Page 4836 - Week 16 - Monday, 25 November 1991
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The report recommends deregulation of the Act which, if supported, would require significant amendments to the Act. If Saturday trading to 5.00 pm needed to be incorporated in the Act, it could be considered along with other amendments at the time.
So, essentially, what Mr Humphries has done is take advantage of what he sees as a populist move in the lead-up to an election. We have seen so many of them here today, and I guess we will see many more of them between now and the election - to the extent that it will become rather tiresome. Essentially, the proposed Bill represents minor and unnecessary tinkering with an Act which requires more fundamental overhaul. However, the extent and nature of the changes required can be properly assessed only in the light of the public's comments, in accordance with Labor's commitment to public consultation.
The ACIL report is an important report, though it is not agreed to by everybody. It is certainly not agreed to by some factions within the Liberal Party. And the concerns of those factions - even though they might exist within the Liberal Party - will be taken into account when the Government makes a decision in relation to this matter.
Debate interrupted.
ADJOURNMENT
MR TEMPORARY DEPUTY SPEAKER: Order! It being 4.30 pm, I propose the question:
That the Assembly do now adjourn.
Mr Moore: Mr Temporary Deputy Speaker, I will move the suspension of so much of the standing orders as would prevent me from moving the motion: That the question be put forthwith without debate.
MR TEMPORARY DEPUTY SPEAKER: Thank you, Mr Moore. All you would have to do is move the closure.
Mr Kaine: He can't.
Mr Humphries: Only a Minister can do that.
MR TEMPORARY DEPUTY SPEAKER: We are just trying to go through the automatic adjournment. The question is that standing orders be - - -
Mr Berry: I require that the question be put forthwith without debate.
Question resolved in the negative.
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