After careful consideration, the Government has decided that the Tasmanian Parliament will sit again beginning the week of Monday 27 April 2020.
Parliament will sit for at least one day for each scheduled sitting week with additional days scheduled should legislation necessary for our COVID-19 response need to be debated.
I have always been clear that the Government wants to be as open and transparent as it can be, including through our daily media conferences.
I have also kept in regular contact with the leaders of the Labor party and the Greens, as well as other members of Parliament.
This will give members of parliament the opportunity to transparently scrutinise the Government’s decisions in relation to COVID-19, and it will enable other urgent COVID-19 business to continue.
The Leader of the House, Minister Ferguson, will consult with Ms White, Ms O’Connor and Ms Ogilvie, as well as Speaker Hickey and the President of the Legislative Council, Mr Farrell, about the safest and most appropriate ways to conduct the sittings.