Since the Great Depression, begging for money has been illegal in Tasmania but now there is a push to, as one expert says, “tackle social issues in a rational, mature and modern way”. Since the Great Depression, begging for money has been illegal in Tasmania but now there is a push to, as one expert says, “tackle social issues in a rational, mature and modern way”. Law, Crime and Justice, Poverty, Cost of Living, Homelessness Latest business news