Ms O’CONNOR question to MINISTER for HOUSING and PLANNING, Mr VINCENT
[2.36 p.m.]
My question to the minister responsible for housing, planning, transport and infrastructure, most of which, as I understand it, will come under the new Building Tasmania.
Minister, as you know, the Climate Change Office sits under Renewables, Climate and Future Industries Tasmania as part of the current Department of State Growth. I’m sure you’d agree they do critical work in advising the government on how to respond to the accelerating impacts of climate change.
Can you confirm anything that you’ve heard in your ministerial briefings about the shakeup of the Department of State Growth and its reformation into Building Tasmania. Can you provide the community with any reassurance at all, including the jobs that are on the line in Building Tasmania, whether any jobs in the Climate Change Office are on the line?
Will the office be moved into the new Building Tasmania, as you know it, or another department?
ANSWER
I thank the member for Hobart for her question. The Department of Premier and Cabinet is responsible for the changes and mechanisms that are happening.
We will put that question to the Leader of the House for clarification on details about climate change.
Ms O’CONNOR question to LEADER for the GOVERMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Ms RATTRAY
[2.45 p.m.]
My question follows on from a question I asked Mr Vincent earlier. Given that we now understand the shake-up of Building Tasmania is actually being coordinated through the Department of Premier and Cabinet, can the Leader for Government outline to the Council:
• the future of the Climate Change Office as it sat under ReCFIT as part of the Department of State Growth;
• whether or not those jobs at the Climate Change Office are safe; and
• where the Climate Change Office will be located, from an administrative point of view?
Madam DEPUTY CHAIR – Just on that point, the Leader of Government Business is unable to respond on behalf of a minister without that question being put in writing to the Leader’s office prior to events. To get an answer, I suggest you put it on notice to the Leader’s office, or without notice. The Leader’s not in a position to answer that, as she’s not the minister.
Ms O’Connor – Is it now on notice, though?
Madam DEPUTY CHAIR – No, the process in this House is that you put it in an email to the Leader’s office, the Leader’s office will then pass it on to the relevant minister, the minister will then respond through the Leader’s office and Leader will read the answer once it’s available. You actually need to email it.
Ms O’Connor – Thank you, I have done that with quite a few. It’s just that Mr Vincent said to ask for the Leader of Government, so I thought I’d take the moment.
