Sourced positions
Each position is the member's own stated view or vote, supported by the listed sources. The badge says what kind of source backs it — official record (Hansard, a parliament, a government or an electoral commission), own statement (their own site or their party's), news report (journalism or a third-party organisation) or encyclopedia. That is a statement about the evidence, not about how much we believe it. This page records public statements and conduct only — see methodology.
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Economy & tax recorded votes
Votes on record · 1
- ✓Short Stay Levy Bill 2026Imposes a 5 per cent levy on short-stay accommodation booked through an online booking platform for stays of under 28 days, paid by the platform. Hotels, motels, caravan parks, hostels, bed and breakfasts, direct bookings and a room let in the owner's own home are excluded. The Treasurer said the revenue would help fund assistance for first home buyers.7 May 2026 ↗
Abortion & reproductive policy encyclopedia
Stated position / federal motion: As a Liberal Senator for Tasmania, in June 2008 Guy Barnett moved a motion in the Senate to end Medicare funding for abortions occurring after the second trimester, stating that there should be "compassion and care for the unborn, we want to show love and concern for them rather than killing them in many cases for psychosocial reasons, which is effectively abortion on request".
Voluntary assisted dying official record
Recorded vote: in the House of Assembly division on the second reading of the End-of-Life Choices (Voluntary Assisted Dying) Bill 2020 on 4 December 2020, Guy Barnett (listed as 'Mr Barnett') voted Noe, against. He called the bill 'ill-conceived, ambiguous, and fatally flawed' and argued it undermined dignity. The bill passed 17 Ayes to 7 Noes.
Gender & LGBTQ+ policy encyclopedia
Wikipedia records that Barnett opposed same-sex marriage in the 2017 postal plebiscite. (Stated position.)
Religious freedom news report
As a senator Barnett pressed for the Commonwealth Marriage Act to be amended to define marriage as between one man and one woman and opposed same-sex marriage in the 2017 postal survey; in 2008 he moved a Senate motion to end Medicare funding for late-term abortions. Stated positions and a recorded motion.
Drugs & law and order news report
Stated position: As Attorney-General, Barnett championed bail and sentencing reform. On the 2024 Bail Bill (March 2025) he said reform would improve transparency and provide a clear statutory framework for deciding when, or if, bail should be granted, and that the bill 'ensures that the safety of victims of crime, individuals and the community is taken into account.' On 'Post and Boast' laws (June 2026) he said 'We want to stamp down on a culture where there's a bragging of the crime' and 'We want that culture of violence gone.'
- Tasmanian bail law reform sparks Law Society concern
- Attorney-General Barnett: New laws target crime glorifiers, not bystanders
Votes on record · 1
- ✓Sentencing Amendment (Publication of Criminal Activity) Bill 2026Makes it an aggravating factor at sentencing that the offender published, or caused to be published, statements, images or video about the offence or a victim ("posting and boasting"), where a reasonable person would think it likely to humiliate, intimidate or victimise a victim, or it was done to gain notoriety, boast about or glorify the offence, or encourage others to commit it. It is to be reviewed after five years.1 Sep 2026 ↗
Gambling & gaming reform news report
As Treasurer, jointly announced in November 2024 that the Tasmanian Government had shelved its promised pre-commitment gaming card for poker machines, citing cost, complexity and implementation delays, and would instead progress other harm-minimisation measures. The joint statement said the government needed 'to get the balance right between implementing effective harm minimisation measures and regulatory implications.'
Integrity & anti-corruption recorded votes
Votes on record · 3
- ✓Tasmanian Community Fund Amendment Bill 2025Requires the Tasmanian Community Fund's board to act apolitically and impartially, carry out and record due diligence, follow a best-practice grants framework with an independent audit every four years, keep records under the Archives Act, and consult on and report against a strategic plan. Its grants become open to Public Accounts Committee scrutiny. The government brought it in after the Auditor-General's August 2024 report on the fund's grant to Australians for Indigenous Constitutional Recognition.18 Aug 2026 ↗
- ✓Local Government Amendment (Targeted Reform) Bill 2026Cuts the number of councillors by 50 to 213 statewide (nine on the five largest councils, seven on the rest) under a new allowance structure reviewed every four years. The Director of Local Government can refer serious councillor misconduct to the Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal, which can dismiss a councillor and disqualify them for up to seven years. The minister can appoint temporary advisers to a council, and councillors must complete training in their first year.16 Apr 2026 ↗
- ✓Public Accounts Committee Amendment Bill 2025Enlarges Parliament's Public Accounts Committee from six members to eight, four from each House, requires the House of Assembly's members to include at least one from every party with three or more members in the House, and raises the quorum from four to six.23 Sep 2025 ↗
Housing & planning recorded votes
Votes on record · 5
- ✓Housing Land Supply (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 2026Speeds up rezoning government land for housing under the Housing Land Supply Act. An order no longer waits for both Houses' five-sitting-day disallowance period to pass before it is made; it is made first and can be disallowed within 15 days, like a regulation. The State Planning Office can draft orders itself. It also updates an outdated reference in the Community Housing Providers law.18 Aug 2026 ↗
- ✓Short Stay Levy Bill 2026Imposes a 5 per cent levy on short-stay accommodation booked through an online booking platform for stays of under 28 days, paid by the platform. Hotels, motels, caravan parks, hostels, bed and breakfasts, direct bookings and a room let in the owner's own home are excluded. The Treasurer said the revenue would help fund assistance for first home buyers.7 May 2026 ↗
- ✓Building Amendment Bill 2026Ends the automatic adoption in Tasmania of each new edition of the National Construction Code, so that regulations can delay, vary or not implement future editions, and freezes the adoption of the 2025 edition, a government commitment at the 2025 election.14 Apr 2026 ↗
- –University of Tasmania (Protection of Land) Bill 2025Stops the University of Tasmania disposing of land at its Sandy Bay campus without the approval of both Houses of Parliament. The land above Churchill Avenue is left out of that protection and rezoned from Particular Purpose Zone 3 to Inner Residential, so the university can keep a STEM precinct at Sandy Bay without a council rezoning.3 Dec 2025 ↗
Education recorded votes
Votes on record · 2
- –University of Tasmania (Protection of Land) Bill 2025Stops the University of Tasmania disposing of land at its Sandy Bay campus without the approval of both Houses of Parliament. The land above Churchill Avenue is left out of that protection and rezoned from Particular Purpose Zone 3 to Inner Residential, so the university can keep a STEM precinct at Sandy Bay without a council rezoning.3 Dec 2025 ↗
Animal welfare recorded votes
Votes on record · 2
- ✓Greyhound Racing Legislation Amendments (Phasing Out Reform) Bill 2025Ends greyhound racing in Tasmania on 30 June 2029. Until then it bans breeding racing greyhounds, deems a greyhound retired at six or after a year without racing, needs Tasracing's consent to transfer or destroy one, and has the Racing Integrity Commissioner prepare a closure plan. After that date, racing greyhounds, or keeping or breeding a dog for racing, becomes an offence under the Animal Welfare Act; greyhounds can still be kept as pets.4 Dec 2025 ↗
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Record last updated 2026-10-10.