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21-852: The Tasmania Fire Service ( TFS ) is the Tasmanian Government agency responsible for fire suppression and control for the state of Tasmania and its surrounding islands. Established on 1 November 1979 as a result of enacting the Fire Service Act 1979, the TFS superseded the State Fire Authority, the Rural Fires Board and 22 urban fire brigades. The Callsign system for the Tasmania Fire Service (TFS) Is as follows The first digit shows

42-402: A member of Parliament. Since reorganisation in 2022 the departmental structure is the following A range of other agencies support the functions of these departments. The Government of Tasmania also owns and operates a number of state-owned companies : As a state of Australia, Tasmania is represented in the federal House of Representatives and Senate . Tasmania has five representative in

63-529: A reduced transfer value, which is determined by the relationship of the number of surplus votes received by the previously elected candidate compared to the total votes he or she holds. In a round that starts with no candidate holding un-transferred surplus votes, the candidate with the fewest votes is eliminated, and their preferences are transferred at full value to the next usable preference marked on each ballot. Ballot papers with non-transferable votes are set aside during this process. The process of conducting

84-573: Is exercised by the premier of Tasmania upon the advice of the Cabinet, who are appointed by the governor, but who hold office by virtue of their ability to command the support of a majority of members of the House of Assembly. Judicial power is exercised by the Supreme Court of Tasmania and a system of subordinate courts. As with all states, upon federation , Tasmania accepted the authority of

105-465: Is generally credited with the conception of the single transferable vote , while Andrew Inglis Clark (1848–1907) introduced the system to Tasmania with a modified counting method. "The specific modification introduced by Mr. A.I. Clark, Attorney-General for Tasmania, is the provision devised by him for eliminating the element of chance in the selection and distribution of quota-excesses or surplus transfer votes." The provision described as "Clark's own"

126-608: Is invited by the governor of Tasmania to form the executive. The governor appoints the premier of Tasmania . Since 8 April 2022, the premier of Tasmania has been Jeremy Rockliff , leader of the Liberal Party . The current ministry of Tasmania is the Second Rockliff ministry . Tasmania is governed according to the principles of the Westminster system , a form of parliamentary responsible government based on

147-434: Is more than the quota of 2,501. Candidate PLATYPUS is declared elected. 4. Candidates with surplus votes Example: Candidate PLATYPUS has 3,000 first preference votes, which is a 499 surplus above the quota. The transfer value from PLATYPUS is 0.17. Example: Of the 3,000 first preference votes for Candidate PLATYPUS, 1,000 had Candidate WOMBAT as second preference. WOMBAT receives these votes but at

168-527: Is still in use in Victoria . In contrast, under Hare-Clark, preferences are always explicitly determined by individual voters, and there is no "above the line" voting option. The distribution of how-to-vote cards outside polling places on election day is prohibited in Hare-Clark elections. 1. Initial count They are allocated to marked candidate. Example: Of the total 10,500 votes cast by

189-554: Is the City of Launceston and the smallest council is the Flinders Council (which serves Flinders Island and the surrounds, with just over 800 electors) Hare-Clark The name is derived from the names of English barrister Thomas Hare , the original inventor of single transferable voting , and Attorney-General of Tasmania Andrew Inglis Clark , who introduced a modified form to Tasmania in 1896. Thomas Hare (1806–91)

210-601: The Australian House of Representatives. ) The Hare-Clark System has been used to elect the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly since 1992. Features of Hare-Clark have evolved over time. Until 1942, candidates were listed in alphabetic order rather than grouped together by party. Robson Rotation , where the order candidates appeared on ballot papers is randomised, was introduced in 1980. This has

231-649: The category and the second shows how many of that category are in the brigade e.g. Hobart 1.2 Is Hobart's second Heavy pumper Tasmanian Government The Tasmanian Government or the Government of Tasmania is the executive branch of the Australian state of Tasmania . The leader of the party or coalition with the confidence of the House of Assembly , the lower house of the Parliament of Tasmania ,

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252-468: The effect of reducing any advantage a candidate has by appearing at the top of a party list, so as to eliminate any influence of donkey votes . As well, district magnitude (the number of seats used in districts) has changed since 1896. After a candidate reaches a quota and is elected, all of their ballot papers are redistributed to elect additional candidates based on the voters' next preferences indicated on each ballot paper. The redistributed votes have

273-441: The electorate, 500 are invalid. There are 10,000 valid votes remaining. Each candidate's total is announced. 2. Determining the quota Example: There are 10,000 valid votes and 3 vacancies to be filled. The quota to be elected is 2501 votes. 3. Declaring candidates elected The count is complete if there are no remaining vacancies. Example: Candidate PLATYPUS receives 3,000 first preference votes, and

294-432: The federal High Court of Australia to overrule the state judiciary. The Second Rockliff ministry was sworn in on 11 April 2024. The table of ministers can be found below. The Tasmanian Government delivers services, determines policy, and issues regulations through a number of agencies grouped under areas of portfolio responsibility. Each portfolio is led by a Secretary, who reports to one or more government ministers ,

315-807: The federal House of Representatives for the electoral divisions of Bass , Braddon , Denison , Franklin , and Lyons . Tasmania also has twelve Senators in line with other states. 29 local government elections are conducted under the Local Government Act using the Hare-Clark voting system of multi-member proportional representation. Elections for mayor, deputy mayor and half the councillor positions are held during September and October in each uneven numbered year. These include six cities (three in greater Hobart , one covering each of Launceston , Burnie , and Devonport ) and twenty-three municipalities. The largest council (by number of eligible voters)

336-665: The model of the United Kingdom . Legislative power rests with the bicameral Parliament of Tasmania , which consists of the governor of Tasmania , and the two chambers: the Legislative Council and the House of Assembly . Executive power rests formally with the Executive Council , which consists of the governor and senior ministers, and informally called the Cabinet . In practice, executive power

357-466: The two main cities, Hobart (to elect 6 MPs) and Launceston (to elect 4 MPs). This first 'Hare-Clark system', as it was immediately known, was renewed annually until suspended in 1902. Clark, never in robust health, died at his home 'Rosebank' in Battery Point on 14 November 1907, just as the adoption of permanent proportional representation struggled through Parliament and over a year before it

378-404: The value of the transfer rate. Candidate WOMBAT has 170 added to their total. To put it another way - the proportion of PLATYPUS voters who second preferenced WOMBAT multiplied by PLATYPUS' surplus votes equals the number of votes that are added to WOMBAT's old votes. When all surpluses have been transferred and if there are still vacant seats remaining, the count proceeds to 5 . The count

399-407: The vote count in Hare-Clark and Australian Senate style systems is largely similar, with only minor differences. Prior to the 2016 Australian federal election , group voting tickets were used for Senate elections. This allowed parties to determine the order in which preferences would be distributed to other candidates. This option for voters to have their preferences determined by group voting tickets

420-594: Was the Gregory method (later also adopted for the 1925 election of the Irish Senate), to transfer all votes to 'next order of preference' (the next usable marked preference), rather than a random sample. In 1896, after several failed attempts, Clark was successful in getting a system of proportional representation adopted by the Tasmanian Parliament , but it was accepted only on a trial basis in

441-463: Was used for the first time throughout Tasmania at the general election in April 1909 . District magnitude was set at five in each district - each district elected five members. Hare-Clark has been used continuously for Tasmanian state elections since 1909 for the House of Assembly . (Tasmania's Legislative Council is elected by Instant-runoff voting , the same system as is used to elect members of

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