreditation for the past 37 years. dealt with things we dare not to think of. Mike was a member of George Town Rotary It would be hard to find anyone in the In his younger years Mike did an appren- Club for a number of years, and was cred- George Town Municipality that have not Read More on Page 9 ticeship in sheet metal and he was awarded ited with re-starting Apex in George Town had their lives touched by Mike in some Spend your time wisely. -
2015-16 Annual Report
2015-16 Annual Report The eleventh report of the Tasmanian Electoral Commission Tasmanian Electoral Commission Tasmanian Electoral Commission Annual Report 2015-16 ISSN 183-2981 Printed by Mercury Walch Photography by Alastair Bett Photography Layout by Wendy Polzin This report can be dowloaded in pdf format at www.tec.tas.gov.au TEC Letterhead 21062016WP Page 1 Tasmanian Electoral Commission Level 3 169 Main Road Moonah Tasmania 7009 PO Box 307 Moonah Tas 7009 Phone (03) 6208 8700 Fax (03) 6208 8791 [email protected] www.tec.tas.gov.au Eleventh Annual Report 2015-16 To The Honourable Jim Wilkinson, President of the Legislative Council and The Honourable Elise Archer, Speaker of the House of Assembly We have the honour to submit the eleventh report of the Tasmanian Electoral Commission for presentation to the Parliament pursuant to the provisions of section 13 of the Electoral Act 2004. The report covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016. Yours sincerely Liz Gillam Andrew Hawkey Christine Fraser CHAIRPERSON ELECTORAL MEMBER COMMISSIONER 08 November 2016 Chigwell Barn polling place Contents 02 34 Chairperson’s Introduction Innovations 2015-16 35 Regional Pre-poll Voting Centres 36 TEC Call Centre 03 Electoral Commissioner’s Review 38 Report on Performance 05 Functions and Powers 44 Financial Performance 10 48 Significant Events of 2015-16 11 Electoral Commissioner Retires Appendices 13 Appointment of New Electoral 49 Appointments, Determinations + Commissioner Approvals 15 2016 Legislative Council Elections 50 Legislative Council Elections 19 By-elections + Recounts 56 House of Assembly Recounts 24 New Location for the TEC 58 Legislative Council Inquiry Findings + 25 A Snapshot in Time Recommendations TEC Annual Report 2015-16 iii The Tasmanian Electoral Commission The Commission comprises the Chairperson, the Electoral Commissioner and one other Member. -
Labor's Plan for Jobs 98.09 72.17 64.33 61.16 Labor Net Operating Balance -1,198.34 -337.67 -36.42 -29.96 -200
Labor’s COVID-19 Labor’sRecovery PlanPackage for CREATING JOBSWORKING FOR TASMANIA November 2020 JOBSREBUILDING A BETTER & FAIRER TASMANIA Labor’s Plan for Jobs Working for Tasmania COVID-19 has forced us to reflect on the things that A Labor Government will deliver a Jobs Plan that connects education, skills and training, are most important in life: health, family, a secure job private sector investment, government spending and infrastructure development to and our freedom. achieve a common goal of getting more Tasmanians into work. And it has challenged us to think about how we can use the upheaval of this catastrophic global event as a positive force for change. We should not rush to return to “normal” after the pandemic because “normal” wasn’t great for far too Creating more jobs and getting more many Tasmanians before this virus, with one in four “ people into secure and stable jobs is “ people living in poverty. If we think a “return to normal” is the best we can Labor’s number one priority. aspire to upon recovery, we are selling Rebecca White ourselves short. LABOR LEADER Tasmania’s biggest economic challenge before COVID-19 was job creation. The pandemic has only compounded the problem. Creating jobs and getting more people into secure and stable jobs is Labor’s number one priority. But they must be good jobs. COVID-19 exposed the weaknesses in our economy: an over reliance on certain industries, high rates of casualisation and underemployment. We need to address these issues in our recovery or we will remain exposed to repeating the mistakes of the past. -
Legislative Council Estimates A
PARLIAMENT OF TASMANIA TRANSCRIPT LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ESTIMATES COMMITTEE A Hon. Roger Jaensch MP Thursday 26 November 2020 MEMBERS Hon Ruth Forrest MLC (Chair) Hon Mike Gaffney MLC (Deputy Chair) Hon Sarah Lovell MLC Hon Dr Bastian Seidel MLC Hon Rob Valentine MLC Hon Meg Webb MLC WITNESSES IN ATTENDANCE Hon. Roger Jaensch MP, Minister for Housing; Minister for Environment and Parks; Minister for Human Services; Minister for Aboriginal Affairs; Minister for Planning Michael Pervan, Secretary, Department of Communities Tasmania Ms Mandy Clarke, Deputy Secretary, Children and Youth Services, Department of Communities Tasmania Ms Pamela Honan, Director - Youth and Family Violence Services, Department of Communities Tasmania Claire Lovell, Director, Children and Families, Children, Department of Communities Tasmania Mr Rod Fazackerly, Principal Finance Officer, Department of Communities Tasmania. Ms Ingrid Ganley, Director, Disability and Community Services, Department of Communities Tasmania Mr Peter White, Deputy Secretary, Housing, Disability and Community Services, Department of Communities Tasmania Ms Jessemy Stone, Director, Housing Programs, Department of Communities Tasmania Mr Tim Baker, Secretary, Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and the Environment Ms Louise Wilson, Deputy Secretary, Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and the Environment Mr Wes Ford, Deputy Secretary, Environment Protection Authority, Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and the Environment Mr Andrew Crane, Manager Policy Advice -
Key Data MARCH 2020
Key Data MARCH 2020 Department of Education 1 KEY DATA The effective management and use of data is a key strategic priority for the Department, The Department of Education (DoE) is progressing action, in line with the Tasmanian as it enables us to identify student need and measure success at an individual student, Government’s Open Data policy, to add to the data sets be published in the Key Data Set program, school and whole-of-system level. This is critical to improving educational 2020 and beyond. outcomes for Tasmania, ensuring that resources are distributed according to student In 2020, the impact of COVID-19 resulted in a delay on the delivery of the Key Data Set need; and programs and policies are developed and implemented appropriately to suit 2020. COVID-19 has also impacted a number of the key data sets through either delaying the requirements of all our students. the availability of data or impacting the data itself. We are committed to continuing to manage our data in the most effective way possible, and most importantly, to reflect, review, plan and implement initiatives across the state; including professional learning and resource support. TABLE OF CONTENTS School Data 3 School Satisfaction 40 School Resource Package Allocations – Fairer Funding Model Component 4 Student Wellbeing 40 Senior Secondary Enrolments by School 15 Computers for Students 41 Support School Resource Package Allocations – Fairer Funding Model Component 19 Workforce Data 42 Government Education and Training International – Student Numbers 20 Teachers -
Hellyer College Overview
1 SECRETARY’S FOREWORD Welcome! If you are not sure what you want to do or what your options are, don't worry, talk to your career advisors at school, 2021 is an exciting time to be commencing Year I I or teachers, parents or carers. Look over the information you embarking on your final year of school, and it is more have gathered through My Education, use the information in important than ever to have a meaningful qualification that this Guide and visit www.anything.tas.gov.au which shows plays to your strengths and aspirations, and sets you up for some of the journey's others have gone on and includes your future. information about what choices are available. This journey you're on is as unique as you. Some of you Remember to look after your wellbeing. Draw on the support may already know what you want to do when you finish of those around you - your family, school, and some may not have a plan just yet that's okay, friends or teachers to seek the you can keep your options open and choose a broad range help when you need it. of study options allowing you to consider a variety of career paths once you complete school. Or, you can make Most important of all, enjoy this targeted choices to a specific area or type of work that you're time and use it to set yourself interested in. up for the next stage of your There is no longer a one-size-fits-all approach to study at Journey. -
MEDIA STATEMENT Peak Body Welcomes Upper House Support of Pill Testing Motion
MEDIA STATEMENT Peak Body welcomes Upper House support of pill testing motion The Alcohol, Tobacco and other Drugs Council of Tasmania has congratulated the Tasmanian Legislative Council members who supported Member for Murchison, Ruth Forrest’s pill testing motion this evening. ATDC chief executive, Alison Lai said that while the final motion stopped short of calling on the Tasmanian Government to trial pill testing during this festival season, she was very pleased with the outcome, which would assist in keeping a Tasmanian pill testing trial a possibility in the future. “First and foremost we are respectful of the Tasmanian Government’s position that they are not ready, at this stage, to conduct a trial of pill testing,” Ms Lai said. “We appreciate that this is not a matter that will be able to be resolved before the upcoming festival season, and we thank them for their ongoing commitment to reviewing the evidence as it becomes available. “The concept of pill testing continues to generate strong interest and opinions across the broader community, and these diverse views are being mirrored in our parliament. “It is still our position that there is sufficient evidence to conduct a trial of pill testing in Tasmania and we remain committed to working with government to address any concerns that they may have. “We are encouraged by tonight’s outcome, which sends a clear message that the Upper House wants to see strategies introduced to reduce the harms of illicit drugs at our music festivals and events, and that there continues to be broad support for keeping pill testing on the table as a potential option for the future. -
Media Advisory
MEDIA ADVISORY 16 August 2021 Legislative Council Sessional Committee Government Administration ‘B’ Sub-Committee Inquiry into DISABILITY SERVICES IN TASMANIA The Legislative Council Government Administration ‘B’ Sub-Committee inquiring into Disability Services in Tasmania will commence public hearings in Hobart on Tuesday 17 August 2021. The hearings will be broadcast via the Parliamentary Broadcast Service. The hearings will be held in Committee Room 2, Parliament House Hobart and will commence on Tuesday at 9.30 am. TIMETABLE FOR THE HEARINGS AND DETAILS OF THE WITNESSES ARE ATTACHED. Members of the Sub-Committee are: Hon Rosemary Armitage MLC Hon Jo Palmer MLC (Inquiry Deputy Chair) Hon Tania Rattray MLC Hon Jo Siejka MLC (Inquiry Chair) Hon Josh Willie MLC ends FURTHER INFORMATION: Chairperson: Hon Jo Siejka MLC Ph: 6212 2304 1 of 3 Legislative Council Sessional Committee Government Administration ‘B’ Sub-Committee Inquiry into DISABILITY SERVICES IN TASMANIA PUBLIC HEARINGS Tuesday, 17 August 2021 Venue: Committee Room No. 2, Parliament House, Hobart 9.30 am – 10.15 am NATIONAL DISABILITY SERVICES Alice Flockhart, State Manager Tas Mark Jessop, Chair NDS State Committee (Submission No. 19) 10.15 am – 10.45 am CLINCIAL ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ROBYN A WALLACE (Submission No. 1) 10.45 am – 11.00 am MORNING TEA 11.00 am – 11.30 am AUSTRALIAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION (TAS) Prof Crocombe, Councillor (Submission No. 3) 11.30 am – 12.00 pm TASMANIAN AMPUTEE SOCIETY INC Peter Hatters, CEO (Submission No. 5) 12.00 pm – 12.30 pm TADTAS INC Paul Duncombe, Executive Officer (Submission No. 7) 12.30 pm – 1.00 pm VISABILITY Steven McGregor, Manager Tas Services Tennille Burns Program Manager – Kites Therapy Tas (Submission No. -
6Th Annual Report 2010–2011 Sixth Annual Report 2010−11
Level 2 Telstra Centre 70 Collins Street Hobart Tasmania 7000 Mail GPO Box 300, Hobart Tasmania 7001 Phone (03) 6233 3749 Fax (03) 6224 0217 Email [email protected] Web www.tec.tas.gov.au 6th Annual Report 2010–2011 Sixth Annual Report 2010−11 To The Honourable Sue Smith, President of the Legislative Council and The Honourable Michael Polley, Speaker of the House of Assembly We have the honour to submit the sixth report of the Tasmanian Electoral Commission for presentation to the Parliament pursuant to the provisions of section 13 of the Electoral Act 2004. The report covers the period from 1 July 2010 to 30 June 2011. Yours sincerely Liz Gillam Julian Type Christine Fraser CHAIRPERSON ELECTORAL COMMISSIONER MEMBER 21 October 2011 Tasmanian Electoral Commission Annual Report 2010–11 ISSN 1834-2981 Printed by Print Applied Technology This report can be downloaded in pdf format at www.tec.tas.gov.au Table of Contents Chairperson’s Introduction ...................................................................................... 1 Electoral Commissioner’s Review ............................................................................ 2 About this Report ..................................................................................................... 4 About the Tasmanian Electoral Commission .......................................................... 4 Formation ........................................................................................................... 4 Functions and powers ......................................................................................