Justice | Tasmanian Greens MPs

Sep 2024 24

Attorney-General and Justice – Public Trustee Privatisation

Is it your government's intention that the commissioning base rate at the moment, which is set by the Public Trustee, would be required to be taken up by the public sector? In other words, for people with less than $100,000 the private sector would get 0 per cent commission? How would that work, or are the cases that the government's going to keep but they're going hand out the profit-making ones to the private sector so nothing's coming back to the public?

Sep 2024 24

Attorney-General and Justice – Public Trustee Privatisation

By Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP

On the Public Trustee and the comments that you were talking about recently, the acting secretary said 'as we work through the process of responding to the Economic Regulator'. What Tasmanians who are listening don't understand is that the Economic Regulator has done an assessment and has found areas where efficiencies could be gained or where there are costs that are higher in Tasmania than there are in other states.

Sep 2024 24

Attorney-General and Justice – Legal Aid Indexation

By Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP

Minister, the acting Secretary made some comments about indexation for Legal Aid previously. The base grant for Legal Aid in 2023‑24 was set at 1.63 per cent indexation, significantly lower than the 3 per cent of the increase in salaries in the Tasmanian State Service and significantly lower than CPI. I think the acting Secretary has just said that they've been funded now with an indexation commensurate to that provided to the community sector, also insufficient to match our CPI.

Sep 2024 24

Attorney-General and Justice – Legal Assistance

By Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP

Attorney-General, we can all agree that access to justice is critical for justice to be done fairly and in the manner in which we want the justice system to perform. The Commonwealth Budget has recently allocated $44.1 million, an announcement by the Treasurer, to provide an immediate funding boost to the legal assistance sector. Can you tell me how much of that $44.1 million is coming to us, and when the payments will flow?

Sep 2024 23

Attorney-General and Justice – Victims of Crime

By Cassy O'Connor MLC

Minister, I have a constituent who was abused as a decision by a justice in 1954 not to determine custody of the children. This child was placed in various informal foster arrangements and has suffered lifelong damage. So, this is not a case of someone who experienced abuse in an institutional setting; it is someone who was abused as a result of a decision of a Tasmanian institution. Where does someone like that go for justice?

Sep 2024 19

Judicial Commissions Bill 2024

By Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP

Honourable Speaker, I indicate that this is a bill which falls into Cassy O'Connor MLC, member for Hobart's portfolio, so I am taking carriage of this through the House on her behalf. It is the intention of the Greens to support this bill, but we have a lot of questions and some amendments which we have flagged and circulated to members.

Sep 2024 11

Evidence (Children and Special Witnesses) Amendment Bill 2024

By Cassy O'Connor MLC

Obviously, this is necessary legislation which progresses recommendation 16.11 of the commission of inquiry to clarify the operation of special measures for children and affected persons who are witnesses at trials related to child sexual abuse.

Sep 2024 11

Justice Miscellaneous (Commission of Inquiry) Bill 2024

By Cassy O'Connor MLC

Mr President, of course I support this Justice Miscellaneous (Commission of Inquiry) Bill of 2024 and we believe it faithfully reflects the commission's recommendations: 16.9, 16.13, 16.14, 16.18, 17.4, 17.5 and 18.12.

Sep 2024 10

Expungement of Historical Offences Amendment Bill 2024

By Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP

Honourable Deputy Speaker, it is important that we recognise what we are doing today. It is a further step towards rectifying the injustices that occurred to Tasmanians over decades because of the state‑sanctioned criminalisation of people for homosexuality and cross‑dressing.

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Aug 2024 8

Begging Decriminalisation Passes Parliament

By Cassy O'Connor MLC

In a big win for those who have advocated for reform for many years, today the Greens' bill to decriminalise begging in Tasmania passed its finally parliamentary hurdle and will become law.