Tasmanian Governor is considering a request for an early state election

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The wait continues to find out if Tasmanians are headed to the polls with the governor to consider her options and meet with the Premier by the end of the week.  Leader Jeremy Rockliff made the request on Tuesday evening after a mistake with what could be the parliament's final piece of legislation delayed its passage through state parliament.

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00:00The potential final day of this Tasmanian Parliament was supposed to be a straightforward

00:08one.

00:09MPs expected to quickly pass supply bills, allowing public servants to be able to be

00:14paid during an election campaign.

00:16The supply bills support the continued delivery of existing services on a same policy basis.

00:22We will support our teachers, our nurses, our police, firefighters to get paid and for

00:29the services of government to continue.

00:31They quickly passed the lower house.

00:34All of those that have been in say aye.

00:35Aye.

00:36The contrary no, the ayes have it.

00:38But just before lunchtime an eagle eyed MLC spotted a mistake in one of the bills.

00:44It is of course of most importance that we ensure that the bill is correct.

00:48All Parliament for Human Picking up that typographical error, but that's because it was done in a

00:54rush Mr President.

00:55It meant the bills had to return to the lower house.

00:58I'll just point out that this is an embarrassing oversight for a Premier who has lost the

01:03confidence of this house for budget management.

01:05The error delaying Premier Jeremy Rockliffe's visit to the Governor.

01:09His early election house visit occurring under the cover of darkness.

01:13Yes.

01:14The public has set theenies.

01:15The police have not seen the

01:18government.

01:20The public is very recently.

01:21Yes.

01:22Next slide.

01:23The government is direct.

01:24To ensure that the families don't take the time in their hands.

01:27Yes.

01:28But it is not.

01:29No, no Saiyan.

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