As Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, I am committed to introducing reform to the State’s court system to ensure all Tasmanians have access to an efficient and effective justice system in which court proceedings are able to be finalised in a timely manner. In response to delays in the state’s [...]
WorkSafe Tasmania has today launched a new online incident notification process to streamline the way Tasmanian businesses provide them with written notice of a death, serious injury, serious illness, or dangerous incident in a workplace. The new online notification process will guide people through a series of questions designed to [...]
The Tasmania Prison Service (TPS) continues to attract high-quality recruits to its ranks, with four qualified Correctional Officers from interstate joining the TPS and a cohort of 42 Tasmanians selected to undertake the latest recruit training. A group of 24 recruits yesterday commenced an intensive 10-week training course and will [...]
The Tasmanian Government is committed to supporting both tenants and landlords as the State rebuilds from COVID-19. After recently announcing a new support fund for landlords, I am pleased to advise that as of 21 September 2020, 99 applications have been received from landlords for assistance across the State. Of [...]
A draft Bill to give greater legal certainty to the status of advance care directives has been released for public comment. Advance care directives are instructions around a person’s future decisions regarding health care which enables Tasmanians to put their affairs in order typically as they age. They can be [...]
The Tasmanian Government remains committed to reducing the cost of living for all Tasmanians. As part of that commitment, we have been closely examining other jurisdiction’s fuel price reporting schemes and developing measures to prevent Tasmanians from paying too much for fuel, resulting in our decision to introduce a mandatory [...]
The Tasmanian Government strongly supports our world-class forestry industry and the jobs it supports in regional Tasmania. The Cultural and Creative Industries Act 2017 includes an independent system of peer assessment and expert advice in all funding decisions under Screen Tasmania and Arts Tasmania. However, all grant recipients have a [...]
The Tasmanian Government is committed to providing effective and sustainable rehabilitation and reintegration for Tasmanian prisoners. A new joint initiative between the Tasmania Prison Service and the Monetary Penalties Enforcement Service has been launched to help prisoners pay outstanding fines with the aim of ensuring a smoother transition back into [...]
The safety, security and health and wellbeing of Tasmania Prison Service (TPS) staff, inmates, and visitors is a high priority for our Government. Yesterday, I tabled the Rehabilitation and Reintegration Report from the Custodial Inspector. That report relates to inspections undertaken in October 2018, almost two years ago, and makes [...]
On behalf of the Tasmanian Government, I wish to acknowledge the immense courage required for survivors of child sexual abuse to come forward and seek justice. I acknowledge the independence of the Judiciary from the Legislative and Executive arms of Government. I am no longer surprised when week-in, week-out we [...]
