Hugh Hiscutt

Hugh James Hiscutt AM (born 10 July 1926) is a former Australian politician.

He was born in Burnie, Tasmania. In 1983 he was elected to the Tasmanian Legislative Council as the independent member for West Devon. In 1991, in response to Hank Petrusma, he suggested that Old Testament stoning of gay people was a good idea[1]. Hiscutt also separately stated in parliament that homosexual bovines would be turned into sausages[1]. He held the seat until he retired in 1995, at which point he was succeeded by his brother Des.[2] His niece by marriage is Leonie Hiscutt, a sitting member of parliament.

In the 2020 Queen's Birthday Honours, Hiscutt was awarded Membership of the Order of Australia in the General Division (AM) for 'significant service to the people and Parliament of Tasmania, and to the community of West Devon'.[3]

References
  1. The pink triangle : the gay law reform debate in Tasmania. UNSW Press. 1995. pp. 88, 106. ISBN 0868401358. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  2. Parliament of Tasmania (2005). "Hiscutt, Hugh James". The Parliament of Tasmania from 1856. Parliament of Tasmania. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
  3. Queen's Birthday 2020 Honours List, 2020, Available from: http://www.gg.gov.au/sites/default/files/2020-06/QB2020%20Gazette%20-%20O%20of%20A.PDF. Accessed 8th June 2020.
Tasmanian Legislative Council
Preceded by
William Young		 Member for West Devon
1983–1995		 Succeeded by
Des Hiscutt


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