Greg Hall
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Gregory Raymond "Greg" Hall (born 19 April 1948) is an independent member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council
in the electoral division of Rowallan
. He was also Mayor
of the Meander Valley Council
from 1997 to 2002. Hall was born in Launceston
. He became a member of the Legislative Council
at the 2001 Rowallan
elections, defeating Russel Anderson (independent; supported by the Liberal
s).
Hall has supported some of state Labor
's initiatives in the upper house
, such as the Meander dam project and the Betfair proposal. He was one of only two independent members of the Council to support the 2003 Relationships Act which gave same-sex unions
and other relationships recognition in Tasmania. http://www.actwin.com/eatonohio/gay/tasmanialc.html Hall voted against the governments Sex regulation Act and supported later legislation to ban brothel
s in Tasmania
.
He stood for re-election again for the 6 May 2006 Rowallan division election, winning with a primary vote of 81.95% against a sole Tasmanian Greens
opponent. http://www.electoral.tas.gov.au/pages/legcouncil/legcouncil2006/Rowallan/RowallanFirstSum.htm
Tasmanian Legislative Council
The Legislative Council, or upper house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of Tasmania in Australia. The other is the House of Assembly. It sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Hobart...
in the electoral division of Rowallan
Electoral division of Rowallan
The Electoral division of Rowallan was one of the 15 Tasmanian Legislative Council electorates or seats from 1999 to 2008, but it was re-named 'Western Tiers' in 2008 after a redistribution of boundaries....
. He was also Mayor
Mayor
In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
of the Meander Valley Council
Meander Valley
The Meander Valley Council is a Local Government Area of Tasmania. As its name suggests, it covers a large area of the Meander River in the central north of the state, which flows through the municipality's major centre of Deloraine....
from 1997 to 2002. Hall was born in Launceston
Launceston, Tasmania
Launceston is a city in the north of the state of Tasmania, Australia at the junction of the North Esk and South Esk rivers where they become the Tamar River. Launceston is the second largest city in Tasmania after the state capital Hobart...
. He became a member of the Legislative Council
Tasmanian Legislative Council
The Legislative Council, or upper house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of Tasmania in Australia. The other is the House of Assembly. It sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Hobart...
at the 2001 Rowallan
Electoral division of Rowallan
The Electoral division of Rowallan was one of the 15 Tasmanian Legislative Council electorates or seats from 1999 to 2008, but it was re-named 'Western Tiers' in 2008 after a redistribution of boundaries....
elections, defeating Russel Anderson (independent; supported by the Liberal
Liberal Party of Australia
The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...
s).
Hall has supported some of state Labor
Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
's initiatives in the upper house
Tasmanian Legislative Council
The Legislative Council, or upper house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of Tasmania in Australia. The other is the House of Assembly. It sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Hobart...
, such as the Meander dam project and the Betfair proposal. He was one of only two independent members of the Council to support the 2003 Relationships Act which gave same-sex unions
Civil union
A civil union, also referred to as a civil partnership, is a legally recognized form of partnership similar to marriage. Beginning with Denmark in 1989, civil unions under one name or another have been established by law in many developed countries in order to provide same-sex couples rights,...
and other relationships recognition in Tasmania. http://www.actwin.com/eatonohio/gay/tasmanialc.html Hall voted against the governments Sex regulation Act and supported later legislation to ban brothel
Brothel
Brothels are business establishments where patrons can engage in sexual activities with prostitutes. Brothels are known under a variety of names, including bordello, cathouse, knocking shop, whorehouse, strumpet house, sporting house, house of ill repute, house of prostitution, and bawdy house...
s in Tasmania
Tasmania
Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...
.
He stood for re-election again for the 6 May 2006 Rowallan division election, winning with a primary vote of 81.95% against a sole Tasmanian Greens
Tasmanian Greens
The Tasmanian Greens are a political party in Australia which developed from numerous environmental campaigns in Tasmania, including the flooding of Lake Pedder and the Franklin Dam campaign...
opponent. http://www.electoral.tas.gov.au/pages/legcouncil/legcouncil2006/Rowallan/RowallanFirstSum.htm