John Williams (NSW, National Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I give notice of my intention that, at the giving of notices on the next sitting day, I shall withdraw business of the Senate notices of motion Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4 standing in my name for 29 November 2018 proposing the disallowance of the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Amendment (2018 Measures No. 1) Regulations 2018, Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety (Licence Charges) Amendment (2018 Measures No. 1) Regulations 2018, Financial Framework (Supplementary Powers) Amendment (Education and Training Measures No. 2) Regulations 2018 and the Financial Framework (Supplementary Powers) Amendment (Foreign Affairs and Trade Measures No. 1) Regulations 2018.

I give notice of my intention that, at the giving of notices on the next sitting day, I shall withdraw business of the Senate notices of motion Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 5 standing in my name for 5 December 2018 proposing the disallowance of the Adult Disability Assessment Determination 2018, Criminal Code (Terrorist Organisation—Al-Shabaab) Regulations 2018, Federal Circuit Court Amendment (Costs and Other Measures) Rules 2018 and Migration Amendment (Skilling Australians Fund) Regulations 2018.

Carol Brown (Tasmania, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Disability and Carers) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I give notice that, on the next day of sitting, I, and also on behalf of Senator Bilyk, shall move:

That the Senate—

(a) notes that:

  (i) abortion was decriminalised in Tasmania in 2013, and surgical terminations were being provided at private clinics without significant out-of-pocket expenses,

  (ii) early this year, this provider closed their clinic, and the Tasmanian Liberal Government ruled out providing this essential service within the Tasmanian public health system, with women forced to travel interstate for treatment,

  (iii) in February, the Federal and Tasmanian Ministers for Health gave assurances that this issue had been resolved, with the Tasmanian Minister more recently stating that a new low cost private provider would begin operation by October this year, and

  (iv) despite these assurances, evidence has revealed a significant increase in the number of Tasmanian women being forced to travel interstate to access surgical abortions at great cost, and the Tasmanian Government is yet to reveal details of the private provider; and

(b) calls on the Federal Government to:

  (i) work with the Tasmanian Government to resolve this issue for Tasmanian women so they can affordably access surgical terminations in the state, and

  (ii) directly encourage provision of these essential health services in Tasmania by matching Federal Labor's $1 million commitment to a reproductive health hub.