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25-537: (Redirected from LGAs ) LGA may refer to: Labor–Green Accord , 1989, between political parties in Tasmania, Australia LaGuardia Airport , New York City, US, IATA code Land grid array , a microprocessor surface-mount package Landesgewerbeanstalt Bayern , a German certification company Lansing Grand River Assembly , a General Motors automobile assembly plant Large for gestational age Lattice gas automaton ,

50-450: A discussion with the Governor in which he indicated he intended to tender advice recommending a new election in the event that he lost a motion of no-confidence. The Governor, who had sought independent legal opinions, indicated he would be unlikely to accept the advice were it to be proffered. When Parliament convened on 28 June 1989, a Labor Speaker was appointed — a sure sign the government

75-625: A loose alliance with the Greens to govern in a minority until 1998, when the major parties voted to restructure the House of Assembly (from 35 to 25 seats) in an (ultimately, unsuccessful) attempt to make it more difficult for minor parties to be elected. Rundle immediately called an election, which Labor won comfortably, leaving the Greens with only one seat. Christine Milne led the Tasmanian Greens from 1993, when Bob Brown left to make an unsuccessful bid for

100-461: A type of cellular automaton Liptako–Gourma Authority , a regional development organization in Africa Local government area , in several countries Local Government Association , England and Wales Local government areas of Nigeria , 2nd level administrative division of Nigeria Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with

125-441: A white disk with a red lion passant, is surmounted by St. Edward's Crown . The flag was adopted in 1977. If the standard is flying at Government House, on a vehicle or vessel, or at an event, this indicates that the governor is present. Between 1804 and 1813, Van Diemen's Land was divided along the 42nd parallel, and the two sections governed as separate lieutenant-governorships under the governor of New South Wales . Collins

150-406: The advice of the head of the elected government, the premier of Tasmania . Tasmania retained British-born governors longer than most other states. The first Australian-born governor was Sir Stanley Burbury (appointed 1973) and the first Tasmanian-born governor was Sir Guy Green (appointed 1995). Since Burbury, all Tasmanian governors have been Australian-born, except for Peter Underwood who

175-479: The balance of power in the parliament. The five Green MPs and their electorates were Dr Bob Brown ( Denison ), Christine Milne ( Lyons ), Dr Gerry Bates ( Franklin ), Lance Armstrong ( Bass ) and Di Hollister ( Braddon ). On 29 May 1989 the results of the general election were officially declared. On the same day the Tasmanian Parliamentary Accord was signed by Michael Field, Leader of

200-559: The Federal House of Representatives . He was elected as a Senator in 1996, and Milne followed him to become a Senator in 2004. Governors of Tasmania The governor of Tasmania is the representative in the Australian state of Tasmania of the monarch, currently King Charles III . The incumbent governor is Barbara Baker , who was appointed in June 2021. The official residence of

225-529: The Greens were implemented, including: The Greens terminated the accord after 409 days on 1 October 1990, when the state cabinet announced its adoption of the Federal Government's Forests and Forest Industry Strategy (FFIS), however an election was not required until 1992. The accord was never considered a coalition government , as the Green MPs had no ministerial responsibilities, and as such had no say in

250-686: The Hare-Clark Proportional method of Single Transferable Votes , and in 1989 the Tasmanian House of Assembly (the lower house of the Parliament of Tasmania ) consisted of 35 seats—seven members from each of Tasmania's five electorates. The Liberal Party led by Premier Robin Gray suffered a two-seat swing, leaving them with 17 seats, one short of a majority. Labor (led by Michael Field ) won 13. The Green Independents won 5 seats, giving them

275-556: The Opposition, and Bob Brown, a member for Denison. Field submitted the Accord to the Governor of Tasmania , Sir Phillip Bennett , in support of a proposition that the Governor should commission a Labor-led minority. The Governor declined Field's proposal and a new minority government with Gray as Premier was sworn in on 1 June. Gray's public position in the immediate aftermath of the election

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300-595: The adoption of the forestry policy. Michael Field and Christine Milne spoke about the breakdown of the accord to the ABC program Stateline in 2006. Field compared the relationship between Labor and the Greens to a "forced marriage" which ended in a "very acrimonious divorce". Milne stated: "What destroyed the Labor-Green Accord was the betrayal of the Greens by the Labor Party over resource security legislation." After

325-489: The breakdown of the accord, an election was called for 1 February 1992. Although the Greens retained all of their five seats, Labor lost two seats to the Liberals, led by Ray Groom , who now had a majority. The next election in 1996 saw Labor regain three seats and the Greens lose one. Ray Groom, who had promised before the election to only govern with a majority, resigned and handed the leadership to Tony Rundle , who formed

350-540: The bribe was offered and discussed a possible Labor defector. Gray's conduct was criticised by the commission, however, and his political career and reputation were tarnished. In return for the promise of stable government, the Parliamentary Accord committed both parties to work towards common objectives, balancing broad changes to environmental management policies with Tasmania's economic and employment concerns. Several environmental and social policies requested by

375-449: The call was dismissed as a hoax until an instalment of $ 5,000 arrived at Cox's home. Cox reported the bribery attempt to Tasmania Police , who placed a tap on his phone and arrested Aloi on 23 June as he called Cox from a telephone box. Rouse was arrested several days later, after Aloi revealed his role in the affair. Rouse was charged with attempted bribery, and sentenced to three years in prison, of which he served eighteen months. Aloi

400-506: The governor is Government House located at the Queens Domain in Hobart . The governor's primary task is to perform the sovereign's constitutional duties on their behalf. As with the other state governors , the governor performs similar constitutional and ceremonial functions at the state level as the governor-general of Australia does at the national level. The position has its origins in

425-501: The positions of commandant and lieutenant-governor in the colonial administration of Van Diemen's Land . The territory was separated from the Colony of New South Wales in 1825 and the title "governor" was used from 1855, the same year in which it adopted its current name. In accordance with the conventions of the Westminster system of parliamentary government, the governor now acts solely on

450-532: The title LGA . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=LGA_(disambiguation)&oldid=1145602528 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Labor%E2%80%93Green Accord The election took place on 13 May 1989. Tasmanian elections use

475-557: Was born in Britain but emigrated to Australia when a teenager. Since December 2014, the incumbent and all future Tasmanian governors have been entitled to be styled as The Honourable for life. The personal flag of the governor of Tasmania is the same design as the British blue ensign with the Union Flag at the upper left quarter. On the right side, the state badge of Tasmania, consisting of

500-411: Was chairman, and which he thought stood to lose between $ 10 million and $ 15 million as a result of the Greens' environmental policies. Using a former employee, Tony Aloi, as an intermediary, Rouse offered Labor MP Jim Cox A$ 110,000 to cross the floor and vote with the Liberals to defeat the presumed motion of no confidence against Gray when parliament resumed. Cox informed Field of the offer, and

525-428: Was sentenced to twelve months prison, with eight months suspended sentence. A Royal Commission ( Royal Commission into an Attempt to Bribe a Member of the House of Assembly ) was held in 1991, which attempted to determine the involvement of Robin Gray in the affair. Gray was cleared of involvement in the bribe attempt, as no connection between him and Rouse was established, although he had met with Rouse shortly before

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550-406: Was that he would resign if he lost a vote of no-confidence when Parliament resumed. However, he was quickly persuaded by a colleague and advisers that he might have the option of a new election. During June the proposal for a new election was developed and supportive advice obtained from a number of eminent constitutional lawyers. On 27 June, with Parliament set to convene the following day, Gray had

575-483: Was the managing director of ENT Limited, Tasmania's largest media company. Returning to Tasmania from an overseas trip shortly after the election, Rouse was dismayed to find the Greens in a position of power in government, and was determined to take on what he saw as a grave threat to the Tasmanian and Australian economies. In particular, Rouse was concerned with the effect on the Tasmanian timber company Gunns , of which he

600-516: Was the only officially appointed lieutenant-governor—upon his death in 1810, the government in Hobart Town was administered, by the Commandants at Hobart Town (Lord, Murray and Geils). The northern settlement at Port Dalrymple (now George Town ) was administered by four commandants until the settlements were merged to form the single colony under the governorship of Thomas Davey in 1813. The colony

625-525: Was unlikely to control the floor of the House. Subsequently, a motion of no-confidence in Gray's government was put and carried in the early hours of 29 June. Later that day, after the Governor held discussions with Field and each of the five Greens, Gray resigned and advised the appointment of Field as Premier. The formation of the Labor–Green alliance resulted in one of the biggest scandals in Tasmanian political history. Launceston businessman Edmund Rouse

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