Public Information

Andrea Dawkins MP | Greens' Water spokesperson

The Property Council of Tasmania’s push poll appears to have been designed to back up the State Government takeover of TasWater.  This style of polling, phrasing statements as questions, leads the respondent to the answer desired by the author, in this instance the Property Council.

The ReachTEL poll’s introductory questions pointed to performance measures which had no context provided, followed by the question of whether or not it was good enough.

Cassy O'Connor MP | Greens' Leader

Despite knowing Right to Information decisions have been made by Ministers' delegates that are unable to be reviewed, the Liberals voted not to close a loophole in the Right to Information Act 2009.

The loophole has been confirmed by the Ombudsman in a letter to the Greens.

While Minister Ferguson can pretend there is nothing to see here, the facts are self evident.

Cassy O'Connor MP | Greens' Leader and Human Services spokesperson

Late yesterday, the Tasmanian Greens finally received the response to a Right to Information request we lodged on the 22nd of November last year.  It was almost three months behind the timeframe for the release of information under the Act, despite the fact an extension had not been granted.