Objection Number 2 Martin Gordon 5 pages Tasmanian secretariat Phone (03) 6235 0503 Email
[email protected] The Committee Objection I wish to make an objection to the proposals of the Redistribution Committee for Tasmania’s proposals. I had earlier made a submission and commented on other submissions. Below I have comments on the individual components of the committees and proposals and my critique of the committees logic. Several aspects of their approach are reasonable, whilst several seem inconsistent when compared with each other. Maintaining local government areas as whole - is selectively applied, for instance to West Tamar and Dorset Councils, but not to Meander Council. Whilst existing boundaries are maintained (Denison and Franklin) but significant changes are made without sufficient explanation to parts of Bass and Lyons. Braddon The Committee has chosen the option which is agreed in full by a large number of submitters (including myself), in part by others and which complies with the requirements of the redistribution, and produces a outcome of closeness to quota. The maps with local government areas, significant geographic features and population centres and means of communication bring you to an obvious conclusion. As a result I am entirely in agreement with the committees proposals! Bass and Lyons There is considerable similarity between my submission and the committee proposals with regards to Lyons and Bass. But, I was surprised that the Dorset Council and Flinders Island were transferred from Bass to Lyons and that Meander Council was not united in Lyons to enable the generally agreed incorporation of rest of West Tamar Council in Bass.