❓ Mr. Redman questions the Premier about extended trading hours, given the referendum result and existing exceptions. The Premier deflects, highlighting extended trading hours in National Party electorates and accusing Mr. Redman of hypocrisy.
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EXTENDED TRADING HOURS 189. Mr D.T. REDMAN to the Premier: I refer to the fact that in the 2005 referendum Western Australians overwhelmingly rejected the introduction of extended trading hours. I refer also to the fact that the tourism precincts in Perth and Fremantle have been given the benefit of extended trading hours, and that no trading restrictions have been placed on prescribed small retail shops. Given these facts, can the Premier explain to the people of Western Australia which of the businesses that are not given the benefit of extended trading hours now will be given that benefit? Mr A.J. CARPENTER
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I thank the member for Stirling for the question. My position on retail trading hours and the expansion of retail trading hours I think is well known. A few members of the National Party seem to realise that extended trading hours are already in place in all their electorates. I am assuming that the member for Stirling must be aware of extended trading hours, because as I understand it, his own personal businesses is a beneficiary. Is that correct? Mr D.T. Redman : No. We do not trade on Sundays, as your legislation prescribes. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : But the member is able to do that, is he not? Mr D.T. Redman : That is under the Liquor Licensing Act, Premier. That is a different act. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member is able to trade on Sundays if he wants to. Mr D.T. Redman : No. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the member runs a liquor outlet, and he is able to trade on Sundays, because the council in Denmark, where the member’s business is located — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Murray! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : — voted for extended trading hours. I think that Denmark council decision was to allow extended trading hours from 8.00 am to 8.00 pm seven days a week. Mr D.T. Redman : That vote does not impact on my business. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It is the member’s electorate! Is the member for Stirling agitating in his electorate to overturn the council’s decision? Mr D.T. Redman : I am taking the bigger picture argument, Premier. There is a bigger picture here that the Premier is missing on this issue. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the short answer to my question to the member for Stirling is: no; the member is not agitating. In the member’s own electorate, he has accepted extended trading hours. Has the member on any single occasion agitated against extended trading hours in his own electorate? Mr B.J. Grylls interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No; I do not need the member for Merredin to answer. Has the member for Stirling on any single occasion — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr D.T. Redman : You need to research this a bit harder. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have done my research. That is why all the members of the National Party were caught completely off guard when they raised the issue of retail trading hours. They were completely ignorant of the fact that there is already deregulated trading in all their electorates. That includes the member for Stirling’s electorate. I ask the member for Stirling again: has the member on any single occasion agitated against extended trading hours in his own electorate? Mr D.T. Redman : I did under the Liquor Licensing Act, where I did not support seven-day-a-week trading. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member has just told me the Liquor Licensing Act is different! The fact of the matter is that the members of the National Party—who make the most consistent noise on this issue—do not agitate in their own electorates, because all their electorates have deregulated trading hours! The member for Bunbury made an unusual contribution to the discussion this morning—one of his rare entrées into political debate. Perhaps the member for Bunbury — Mr T. Buswell : Don’t you think he’s entitled to do that? What an ignorant man! Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for that comment and direct that he withdraw it. Mr T. Buswell : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I withdraw the use of the word “ignorant”. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Bunbury has had time to think of the answer now. I understand that last night the council in Bunbury voted to accept extended trading hours in Bunbury. Is the member going to oppose that? Mr R.F. Johnson : Why not answer the member for Stirling’s question? The SPEAKER : Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : For the sake of Hansard , we have been waiting 10 to 15 seconds. Member for Bunbury — Several members interjected. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I am asking the member the question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : I am asking you! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Come on! Answer the question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You do not know, do you? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the member is demonstrating a slight — The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Answer my question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Tell us! I want to know now! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Stirling has gone a bit red in the face and has slunk back there. Member for Bunbury, tell us! Mr G.M. Castrilli : No! You tell me! You know everything! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No, I do not. I want the member to tell us. I want the member for Bunbury to give us his position on the Bunbury decision. Mr R.F. Johnson : You have not answered the question from the member for Stirling! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, I have. I have answered him. Mr R.F. Johnson : No, you have not. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Tell me! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr J.A. McGinty : You have said that five times! How about answering the question! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Well, it’s about time the Premier answered the question! Come on! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Mr Speaker, I think I have made a point. Mr G.M. Castrilli : You have made no point! Unless you’re a mate of the bloody mayor, how would you know? I want to know from you! How do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You’ve got a big league job going in the City of Bunbury! You tell me! Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us see! We have an uncertain position here on extended trading hours! The National Party vehemently opposes it—except in their own electorates, where they are happy to accept it, and where they even get a benefit out of it for their own personal businesses. We know that the new and more enlightened member of the Liberal Party in this Parliament is a strong supporter of extended trading hours. Correct? Mr C.C. Porter : I cannot wait to see your bill! When is it coming? Where is the detail? Where is the bill? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We know that the member for Bunbury will not tell us — Mr G.M. Castrilli : The Premier would not know! You tell me! Come on! I will tell you what, Premier—I will answer your question if you answer mine first. Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the member’s question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : No, you have not. Come on! Tell me! Do you know whether I have supported or opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury? It is a simple question! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The answer to the member for Bunbury’s question is no. That is why I asked the member what his position was. What is it? Mr G.M. Castrilli : I have opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury. Is that all right? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it is. The member will now be able to go down to his electorate and oppose extended trading hours in Bunbury. That is good. Point of Order Mr D.T. REDMAN : Mr Speaker, I have to make the point that I was the member who asked the question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the member for Stirling is particularly accurate in his summation that he asked the question; I remember him doing so. One of the problems of encouraging interjections is that we sometimes drift off from where the question came from. I am sure the Premier has already answered the member for Stirling’s question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the member for Stirling. I think we now have his position on this matter. In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
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I refer to the fact that in the 2005 referendum Western Australians overwhelmingly rejected the introduction of extended trading hours. I refer also to the fact that the tourism precincts in Perth and Fremantle have been given the benefit of extended trading hours, and that no trading restrictions have been placed on prescribed small retail shops. Given these facts, can the Premier explain to the people of Western Australia which of the businesses that are not given the benefit of extended trading hours now will be given that benefit? Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: I thank the member for Stirling for the question. My position on retail trading hours and the expansion of retail trading hours I think is well known. A few members of the National Party seem to realise that extended trading hours are already in place in all their electorates. I am assuming that the member for Stirling must be aware of extended trading hours, because as I understand it, his own personal businesses is a beneficiary. Is that correct? Mr D.T. Redman : No. We do not trade on Sundays, as your legislation prescribes. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : But the member is able to do that, is he not? Mr D.T. Redman : That is under the Liquor Licensing Act, Premier. That is a different act. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member is able to trade on Sundays if he wants to. Mr D.T. Redman : No. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the member runs a liquor outlet, and he is able to trade on Sundays, because the council in Denmark, where the member’s business is located — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Murray! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : — voted for extended trading hours. I think that Denmark council decision was to allow extended trading hours from 8.00 am to 8.00 pm seven days a week. Mr D.T. Redman : That vote does not impact on my business. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It is the member’s electorate! Is the member for Stirling agitating in his electorate to overturn the council’s decision? Mr D.T. Redman : I am taking the bigger picture argument, Premier. There is a bigger picture here that the Premier is missing on this issue. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the short answer to my question to the member for Stirling is: no; the member is not agitating. In the member’s own electorate, he has accepted extended trading hours. Has the member on any single occasion agitated against extended trading hours in his own electorate? Mr B.J. Grylls interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No; I do not need the member for Merredin to answer. Has the member for Stirling on any single occasion — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr D.T. Redman : You need to research this a bit harder. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have done my research. That is why all the members of the National Party were caught completely off guard when they raised the issue of retail trading hours. They were completely ignorant of the fact that there is already deregulated trading in all their electorates. That includes the member for Stirling’s electorate. I ask the member for Stirling again: has the member on any single occasion agitated against extended trading hours in his own electorate? Mr D.T. Redman : I did under the Liquor Licensing Act, where I did not support seven-day-a-week trading. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member has just told me the Liquor Licensing Act is different! The fact of the matter is that the members of the National Party—who make the most consistent noise on this issue—do not agitate in their own electorates, because all their electorates have deregulated trading hours! The member for Bunbury made an unusual contribution to the discussion this morning—one of his rare entrées into political debate. Perhaps the member for Bunbury — Mr T. Buswell : Don’t you think he’s entitled to do that? What an ignorant man! Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for that comment and direct that he withdraw it. Mr T. Buswell : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I withdraw the use of the word “ignorant”. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Bunbury has had time to think of the answer now. I understand that last night the council in Bunbury voted to accept extended trading hours in Bunbury. Is the member going to oppose that? Mr R.F. Johnson : Why not answer the member for Stirling’s question? The SPEAKER : Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : For the sake of Hansard , we have been waiting 10 to 15 seconds. Member for Bunbury — Several members interjected. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I am asking the member the question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : I am asking you! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Come on! Answer the question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You do not know, do you? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the member is demonstrating a slight — The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Answer my question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Tell us! I want to know now! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Stirling has gone a bit red in the face and has slunk back there. Member for Bunbury, tell us! Mr G.M. Castrilli : No! You tell me! You know everything! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No, I do not. I want the member to tell us. I want the member for Bunbury to give us his position on the Bunbury decision. Mr R.F. Johnson : You have not answered the question from the member for Stirling! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, I have. I have answered him. Mr R.F. Johnson : No, you have not. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Tell me! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr J.A. McGinty : You have said that five times! How about answering the question! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Well, it’s about time the Premier answered the question! Come on! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Mr Speaker, I think I have made a point. Mr G.M. Castrilli : You have made no point! Unless you’re a mate of the bloody mayor, how would you know? I want to know from you! How do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You’ve got a big league job going in the City of Bunbury! You tell me! Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us see! We have an uncertain position here on extended trading hours! The National Party vehemently opposes it—except in their own electorates, where they are happy to accept it, and where they even get a benefit out of it for their own personal businesses. We know that the new and more enlightened member of the Liberal Party in this Parliament is a strong supporter of extended trading hours. Correct? Mr C.C. Porter : I cannot wait to see your bill! When is it coming? Where is the detail? Where is the bill? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We know that the member for Bunbury will not tell us — Mr G.M. Castrilli : The Premier would not know! You tell me! Come on! I will tell you what, Premier—I will answer your question if you answer mine first. Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the member’s question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : No, you have not. Come on! Tell me! Do you know whether I have supported or opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury? It is a simple question! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The answer to the member for Bunbury’s question is no. That is why I asked the member what his position was. What is it? Mr G.M. Castrilli : I have opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury. Is that all right? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it is. The member will now be able to go down to his electorate and oppose extended trading hours in Bunbury. That is good. Point of Order Mr D.T. REDMAN : Mr Speaker, I have to make the point that I was the member who asked the question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the member for Stirling is particularly accurate in his summation that he asked the question; I remember him doing so. One of the problems of encouraging interjections is that we sometimes drift off from where the question came from. I am sure the Premier has already answered the member for Stirling’s question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the member for Stirling. I think we now have his position on this matter. In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: I thank the member for Stirling for the question. My position on retail trading hours and the expansion of retail trading hours I think is well known. A few members of the National Party seem to realise that extended trading hours are already in place in all their electorates. I am assuming that the member for Stirling must be aware of extended trading hours, because as I understand it, his own personal businesses is a beneficiary. Is that correct? Mr D.T. Redman : No. We do not trade on Sundays, as your legislation prescribes. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : But the member is able to do that, is he not? Mr D.T. Redman : That is under the Liquor Licensing Act, Premier. That is a different act. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member is able to trade on Sundays if he wants to. Mr D.T. Redman : No. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the member runs a liquor outlet, and he is able to trade on Sundays, because the council in Denmark, where the member’s business is located — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Murray! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : — voted for extended trading hours. I think that Denmark council decision was to allow extended trading hours from 8.00 am to 8.00 pm seven days a week. Mr D.T. Redman : That vote does not impact on my business. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It is the member’s electorate! Is the member for Stirling agitating in his electorate to overturn the council’s decision? Mr D.T. Redman : I am taking the bigger picture argument, Premier. There is a bigger picture here that the Premier is missing on this issue. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the short answer to my question to the member for Stirling is: no; the member is not agitating. In the member’s own electorate, he has accepted extended trading hours. Has the member on any single occasion agitated against extended trading hours in his own electorate? Mr B.J. Grylls interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No; I do not need the member for Merredin to answer. Has the member for Stirling on any single occasion — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr D.T. Redman : You need to research this a bit harder. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have done my research. That is why all the members of the National Party were caught completely off guard when they raised the issue of retail trading hours. They were completely ignorant of the fact that there is already deregulated trading in all their electorates. That includes the member for Stirling’s electorate. I ask the member for Stirling again: has the member on any single occasion agitated against extended trading hours in his own electorate? Mr D.T. Redman : I did under the Liquor Licensing Act, where I did not support seven-day-a-week trading. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member has just told me the Liquor Licensing Act is different! The fact of the matter is that the members of the National Party—who make the most consistent noise on this issue—do not agitate in their own electorates, because all their electorates have deregulated trading hours! The member for Bunbury made an unusual contribution to the discussion this morning—one of his rare entrées into political debate. Perhaps the member for Bunbury — Mr T. Buswell : Don’t you think he’s entitled to do that? What an ignorant man! Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for that comment and direct that he withdraw it. Mr T. Buswell : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I withdraw the use of the word “ignorant”. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Bunbury has had time to think of the answer now. I understand that last night the council in Bunbury voted to accept extended trading hours in Bunbury. Is the member going to oppose that? Mr R.F. Johnson : Why not answer the member for Stirling’s question? The SPEAKER : Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : For the sake of Hansard , we have been waiting 10 to 15 seconds. Member for Bunbury — Several members interjected. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I am asking the member the question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : I am asking you! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Come on! Answer the question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You do not know, do you? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the member is demonstrating a slight — The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Answer my question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Tell us! I want to know now! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Stirling has gone a bit red in the face and has slunk back there. Member for Bunbury, tell us! Mr G.M. Castrilli : No! You tell me! You know everything! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No, I do not. I want the member to tell us. I want the member for Bunbury to give us his position on the Bunbury decision. Mr R.F. Johnson : You have not answered the question from the member for Stirling! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, I have. I have answered him. Mr R.F. Johnson : No, you have not. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Tell me! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr J.A. McGinty : You have said that five times! How about answering the question! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Well, it’s about time the Premier answered the question! Come on! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Mr Speaker, I think I have made a point. Mr G.M. Castrilli : You have made no point! Unless you’re a mate of the bloody mayor, how would you know? I want to know from you! How do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You’ve got a big league job going in the City of Bunbury! You tell me! Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us see! We have an uncertain position here on extended trading hours! The National Party vehemently opposes it—except in their own electorates, where they are happy to accept it, and where they even get a benefit out of it for their own personal businesses. We know that the new and more enlightened member of the Liberal Party in this Parliament is a strong supporter of extended trading hours. Correct? Mr C.C. Porter : I cannot wait to see your bill! When is it coming? Where is the detail? Where is the bill? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We know that the member for Bunbury will not tell us — Mr G.M. Castrilli : The Premier would not know! You tell me! Come on! I will tell you what, Premier—I will answer your question if you answer mine first. Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the member’s question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : No, you have not. Come on! Tell me! Do you know whether I have supported or opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury? It is a simple question! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The answer to the member for Bunbury’s question is no. That is why I asked the member what his position was. What is it? Mr G.M. Castrilli : I have opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury. Is that all right? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it is. The member will now be able to go down to his electorate and oppose extended trading hours in Bunbury. That is good. Point of Order Mr D.T. REDMAN : Mr Speaker, I have to make the point that I was the member who asked the question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the member for Stirling is particularly accurate in his summation that he asked the question; I remember him doing so. One of the problems of encouraging interjections is that we sometimes drift off from where the question came from. I am sure the Premier has already answered the member for Stirling’s question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the member for Stirling. I think we now have his position on this matter. In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
I thank the member for Stirling for the question. My position on retail trading hours and the expansion of retail trading hours I think is well known. A few members of the National Party seem to realise that extended trading hours are already in place in all their electorates. I am assuming that the member for Stirling must be aware of extended trading hours, because as I understand it, his own personal businesses is a beneficiary. Is that correct? Mr D.T. Redman : No. We do not trade on Sundays, as your legislation prescribes. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : But the member is able to do that, is he not? Mr D.T. Redman : That is under the Liquor Licensing Act, Premier. That is a different act. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member is able to trade on Sundays if he wants to. Mr D.T. Redman : No. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the member runs a liquor outlet, and he is able to trade on Sundays, because the council in Denmark, where the member’s business is located — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Murray! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : — voted for extended trading hours. I think that Denmark council decision was to allow extended trading hours from 8.00 am to 8.00 pm seven days a week. Mr D.T. Redman : That vote does not impact on my business. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It is the member’s electorate! Is the member for Stirling agitating in his electorate to overturn the council’s decision? Mr D.T. Redman : I am taking the bigger picture argument, Premier. There is a bigger picture here that the Premier is missing on this issue. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the short answer to my question to the member for Stirling is: no; the member is not agitating. In the member’s own electorate, he has accepted extended trading hours. Has the member on any single occasion agitated against extended trading hours in his own electorate? Mr B.J. Grylls interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No; I do not need the member for Merredin to answer. Has the member for Stirling on any single occasion — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr D.T. Redman : You need to research this a bit harder. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have done my research. That is why all the members of the National Party were caught completely off guard when they raised the issue of retail trading hours. They were completely ignorant of the fact that there is already deregulated trading in all their electorates. That includes the member for Stirling’s electorate. I ask the member for Stirling again: has the member on any single occasion agitated against extended trading hours in his own electorate? Mr D.T. Redman : I did under the Liquor Licensing Act, where I did not support seven-day-a-week trading. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member has just told me the Liquor Licensing Act is different! The fact of the matter is that the members of the National Party—who make the most consistent noise on this issue—do not agitate in their own electorates, because all their electorates have deregulated trading hours! The member for Bunbury made an unusual contribution to the discussion this morning—one of his rare entrées into political debate. Perhaps the member for Bunbury — Mr T. Buswell : Don’t you think he’s entitled to do that? What an ignorant man! Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for that comment and direct that he withdraw it. Mr T. Buswell : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I withdraw the use of the word “ignorant”. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Bunbury has had time to think of the answer now. I understand that last night the council in Bunbury voted to accept extended trading hours in Bunbury. Is the member going to oppose that? Mr R.F. Johnson : Why not answer the member for Stirling’s question? The SPEAKER : Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : For the sake of Hansard , we have been waiting 10 to 15 seconds. Member for Bunbury — Several members interjected. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I am asking the member the question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : I am asking you! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Come on! Answer the question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You do not know, do you? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the member is demonstrating a slight — The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Answer my question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Tell us! I want to know now! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Stirling has gone a bit red in the face and has slunk back there. Member for Bunbury, tell us! Mr G.M. Castrilli : No! You tell me! You know everything! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No, I do not. I want the member to tell us. I want the member for Bunbury to give us his position on the Bunbury decision. Mr R.F. Johnson : You have not answered the question from the member for Stirling! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, I have. I have answered him. Mr R.F. Johnson : No, you have not. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Tell me! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr J.A. McGinty : You have said that five times! How about answering the question! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Well, it’s about time the Premier answered the question! Come on! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Mr Speaker, I think I have made a point. Mr G.M. Castrilli : You have made no point! Unless you’re a mate of the bloody mayor, how would you know? I want to know from you! How do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You’ve got a big league job going in the City of Bunbury! You tell me! Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us see! We have an uncertain position here on extended trading hours! The National Party vehemently opposes it—except in their own electorates, where they are happy to accept it, and where they even get a benefit out of it for their own personal businesses. We know that the new and more enlightened member of the Liberal Party in this Parliament is a strong supporter of extended trading hours. Correct? Mr C.C. Porter : I cannot wait to see your bill! When is it coming? Where is the detail? Where is the bill? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We know that the member for Bunbury will not tell us — Mr G.M. Castrilli : The Premier would not know! You tell me! Come on! I will tell you what, Premier—I will answer your question if you answer mine first. Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the member’s question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : No, you have not. Come on! Tell me! Do you know whether I have supported or opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury? It is a simple question! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The answer to the member for Bunbury’s question is no. That is why I asked the member what his position was. What is it? Mr G.M. Castrilli : I have opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury. Is that all right? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it is. The member will now be able to go down to his electorate and oppose extended trading hours in Bunbury. That is good. Point of Order Mr D.T. REDMAN : Mr Speaker, I have to make the point that I was the member who asked the question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the member for Stirling is particularly accurate in his summation that he asked the question; I remember him doing so. One of the problems of encouraging interjections is that we sometimes drift off from where the question came from. I am sure the Premier has already answered the member for Stirling’s question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the member for Stirling. I think we now have his position on this matter. In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
Mr D.T. Redman : No. We do not trade on Sundays, as your legislation prescribes. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : But the member is able to do that, is he not? Mr D.T. Redman : That is under the Liquor Licensing Act, Premier. That is a different act. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member is able to trade on Sundays if he wants to. Mr D.T. Redman : No. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the member runs a liquor outlet, and he is able to trade on Sundays, because the council in Denmark, where the member’s business is located — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Murray! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : — voted for extended trading hours. I think that Denmark council decision was to allow extended trading hours from 8.00 am to 8.00 pm seven days a week. Mr D.T. Redman : That vote does not impact on my business. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It is the member’s electorate! Is the member for Stirling agitating in his electorate to overturn the council’s decision? Mr D.T. Redman : I am taking the bigger picture argument, Premier. There is a bigger picture here that the Premier is missing on this issue. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the short answer to my question to the member for Stirling is: no; the member is not agitating. In the member’s own electorate, he has accepted extended trading hours. Has the member on any single occasion agitated against extended trading hours in his own electorate? Mr B.J. Grylls interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No; I do not need the member for Merredin to answer. Has the member for Stirling on any single occasion — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr D.T. Redman : You need to research this a bit harder. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have done my research. That is why all the members of the National Party were caught completely off guard when they raised the issue of retail trading hours. They were completely ignorant of the fact that there is already deregulated trading in all their electorates. That includes the member for Stirling’s electorate. I ask the member for Stirling again: has the member on any single occasion agitated against extended trading hours in his own electorate? Mr D.T. Redman : I did under the Liquor Licensing Act, where I did not support seven-day-a-week trading. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member has just told me the Liquor Licensing Act is different! The fact of the matter is that the members of the National Party—who make the most consistent noise on this issue—do not agitate in their own electorates, because all their electorates have deregulated trading hours! The member for Bunbury made an unusual contribution to the discussion this morning—one of his rare entrées into political debate. Perhaps the member for Bunbury — Mr T. Buswell : Don’t you think he’s entitled to do that? What an ignorant man! Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for that comment and direct that he withdraw it. Mr T. Buswell : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I withdraw the use of the word “ignorant”. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Bunbury has had time to think of the answer now. I understand that last night the council in Bunbury voted to accept extended trading hours in Bunbury. Is the member going to oppose that? Mr R.F. Johnson : Why not answer the member for Stirling’s question? The SPEAKER : Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : For the sake of Hansard , we have been waiting 10 to 15 seconds. Member for Bunbury — Several members interjected. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I am asking the member the question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : I am asking you! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Come on! Answer the question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You do not know, do you? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the member is demonstrating a slight — The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Answer my question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Tell us! I want to know now! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Stirling has gone a bit red in the face and has slunk back there. Member for Bunbury, tell us! Mr G.M. Castrilli : No! You tell me! You know everything! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No, I do not. I want the member to tell us. I want the member for Bunbury to give us his position on the Bunbury decision. Mr R.F. Johnson : You have not answered the question from the member for Stirling! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, I have. I have answered him. Mr R.F. Johnson : No, you have not. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Tell me! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr J.A. McGinty : You have said that five times! How about answering the question! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Well, it’s about time the Premier answered the question! Come on! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Mr Speaker, I think I have made a point. Mr G.M. Castrilli : You have made no point! Unless you’re a mate of the bloody mayor, how would you know? I want to know from you! How do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You’ve got a big league job going in the City of Bunbury! You tell me! Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us see! We have an uncertain position here on extended trading hours! The National Party vehemently opposes it—except in their own electorates, where they are happy to accept it, and where they even get a benefit out of it for their own personal businesses. We know that the new and more enlightened member of the Liberal Party in this Parliament is a strong supporter of extended trading hours. Correct? Mr C.C. Porter : I cannot wait to see your bill! When is it coming? Where is the detail? Where is the bill? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We know that the member for Bunbury will not tell us — Mr G.M. Castrilli : The Premier would not know! You tell me! Come on! I will tell you what, Premier—I will answer your question if you answer mine first. Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the member’s question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : No, you have not. Come on! Tell me! Do you know whether I have supported or opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury? It is a simple question! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The answer to the member for Bunbury’s question is no. That is why I asked the member what his position was. What is it? Mr G.M. Castrilli : I have opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury. Is that all right? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it is. The member will now be able to go down to his electorate and oppose extended trading hours in Bunbury. That is good. Point of Order Mr D.T. REDMAN : Mr Speaker, I have to make the point that I was the member who asked the question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the member for Stirling is particularly accurate in his summation that he asked the question; I remember him doing so. One of the problems of encouraging interjections is that we sometimes drift off from where the question came from. I am sure the Premier has already answered the member for Stirling’s question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the member for Stirling. I think we now have his position on this matter. In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : But the member is able to do that, is he not? Mr D.T. Redman : That is under the Liquor Licensing Act, Premier. That is a different act. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member is able to trade on Sundays if he wants to. Mr D.T. Redman : No. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the member runs a liquor outlet, and he is able to trade on Sundays, because the council in Denmark, where the member’s business is located — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Murray! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : — voted for extended trading hours. I think that Denmark council decision was to allow extended trading hours from 8.00 am to 8.00 pm seven days a week. Mr D.T. Redman : That vote does not impact on my business. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It is the member’s electorate! Is the member for Stirling agitating in his electorate to overturn the council’s decision? Mr D.T. Redman : I am taking the bigger picture argument, Premier. There is a bigger picture here that the Premier is missing on this issue. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the short answer to my question to the member for Stirling is: no; the member is not agitating. In the member’s own electorate, he has accepted extended trading hours. Has the member on any single occasion agitated against extended trading hours in his own electorate? Mr B.J. Grylls interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No; I do not need the member for Merredin to answer. Has the member for Stirling on any single occasion — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr D.T. Redman : You need to research this a bit harder. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have done my research. That is why all the members of the National Party were caught completely off guard when they raised the issue of retail trading hours. They were completely ignorant of the fact that there is already deregulated trading in all their electorates. That includes the member for Stirling’s electorate. I ask the member for Stirling again: has the member on any single occasion agitated against extended trading hours in his own electorate? Mr D.T. Redman : I did under the Liquor Licensing Act, where I did not support seven-day-a-week trading. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member has just told me the Liquor Licensing Act is different! The fact of the matter is that the members of the National Party—who make the most consistent noise on this issue—do not agitate in their own electorates, because all their electorates have deregulated trading hours! The member for Bunbury made an unusual contribution to the discussion this morning—one of his rare entrées into political debate. Perhaps the member for Bunbury — Mr T. Buswell : Don’t you think he’s entitled to do that? What an ignorant man! Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for that comment and direct that he withdraw it. Mr T. Buswell : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I withdraw the use of the word “ignorant”. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Bunbury has had time to think of the answer now. I understand that last night the council in Bunbury voted to accept extended trading hours in Bunbury. Is the member going to oppose that? Mr R.F. Johnson : Why not answer the member for Stirling’s question? The SPEAKER : Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : For the sake of Hansard , we have been waiting 10 to 15 seconds. Member for Bunbury — Several members interjected. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I am asking the member the question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : I am asking you! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Come on! Answer the question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You do not know, do you? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the member is demonstrating a slight — The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Answer my question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Tell us! I want to know now! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Stirling has gone a bit red in the face and has slunk back there. Member for Bunbury, tell us! Mr G.M. Castrilli : No! You tell me! You know everything! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No, I do not. I want the member to tell us. I want the member for Bunbury to give us his position on the Bunbury decision. Mr R.F. Johnson : You have not answered the question from the member for Stirling! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, I have. I have answered him. Mr R.F. Johnson : No, you have not. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Tell me! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr J.A. McGinty : You have said that five times! How about answering the question! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Well, it’s about time the Premier answered the question! Come on! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Mr Speaker, I think I have made a point. Mr G.M. Castrilli : You have made no point! Unless you’re a mate of the bloody mayor, how would you know? I want to know from you! How do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You’ve got a big league job going in the City of Bunbury! You tell me! Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us see! We have an uncertain position here on extended trading hours! The National Party vehemently opposes it—except in their own electorates, where they are happy to accept it, and where they even get a benefit out of it for their own personal businesses. We know that the new and more enlightened member of the Liberal Party in this Parliament is a strong supporter of extended trading hours. Correct? Mr C.C. Porter : I cannot wait to see your bill! When is it coming? Where is the detail? Where is the bill? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We know that the member for Bunbury will not tell us — Mr G.M. Castrilli : The Premier would not know! You tell me! Come on! I will tell you what, Premier—I will answer your question if you answer mine first. Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the member’s question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : No, you have not. Come on! Tell me! Do you know whether I have supported or opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury? It is a simple question! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The answer to the member for Bunbury’s question is no. That is why I asked the member what his position was. What is it? Mr G.M. Castrilli : I have opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury. Is that all right? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it is. The member will now be able to go down to his electorate and oppose extended trading hours in Bunbury. That is good. Point of Order Mr D.T. REDMAN : Mr Speaker, I have to make the point that I was the member who asked the question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the member for Stirling is particularly accurate in his summation that he asked the question; I remember him doing so. One of the problems of encouraging interjections is that we sometimes drift off from where the question came from. I am sure the Premier has already answered the member for Stirling’s question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the member for Stirling. I think we now have his position on this matter. In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
Mr D.T. Redman : That is under the Liquor Licensing Act, Premier. That is a different act. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member is able to trade on Sundays if he wants to. Mr D.T. Redman : No. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the member runs a liquor outlet, and he is able to trade on Sundays, because the council in Denmark, where the member’s business is located — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Murray! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : — voted for extended trading hours. I think that Denmark council decision was to allow extended trading hours from 8.00 am to 8.00 pm seven days a week. Mr D.T. Redman : That vote does not impact on my business. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It is the member’s electorate! Is the member for Stirling agitating in his electorate to overturn the council’s decision? Mr D.T. Redman : I am taking the bigger picture argument, Premier. There is a bigger picture here that the Premier is missing on this issue. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the short answer to my question to the member for Stirling is: no; the member is not agitating. In the member’s own electorate, he has accepted extended trading hours. Has the member on any single occasion agitated against extended trading hours in his own electorate? Mr B.J. Grylls interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No; I do not need the member for Merredin to answer. Has the member for Stirling on any single occasion — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr D.T. Redman : You need to research this a bit harder. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have done my research. That is why all the members of the National Party were caught completely off guard when they raised the issue of retail trading hours. They were completely ignorant of the fact that there is already deregulated trading in all their electorates. That includes the member for Stirling’s electorate. I ask the member for Stirling again: has the member on any single occasion agitated against extended trading hours in his own electorate? Mr D.T. Redman : I did under the Liquor Licensing Act, where I did not support seven-day-a-week trading. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member has just told me the Liquor Licensing Act is different! The fact of the matter is that the members of the National Party—who make the most consistent noise on this issue—do not agitate in their own electorates, because all their electorates have deregulated trading hours! The member for Bunbury made an unusual contribution to the discussion this morning—one of his rare entrées into political debate. Perhaps the member for Bunbury — Mr T. Buswell : Don’t you think he’s entitled to do that? What an ignorant man! Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for that comment and direct that he withdraw it. Mr T. Buswell : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I withdraw the use of the word “ignorant”. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Bunbury has had time to think of the answer now. I understand that last night the council in Bunbury voted to accept extended trading hours in Bunbury. Is the member going to oppose that? Mr R.F. Johnson : Why not answer the member for Stirling’s question? The SPEAKER : Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : For the sake of Hansard , we have been waiting 10 to 15 seconds. Member for Bunbury — Several members interjected. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I am asking the member the question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : I am asking you! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Come on! Answer the question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You do not know, do you? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the member is demonstrating a slight — The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Answer my question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Tell us! I want to know now! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Stirling has gone a bit red in the face and has slunk back there. Member for Bunbury, tell us! Mr G.M. Castrilli : No! You tell me! You know everything! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No, I do not. I want the member to tell us. I want the member for Bunbury to give us his position on the Bunbury decision. Mr R.F. Johnson : You have not answered the question from the member for Stirling! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, I have. I have answered him. Mr R.F. Johnson : No, you have not. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Tell me! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr J.A. McGinty : You have said that five times! How about answering the question! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Well, it’s about time the Premier answered the question! Come on! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Mr Speaker, I think I have made a point. Mr G.M. Castrilli : You have made no point! Unless you’re a mate of the bloody mayor, how would you know? I want to know from you! How do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You’ve got a big league job going in the City of Bunbury! You tell me! Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us see! We have an uncertain position here on extended trading hours! The National Party vehemently opposes it—except in their own electorates, where they are happy to accept it, and where they even get a benefit out of it for their own personal businesses. We know that the new and more enlightened member of the Liberal Party in this Parliament is a strong supporter of extended trading hours. Correct? Mr C.C. Porter : I cannot wait to see your bill! When is it coming? Where is the detail? Where is the bill? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We know that the member for Bunbury will not tell us — Mr G.M. Castrilli : The Premier would not know! You tell me! Come on! I will tell you what, Premier—I will answer your question if you answer mine first. Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the member’s question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : No, you have not. Come on! Tell me! Do you know whether I have supported or opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury? It is a simple question! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The answer to the member for Bunbury’s question is no. That is why I asked the member what his position was. What is it? Mr G.M. Castrilli : I have opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury. Is that all right? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it is. The member will now be able to go down to his electorate and oppose extended trading hours in Bunbury. That is good. Point of Order Mr D.T. REDMAN : Mr Speaker, I have to make the point that I was the member who asked the question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the member for Stirling is particularly accurate in his summation that he asked the question; I remember him doing so. One of the problems of encouraging interjections is that we sometimes drift off from where the question came from. I am sure the Premier has already answered the member for Stirling’s question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the member for Stirling. I think we now have his position on this matter. In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member is able to trade on Sundays if he wants to. Mr D.T. Redman : No. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the member runs a liquor outlet, and he is able to trade on Sundays, because the council in Denmark, where the member’s business is located — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Murray! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : — voted for extended trading hours. I think that Denmark council decision was to allow extended trading hours from 8.00 am to 8.00 pm seven days a week. Mr D.T. Redman : That vote does not impact on my business. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It is the member’s electorate! Is the member for Stirling agitating in his electorate to overturn the council’s decision? Mr D.T. Redman : I am taking the bigger picture argument, Premier. There is a bigger picture here that the Premier is missing on this issue. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the short answer to my question to the member for Stirling is: no; the member is not agitating. In the member’s own electorate, he has accepted extended trading hours. Has the member on any single occasion agitated against extended trading hours in his own electorate? Mr B.J. Grylls interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No; I do not need the member for Merredin to answer. Has the member for Stirling on any single occasion — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr D.T. Redman : You need to research this a bit harder. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have done my research. That is why all the members of the National Party were caught completely off guard when they raised the issue of retail trading hours. They were completely ignorant of the fact that there is already deregulated trading in all their electorates. That includes the member for Stirling’s electorate. I ask the member for Stirling again: has the member on any single occasion agitated against extended trading hours in his own electorate? Mr D.T. Redman : I did under the Liquor Licensing Act, where I did not support seven-day-a-week trading. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member has just told me the Liquor Licensing Act is different! The fact of the matter is that the members of the National Party—who make the most consistent noise on this issue—do not agitate in their own electorates, because all their electorates have deregulated trading hours! The member for Bunbury made an unusual contribution to the discussion this morning—one of his rare entrées into political debate. Perhaps the member for Bunbury — Mr T. Buswell : Don’t you think he’s entitled to do that? What an ignorant man! Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for that comment and direct that he withdraw it. Mr T. Buswell : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I withdraw the use of the word “ignorant”. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Bunbury has had time to think of the answer now. I understand that last night the council in Bunbury voted to accept extended trading hours in Bunbury. Is the member going to oppose that? Mr R.F. Johnson : Why not answer the member for Stirling’s question? The SPEAKER : Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : For the sake of Hansard , we have been waiting 10 to 15 seconds. Member for Bunbury — Several members interjected. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I am asking the member the question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : I am asking you! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Come on! Answer the question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You do not know, do you? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the member is demonstrating a slight — The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Answer my question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Tell us! I want to know now! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Stirling has gone a bit red in the face and has slunk back there. Member for Bunbury, tell us! Mr G.M. Castrilli : No! You tell me! You know everything! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No, I do not. I want the member to tell us. I want the member for Bunbury to give us his position on the Bunbury decision. Mr R.F. Johnson : You have not answered the question from the member for Stirling! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, I have. I have answered him. Mr R.F. Johnson : No, you have not. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Tell me! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr J.A. McGinty : You have said that five times! How about answering the question! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Well, it’s about time the Premier answered the question! Come on! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Mr Speaker, I think I have made a point. Mr G.M. Castrilli : You have made no point! Unless you’re a mate of the bloody mayor, how would you know? I want to know from you! How do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You’ve got a big league job going in the City of Bunbury! You tell me! Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us see! We have an uncertain position here on extended trading hours! The National Party vehemently opposes it—except in their own electorates, where they are happy to accept it, and where they even get a benefit out of it for their own personal businesses. We know that the new and more enlightened member of the Liberal Party in this Parliament is a strong supporter of extended trading hours. Correct? Mr C.C. Porter : I cannot wait to see your bill! When is it coming? Where is the detail? Where is the bill? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We know that the member for Bunbury will not tell us — Mr G.M. Castrilli : The Premier would not know! You tell me! Come on! I will tell you what, Premier—I will answer your question if you answer mine first. Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the member’s question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : No, you have not. Come on! Tell me! Do you know whether I have supported or opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury? It is a simple question! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The answer to the member for Bunbury’s question is no. That is why I asked the member what his position was. What is it? Mr G.M. Castrilli : I have opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury. Is that all right? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it is. The member will now be able to go down to his electorate and oppose extended trading hours in Bunbury. That is good. Point of Order Mr D.T. REDMAN : Mr Speaker, I have to make the point that I was the member who asked the question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the member for Stirling is particularly accurate in his summation that he asked the question; I remember him doing so. One of the problems of encouraging interjections is that we sometimes drift off from where the question came from. I am sure the Premier has already answered the member for Stirling’s question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the member for Stirling. I think we now have his position on this matter. In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
Mr D.T. Redman : No. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the member runs a liquor outlet, and he is able to trade on Sundays, because the council in Denmark, where the member’s business is located — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Murray! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : — voted for extended trading hours. I think that Denmark council decision was to allow extended trading hours from 8.00 am to 8.00 pm seven days a week. Mr D.T. Redman : That vote does not impact on my business. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It is the member’s electorate! Is the member for Stirling agitating in his electorate to overturn the council’s decision? Mr D.T. Redman : I am taking the bigger picture argument, Premier. There is a bigger picture here that the Premier is missing on this issue. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the short answer to my question to the member for Stirling is: no; the member is not agitating. In the member’s own electorate, he has accepted extended trading hours. Has the member on any single occasion agitated against extended trading hours in his own electorate? Mr B.J. Grylls interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No; I do not need the member for Merredin to answer. Has the member for Stirling on any single occasion — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr D.T. Redman : You need to research this a bit harder. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have done my research. That is why all the members of the National Party were caught completely off guard when they raised the issue of retail trading hours. They were completely ignorant of the fact that there is already deregulated trading in all their electorates. That includes the member for Stirling’s electorate. I ask the member for Stirling again: has the member on any single occasion agitated against extended trading hours in his own electorate? Mr D.T. Redman : I did under the Liquor Licensing Act, where I did not support seven-day-a-week trading. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member has just told me the Liquor Licensing Act is different! The fact of the matter is that the members of the National Party—who make the most consistent noise on this issue—do not agitate in their own electorates, because all their electorates have deregulated trading hours! The member for Bunbury made an unusual contribution to the discussion this morning—one of his rare entrées into political debate. Perhaps the member for Bunbury — Mr T. Buswell : Don’t you think he’s entitled to do that? What an ignorant man! Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for that comment and direct that he withdraw it. Mr T. Buswell : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I withdraw the use of the word “ignorant”. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Bunbury has had time to think of the answer now. I understand that last night the council in Bunbury voted to accept extended trading hours in Bunbury. Is the member going to oppose that? Mr R.F. Johnson : Why not answer the member for Stirling’s question? The SPEAKER : Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : For the sake of Hansard , we have been waiting 10 to 15 seconds. Member for Bunbury — Several members interjected. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I am asking the member the question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : I am asking you! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Come on! Answer the question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You do not know, do you? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the member is demonstrating a slight — The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Answer my question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Tell us! I want to know now! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Stirling has gone a bit red in the face and has slunk back there. Member for Bunbury, tell us! Mr G.M. Castrilli : No! You tell me! You know everything! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No, I do not. I want the member to tell us. I want the member for Bunbury to give us his position on the Bunbury decision. Mr R.F. Johnson : You have not answered the question from the member for Stirling! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, I have. I have answered him. Mr R.F. Johnson : No, you have not. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Tell me! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr J.A. McGinty : You have said that five times! How about answering the question! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Well, it’s about time the Premier answered the question! Come on! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Mr Speaker, I think I have made a point. Mr G.M. Castrilli : You have made no point! Unless you’re a mate of the bloody mayor, how would you know? I want to know from you! How do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You’ve got a big league job going in the City of Bunbury! You tell me! Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us see! We have an uncertain position here on extended trading hours! The National Party vehemently opposes it—except in their own electorates, where they are happy to accept it, and where they even get a benefit out of it for their own personal businesses. We know that the new and more enlightened member of the Liberal Party in this Parliament is a strong supporter of extended trading hours. Correct? Mr C.C. Porter : I cannot wait to see your bill! When is it coming? Where is the detail? Where is the bill? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We know that the member for Bunbury will not tell us — Mr G.M. Castrilli : The Premier would not know! You tell me! Come on! I will tell you what, Premier—I will answer your question if you answer mine first. Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the member’s question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : No, you have not. Come on! Tell me! Do you know whether I have supported or opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury? It is a simple question! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The answer to the member for Bunbury’s question is no. That is why I asked the member what his position was. What is it? Mr G.M. Castrilli : I have opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury. Is that all right? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it is. The member will now be able to go down to his electorate and oppose extended trading hours in Bunbury. That is good. Point of Order Mr D.T. REDMAN : Mr Speaker, I have to make the point that I was the member who asked the question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the member for Stirling is particularly accurate in his summation that he asked the question; I remember him doing so. One of the problems of encouraging interjections is that we sometimes drift off from where the question came from. I am sure the Premier has already answered the member for Stirling’s question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the member for Stirling. I think we now have his position on this matter. In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the member runs a liquor outlet, and he is able to trade on Sundays, because the council in Denmark, where the member’s business is located — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Murray! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : — voted for extended trading hours. I think that Denmark council decision was to allow extended trading hours from 8.00 am to 8.00 pm seven days a week. Mr D.T. Redman : That vote does not impact on my business. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It is the member’s electorate! Is the member for Stirling agitating in his electorate to overturn the council’s decision? Mr D.T. Redman : I am taking the bigger picture argument, Premier. There is a bigger picture here that the Premier is missing on this issue. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the short answer to my question to the member for Stirling is: no; the member is not agitating. In the member’s own electorate, he has accepted extended trading hours. Has the member on any single occasion agitated against extended trading hours in his own electorate? Mr B.J. Grylls interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No; I do not need the member for Merredin to answer. Has the member for Stirling on any single occasion — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr D.T. Redman : You need to research this a bit harder. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have done my research. That is why all the members of the National Party were caught completely off guard when they raised the issue of retail trading hours. They were completely ignorant of the fact that there is already deregulated trading in all their electorates. That includes the member for Stirling’s electorate. I ask the member for Stirling again: has the member on any single occasion agitated against extended trading hours in his own electorate? Mr D.T. Redman : I did under the Liquor Licensing Act, where I did not support seven-day-a-week trading. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member has just told me the Liquor Licensing Act is different! The fact of the matter is that the members of the National Party—who make the most consistent noise on this issue—do not agitate in their own electorates, because all their electorates have deregulated trading hours! The member for Bunbury made an unusual contribution to the discussion this morning—one of his rare entrées into political debate. Perhaps the member for Bunbury — Mr T. Buswell : Don’t you think he’s entitled to do that? What an ignorant man! Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for that comment and direct that he withdraw it. Mr T. Buswell : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I withdraw the use of the word “ignorant”. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Bunbury has had time to think of the answer now. I understand that last night the council in Bunbury voted to accept extended trading hours in Bunbury. Is the member going to oppose that? Mr R.F. Johnson : Why not answer the member for Stirling’s question? The SPEAKER : Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : For the sake of Hansard , we have been waiting 10 to 15 seconds. Member for Bunbury — Several members interjected. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I am asking the member the question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : I am asking you! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Come on! Answer the question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You do not know, do you? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the member is demonstrating a slight — The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Answer my question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Tell us! I want to know now! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Stirling has gone a bit red in the face and has slunk back there. Member for Bunbury, tell us! Mr G.M. Castrilli : No! You tell me! You know everything! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No, I do not. I want the member to tell us. I want the member for Bunbury to give us his position on the Bunbury decision. Mr R.F. Johnson : You have not answered the question from the member for Stirling! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, I have. I have answered him. Mr R.F. Johnson : No, you have not. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Tell me! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr J.A. McGinty : You have said that five times! How about answering the question! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Well, it’s about time the Premier answered the question! Come on! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Mr Speaker, I think I have made a point. Mr G.M. Castrilli : You have made no point! Unless you’re a mate of the bloody mayor, how would you know? I want to know from you! How do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You’ve got a big league job going in the City of Bunbury! You tell me! Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us see! We have an uncertain position here on extended trading hours! The National Party vehemently opposes it—except in their own electorates, where they are happy to accept it, and where they even get a benefit out of it for their own personal businesses. We know that the new and more enlightened member of the Liberal Party in this Parliament is a strong supporter of extended trading hours. Correct? Mr C.C. Porter : I cannot wait to see your bill! When is it coming? Where is the detail? Where is the bill? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We know that the member for Bunbury will not tell us — Mr G.M. Castrilli : The Premier would not know! You tell me! Come on! I will tell you what, Premier—I will answer your question if you answer mine first. Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the member’s question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : No, you have not. Come on! Tell me! Do you know whether I have supported or opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury? It is a simple question! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The answer to the member for Bunbury’s question is no. That is why I asked the member what his position was. What is it? Mr G.M. Castrilli : I have opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury. Is that all right? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it is. The member will now be able to go down to his electorate and oppose extended trading hours in Bunbury. That is good. Point of Order Mr D.T. REDMAN : Mr Speaker, I have to make the point that I was the member who asked the question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the member for Stirling is particularly accurate in his summation that he asked the question; I remember him doing so. One of the problems of encouraging interjections is that we sometimes drift off from where the question came from. I am sure the Premier has already answered the member for Stirling’s question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the member for Stirling. I think we now have his position on this matter. In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Murray! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : — voted for extended trading hours. I think that Denmark council decision was to allow extended trading hours from 8.00 am to 8.00 pm seven days a week. Mr D.T. Redman : That vote does not impact on my business. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It is the member’s electorate! Is the member for Stirling agitating in his electorate to overturn the council’s decision? Mr D.T. Redman : I am taking the bigger picture argument, Premier. There is a bigger picture here that the Premier is missing on this issue. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the short answer to my question to the member for Stirling is: no; the member is not agitating. In the member’s own electorate, he has accepted extended trading hours. Has the member on any single occasion agitated against extended trading hours in his own electorate? Mr B.J. Grylls interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No; I do not need the member for Merredin to answer. Has the member for Stirling on any single occasion — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr D.T. Redman : You need to research this a bit harder. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have done my research. That is why all the members of the National Party were caught completely off guard when they raised the issue of retail trading hours. They were completely ignorant of the fact that there is already deregulated trading in all their electorates. That includes the member for Stirling’s electorate. I ask the member for Stirling again: has the member on any single occasion agitated against extended trading hours in his own electorate? Mr D.T. Redman : I did under the Liquor Licensing Act, where I did not support seven-day-a-week trading. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member has just told me the Liquor Licensing Act is different! The fact of the matter is that the members of the National Party—who make the most consistent noise on this issue—do not agitate in their own electorates, because all their electorates have deregulated trading hours! The member for Bunbury made an unusual contribution to the discussion this morning—one of his rare entrées into political debate. Perhaps the member for Bunbury — Mr T. Buswell : Don’t you think he’s entitled to do that? What an ignorant man! Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for that comment and direct that he withdraw it. Mr T. Buswell : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I withdraw the use of the word “ignorant”. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Bunbury has had time to think of the answer now. I understand that last night the council in Bunbury voted to accept extended trading hours in Bunbury. Is the member going to oppose that? Mr R.F. Johnson : Why not answer the member for Stirling’s question? The SPEAKER : Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : For the sake of Hansard , we have been waiting 10 to 15 seconds. Member for Bunbury — Several members interjected. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I am asking the member the question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : I am asking you! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Come on! Answer the question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You do not know, do you? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the member is demonstrating a slight — The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Answer my question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Tell us! I want to know now! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Stirling has gone a bit red in the face and has slunk back there. Member for Bunbury, tell us! Mr G.M. Castrilli : No! You tell me! You know everything! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No, I do not. I want the member to tell us. I want the member for Bunbury to give us his position on the Bunbury decision. Mr R.F. Johnson : You have not answered the question from the member for Stirling! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, I have. I have answered him. Mr R.F. Johnson : No, you have not. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Tell me! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr J.A. McGinty : You have said that five times! How about answering the question! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Well, it’s about time the Premier answered the question! Come on! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Mr Speaker, I think I have made a point. Mr G.M. Castrilli : You have made no point! Unless you’re a mate of the bloody mayor, how would you know? I want to know from you! How do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You’ve got a big league job going in the City of Bunbury! You tell me! Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us see! We have an uncertain position here on extended trading hours! The National Party vehemently opposes it—except in their own electorates, where they are happy to accept it, and where they even get a benefit out of it for their own personal businesses. We know that the new and more enlightened member of the Liberal Party in this Parliament is a strong supporter of extended trading hours. Correct? Mr C.C. Porter : I cannot wait to see your bill! When is it coming? Where is the detail? Where is the bill? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We know that the member for Bunbury will not tell us — Mr G.M. Castrilli : The Premier would not know! You tell me! Come on! I will tell you what, Premier—I will answer your question if you answer mine first. Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the member’s question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : No, you have not. Come on! Tell me! Do you know whether I have supported or opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury? It is a simple question! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The answer to the member for Bunbury’s question is no. That is why I asked the member what his position was. What is it? Mr G.M. Castrilli : I have opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury. Is that all right? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it is. The member will now be able to go down to his electorate and oppose extended trading hours in Bunbury. That is good. Point of Order Mr D.T. REDMAN : Mr Speaker, I have to make the point that I was the member who asked the question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the member for Stirling is particularly accurate in his summation that he asked the question; I remember him doing so. One of the problems of encouraging interjections is that we sometimes drift off from where the question came from. I am sure the Premier has already answered the member for Stirling’s question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the member for Stirling. I think we now have his position on this matter. In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
The SPEAKER : Order, member for Murray! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : — voted for extended trading hours. I think that Denmark council decision was to allow extended trading hours from 8.00 am to 8.00 pm seven days a week. Mr D.T. Redman : That vote does not impact on my business. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It is the member’s electorate! Is the member for Stirling agitating in his electorate to overturn the council’s decision? Mr D.T. Redman : I am taking the bigger picture argument, Premier. There is a bigger picture here that the Premier is missing on this issue. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the short answer to my question to the member for Stirling is: no; the member is not agitating. In the member’s own electorate, he has accepted extended trading hours. Has the member on any single occasion agitated against extended trading hours in his own electorate? Mr B.J. Grylls interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No; I do not need the member for Merredin to answer. Has the member for Stirling on any single occasion — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr D.T. Redman : You need to research this a bit harder. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have done my research. That is why all the members of the National Party were caught completely off guard when they raised the issue of retail trading hours. They were completely ignorant of the fact that there is already deregulated trading in all their electorates. That includes the member for Stirling’s electorate. I ask the member for Stirling again: has the member on any single occasion agitated against extended trading hours in his own electorate? Mr D.T. Redman : I did under the Liquor Licensing Act, where I did not support seven-day-a-week trading. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member has just told me the Liquor Licensing Act is different! The fact of the matter is that the members of the National Party—who make the most consistent noise on this issue—do not agitate in their own electorates, because all their electorates have deregulated trading hours! The member for Bunbury made an unusual contribution to the discussion this morning—one of his rare entrées into political debate. Perhaps the member for Bunbury — Mr T. Buswell : Don’t you think he’s entitled to do that? What an ignorant man! Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for that comment and direct that he withdraw it. Mr T. Buswell : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I withdraw the use of the word “ignorant”. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Bunbury has had time to think of the answer now. I understand that last night the council in Bunbury voted to accept extended trading hours in Bunbury. Is the member going to oppose that? Mr R.F. Johnson : Why not answer the member for Stirling’s question? The SPEAKER : Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : For the sake of Hansard , we have been waiting 10 to 15 seconds. Member for Bunbury — Several members interjected. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I am asking the member the question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : I am asking you! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Come on! Answer the question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You do not know, do you? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the member is demonstrating a slight — The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Answer my question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Tell us! I want to know now! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Stirling has gone a bit red in the face and has slunk back there. Member for Bunbury, tell us! Mr G.M. Castrilli : No! You tell me! You know everything! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No, I do not. I want the member to tell us. I want the member for Bunbury to give us his position on the Bunbury decision. Mr R.F. Johnson : You have not answered the question from the member for Stirling! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, I have. I have answered him. Mr R.F. Johnson : No, you have not. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Tell me! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr J.A. McGinty : You have said that five times! How about answering the question! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Well, it’s about time the Premier answered the question! Come on! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Mr Speaker, I think I have made a point. Mr G.M. Castrilli : You have made no point! Unless you’re a mate of the bloody mayor, how would you know? I want to know from you! How do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You’ve got a big league job going in the City of Bunbury! You tell me! Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us see! We have an uncertain position here on extended trading hours! The National Party vehemently opposes it—except in their own electorates, where they are happy to accept it, and where they even get a benefit out of it for their own personal businesses. We know that the new and more enlightened member of the Liberal Party in this Parliament is a strong supporter of extended trading hours. Correct? Mr C.C. Porter : I cannot wait to see your bill! When is it coming? Where is the detail? Where is the bill? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We know that the member for Bunbury will not tell us — Mr G.M. Castrilli : The Premier would not know! You tell me! Come on! I will tell you what, Premier—I will answer your question if you answer mine first. Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the member’s question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : No, you have not. Come on! Tell me! Do you know whether I have supported or opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury? It is a simple question! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The answer to the member for Bunbury’s question is no. That is why I asked the member what his position was. What is it? Mr G.M. Castrilli : I have opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury. Is that all right? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it is. The member will now be able to go down to his electorate and oppose extended trading hours in Bunbury. That is good. Point of Order Mr D.T. REDMAN : Mr Speaker, I have to make the point that I was the member who asked the question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the member for Stirling is particularly accurate in his summation that he asked the question; I remember him doing so. One of the problems of encouraging interjections is that we sometimes drift off from where the question came from. I am sure the Premier has already answered the member for Stirling’s question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the member for Stirling. I think we now have his position on this matter. In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : — voted for extended trading hours. I think that Denmark council decision was to allow extended trading hours from 8.00 am to 8.00 pm seven days a week. Mr D.T. Redman : That vote does not impact on my business. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It is the member’s electorate! Is the member for Stirling agitating in his electorate to overturn the council’s decision? Mr D.T. Redman : I am taking the bigger picture argument, Premier. There is a bigger picture here that the Premier is missing on this issue. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the short answer to my question to the member for Stirling is: no; the member is not agitating. In the member’s own electorate, he has accepted extended trading hours. Has the member on any single occasion agitated against extended trading hours in his own electorate? Mr B.J. Grylls interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No; I do not need the member for Merredin to answer. Has the member for Stirling on any single occasion — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr D.T. Redman : You need to research this a bit harder. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have done my research. That is why all the members of the National Party were caught completely off guard when they raised the issue of retail trading hours. They were completely ignorant of the fact that there is already deregulated trading in all their electorates. That includes the member for Stirling’s electorate. I ask the member for Stirling again: has the member on any single occasion agitated against extended trading hours in his own electorate? Mr D.T. Redman : I did under the Liquor Licensing Act, where I did not support seven-day-a-week trading. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member has just told me the Liquor Licensing Act is different! The fact of the matter is that the members of the National Party—who make the most consistent noise on this issue—do not agitate in their own electorates, because all their electorates have deregulated trading hours! The member for Bunbury made an unusual contribution to the discussion this morning—one of his rare entrées into political debate. Perhaps the member for Bunbury — Mr T. Buswell : Don’t you think he’s entitled to do that? What an ignorant man! Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for that comment and direct that he withdraw it. Mr T. Buswell : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I withdraw the use of the word “ignorant”. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Bunbury has had time to think of the answer now. I understand that last night the council in Bunbury voted to accept extended trading hours in Bunbury. Is the member going to oppose that? Mr R.F. Johnson : Why not answer the member for Stirling’s question? The SPEAKER : Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : For the sake of Hansard , we have been waiting 10 to 15 seconds. Member for Bunbury — Several members interjected. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I am asking the member the question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : I am asking you! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Come on! Answer the question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You do not know, do you? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the member is demonstrating a slight — The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Answer my question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Tell us! I want to know now! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Stirling has gone a bit red in the face and has slunk back there. Member for Bunbury, tell us! Mr G.M. Castrilli : No! You tell me! You know everything! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No, I do not. I want the member to tell us. I want the member for Bunbury to give us his position on the Bunbury decision. Mr R.F. Johnson : You have not answered the question from the member for Stirling! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, I have. I have answered him. Mr R.F. Johnson : No, you have not. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Tell me! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr J.A. McGinty : You have said that five times! How about answering the question! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Well, it’s about time the Premier answered the question! Come on! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Mr Speaker, I think I have made a point. Mr G.M. Castrilli : You have made no point! Unless you’re a mate of the bloody mayor, how would you know? I want to know from you! How do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You’ve got a big league job going in the City of Bunbury! You tell me! Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us see! We have an uncertain position here on extended trading hours! The National Party vehemently opposes it—except in their own electorates, where they are happy to accept it, and where they even get a benefit out of it for their own personal businesses. We know that the new and more enlightened member of the Liberal Party in this Parliament is a strong supporter of extended trading hours. Correct? Mr C.C. Porter : I cannot wait to see your bill! When is it coming? Where is the detail? Where is the bill? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We know that the member for Bunbury will not tell us — Mr G.M. Castrilli : The Premier would not know! You tell me! Come on! I will tell you what, Premier—I will answer your question if you answer mine first. Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the member’s question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : No, you have not. Come on! Tell me! Do you know whether I have supported or opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury? It is a simple question! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The answer to the member for Bunbury’s question is no. That is why I asked the member what his position was. What is it? Mr G.M. Castrilli : I have opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury. Is that all right? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it is. The member will now be able to go down to his electorate and oppose extended trading hours in Bunbury. That is good. Point of Order Mr D.T. REDMAN : Mr Speaker, I have to make the point that I was the member who asked the question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the member for Stirling is particularly accurate in his summation that he asked the question; I remember him doing so. One of the problems of encouraging interjections is that we sometimes drift off from where the question came from. I am sure the Premier has already answered the member for Stirling’s question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the member for Stirling. I think we now have his position on this matter. In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
Mr D.T. Redman : That vote does not impact on my business. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It is the member’s electorate! Is the member for Stirling agitating in his electorate to overturn the council’s decision? Mr D.T. Redman : I am taking the bigger picture argument, Premier. There is a bigger picture here that the Premier is missing on this issue. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the short answer to my question to the member for Stirling is: no; the member is not agitating. In the member’s own electorate, he has accepted extended trading hours. Has the member on any single occasion agitated against extended trading hours in his own electorate? Mr B.J. Grylls interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No; I do not need the member for Merredin to answer. Has the member for Stirling on any single occasion — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr D.T. Redman : You need to research this a bit harder. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have done my research. That is why all the members of the National Party were caught completely off guard when they raised the issue of retail trading hours. They were completely ignorant of the fact that there is already deregulated trading in all their electorates. That includes the member for Stirling’s electorate. I ask the member for Stirling again: has the member on any single occasion agitated against extended trading hours in his own electorate? Mr D.T. Redman : I did under the Liquor Licensing Act, where I did not support seven-day-a-week trading. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member has just told me the Liquor Licensing Act is different! The fact of the matter is that the members of the National Party—who make the most consistent noise on this issue—do not agitate in their own electorates, because all their electorates have deregulated trading hours! The member for Bunbury made an unusual contribution to the discussion this morning—one of his rare entrées into political debate. Perhaps the member for Bunbury — Mr T. Buswell : Don’t you think he’s entitled to do that? What an ignorant man! Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for that comment and direct that he withdraw it. Mr T. Buswell : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I withdraw the use of the word “ignorant”. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Bunbury has had time to think of the answer now. I understand that last night the council in Bunbury voted to accept extended trading hours in Bunbury. Is the member going to oppose that? Mr R.F. Johnson : Why not answer the member for Stirling’s question? The SPEAKER : Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : For the sake of Hansard , we have been waiting 10 to 15 seconds. Member for Bunbury — Several members interjected. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I am asking the member the question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : I am asking you! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Come on! Answer the question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You do not know, do you? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the member is demonstrating a slight — The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Answer my question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Tell us! I want to know now! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Stirling has gone a bit red in the face and has slunk back there. Member for Bunbury, tell us! Mr G.M. Castrilli : No! You tell me! You know everything! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No, I do not. I want the member to tell us. I want the member for Bunbury to give us his position on the Bunbury decision. Mr R.F. Johnson : You have not answered the question from the member for Stirling! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, I have. I have answered him. Mr R.F. Johnson : No, you have not. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Tell me! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr J.A. McGinty : You have said that five times! How about answering the question! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Well, it’s about time the Premier answered the question! Come on! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Mr Speaker, I think I have made a point. Mr G.M. Castrilli : You have made no point! Unless you’re a mate of the bloody mayor, how would you know? I want to know from you! How do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You’ve got a big league job going in the City of Bunbury! You tell me! Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us see! We have an uncertain position here on extended trading hours! The National Party vehemently opposes it—except in their own electorates, where they are happy to accept it, and where they even get a benefit out of it for their own personal businesses. We know that the new and more enlightened member of the Liberal Party in this Parliament is a strong supporter of extended trading hours. Correct? Mr C.C. Porter : I cannot wait to see your bill! When is it coming? Where is the detail? Where is the bill? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We know that the member for Bunbury will not tell us — Mr G.M. Castrilli : The Premier would not know! You tell me! Come on! I will tell you what, Premier—I will answer your question if you answer mine first. Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the member’s question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : No, you have not. Come on! Tell me! Do you know whether I have supported or opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury? It is a simple question! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The answer to the member for Bunbury’s question is no. That is why I asked the member what his position was. What is it? Mr G.M. Castrilli : I have opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury. Is that all right? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it is. The member will now be able to go down to his electorate and oppose extended trading hours in Bunbury. That is good. Point of Order Mr D.T. REDMAN : Mr Speaker, I have to make the point that I was the member who asked the question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the member for Stirling is particularly accurate in his summation that he asked the question; I remember him doing so. One of the problems of encouraging interjections is that we sometimes drift off from where the question came from. I am sure the Premier has already answered the member for Stirling’s question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the member for Stirling. I think we now have his position on this matter. In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It is the member’s electorate! Is the member for Stirling agitating in his electorate to overturn the council’s decision? Mr D.T. Redman : I am taking the bigger picture argument, Premier. There is a bigger picture here that the Premier is missing on this issue. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the short answer to my question to the member for Stirling is: no; the member is not agitating. In the member’s own electorate, he has accepted extended trading hours. Has the member on any single occasion agitated against extended trading hours in his own electorate? Mr B.J. Grylls interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No; I do not need the member for Merredin to answer. Has the member for Stirling on any single occasion — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr D.T. Redman : You need to research this a bit harder. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have done my research. That is why all the members of the National Party were caught completely off guard when they raised the issue of retail trading hours. They were completely ignorant of the fact that there is already deregulated trading in all their electorates. That includes the member for Stirling’s electorate. I ask the member for Stirling again: has the member on any single occasion agitated against extended trading hours in his own electorate? Mr D.T. Redman : I did under the Liquor Licensing Act, where I did not support seven-day-a-week trading. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member has just told me the Liquor Licensing Act is different! The fact of the matter is that the members of the National Party—who make the most consistent noise on this issue—do not agitate in their own electorates, because all their electorates have deregulated trading hours! The member for Bunbury made an unusual contribution to the discussion this morning—one of his rare entrées into political debate. Perhaps the member for Bunbury — Mr T. Buswell : Don’t you think he’s entitled to do that? What an ignorant man! Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for that comment and direct that he withdraw it. Mr T. Buswell : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I withdraw the use of the word “ignorant”. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Bunbury has had time to think of the answer now. I understand that last night the council in Bunbury voted to accept extended trading hours in Bunbury. Is the member going to oppose that? Mr R.F. Johnson : Why not answer the member for Stirling’s question? The SPEAKER : Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : For the sake of Hansard , we have been waiting 10 to 15 seconds. Member for Bunbury — Several members interjected. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I am asking the member the question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : I am asking you! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Come on! Answer the question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You do not know, do you? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the member is demonstrating a slight — The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Answer my question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Tell us! I want to know now! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Stirling has gone a bit red in the face and has slunk back there. Member for Bunbury, tell us! Mr G.M. Castrilli : No! You tell me! You know everything! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No, I do not. I want the member to tell us. I want the member for Bunbury to give us his position on the Bunbury decision. Mr R.F. Johnson : You have not answered the question from the member for Stirling! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, I have. I have answered him. Mr R.F. Johnson : No, you have not. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Tell me! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr J.A. McGinty : You have said that five times! How about answering the question! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Well, it’s about time the Premier answered the question! Come on! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Mr Speaker, I think I have made a point. Mr G.M. Castrilli : You have made no point! Unless you’re a mate of the bloody mayor, how would you know? I want to know from you! How do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You’ve got a big league job going in the City of Bunbury! You tell me! Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us see! We have an uncertain position here on extended trading hours! The National Party vehemently opposes it—except in their own electorates, where they are happy to accept it, and where they even get a benefit out of it for their own personal businesses. We know that the new and more enlightened member of the Liberal Party in this Parliament is a strong supporter of extended trading hours. Correct? Mr C.C. Porter : I cannot wait to see your bill! When is it coming? Where is the detail? Where is the bill? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We know that the member for Bunbury will not tell us — Mr G.M. Castrilli : The Premier would not know! You tell me! Come on! I will tell you what, Premier—I will answer your question if you answer mine first. Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the member’s question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : No, you have not. Come on! Tell me! Do you know whether I have supported or opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury? It is a simple question! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The answer to the member for Bunbury’s question is no. That is why I asked the member what his position was. What is it? Mr G.M. Castrilli : I have opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury. Is that all right? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it is. The member will now be able to go down to his electorate and oppose extended trading hours in Bunbury. That is good. Point of Order Mr D.T. REDMAN : Mr Speaker, I have to make the point that I was the member who asked the question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the member for Stirling is particularly accurate in his summation that he asked the question; I remember him doing so. One of the problems of encouraging interjections is that we sometimes drift off from where the question came from. I am sure the Premier has already answered the member for Stirling’s question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the member for Stirling. I think we now have his position on this matter. In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
Mr D.T. Redman : I am taking the bigger picture argument, Premier. There is a bigger picture here that the Premier is missing on this issue. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the short answer to my question to the member for Stirling is: no; the member is not agitating. In the member’s own electorate, he has accepted extended trading hours. Has the member on any single occasion agitated against extended trading hours in his own electorate? Mr B.J. Grylls interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No; I do not need the member for Merredin to answer. Has the member for Stirling on any single occasion — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr D.T. Redman : You need to research this a bit harder. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have done my research. That is why all the members of the National Party were caught completely off guard when they raised the issue of retail trading hours. They were completely ignorant of the fact that there is already deregulated trading in all their electorates. That includes the member for Stirling’s electorate. I ask the member for Stirling again: has the member on any single occasion agitated against extended trading hours in his own electorate? Mr D.T. Redman : I did under the Liquor Licensing Act, where I did not support seven-day-a-week trading. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member has just told me the Liquor Licensing Act is different! The fact of the matter is that the members of the National Party—who make the most consistent noise on this issue—do not agitate in their own electorates, because all their electorates have deregulated trading hours! The member for Bunbury made an unusual contribution to the discussion this morning—one of his rare entrées into political debate. Perhaps the member for Bunbury — Mr T. Buswell : Don’t you think he’s entitled to do that? What an ignorant man! Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for that comment and direct that he withdraw it. Mr T. Buswell : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I withdraw the use of the word “ignorant”. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Bunbury has had time to think of the answer now. I understand that last night the council in Bunbury voted to accept extended trading hours in Bunbury. Is the member going to oppose that? Mr R.F. Johnson : Why not answer the member for Stirling’s question? The SPEAKER : Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : For the sake of Hansard , we have been waiting 10 to 15 seconds. Member for Bunbury — Several members interjected. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I am asking the member the question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : I am asking you! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Come on! Answer the question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You do not know, do you? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the member is demonstrating a slight — The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Answer my question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Tell us! I want to know now! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Stirling has gone a bit red in the face and has slunk back there. Member for Bunbury, tell us! Mr G.M. Castrilli : No! You tell me! You know everything! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No, I do not. I want the member to tell us. I want the member for Bunbury to give us his position on the Bunbury decision. Mr R.F. Johnson : You have not answered the question from the member for Stirling! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, I have. I have answered him. Mr R.F. Johnson : No, you have not. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Tell me! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr J.A. McGinty : You have said that five times! How about answering the question! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Well, it’s about time the Premier answered the question! Come on! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Mr Speaker, I think I have made a point. Mr G.M. Castrilli : You have made no point! Unless you’re a mate of the bloody mayor, how would you know? I want to know from you! How do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You’ve got a big league job going in the City of Bunbury! You tell me! Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us see! We have an uncertain position here on extended trading hours! The National Party vehemently opposes it—except in their own electorates, where they are happy to accept it, and where they even get a benefit out of it for their own personal businesses. We know that the new and more enlightened member of the Liberal Party in this Parliament is a strong supporter of extended trading hours. Correct? Mr C.C. Porter : I cannot wait to see your bill! When is it coming? Where is the detail? Where is the bill? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We know that the member for Bunbury will not tell us — Mr G.M. Castrilli : The Premier would not know! You tell me! Come on! I will tell you what, Premier—I will answer your question if you answer mine first. Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the member’s question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : No, you have not. Come on! Tell me! Do you know whether I have supported or opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury? It is a simple question! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The answer to the member for Bunbury’s question is no. That is why I asked the member what his position was. What is it? Mr G.M. Castrilli : I have opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury. Is that all right? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it is. The member will now be able to go down to his electorate and oppose extended trading hours in Bunbury. That is good. Point of Order Mr D.T. REDMAN : Mr Speaker, I have to make the point that I was the member who asked the question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the member for Stirling is particularly accurate in his summation that he asked the question; I remember him doing so. One of the problems of encouraging interjections is that we sometimes drift off from where the question came from. I am sure the Premier has already answered the member for Stirling’s question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the member for Stirling. I think we now have his position on this matter. In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the short answer to my question to the member for Stirling is: no; the member is not agitating. In the member’s own electorate, he has accepted extended trading hours. Has the member on any single occasion agitated against extended trading hours in his own electorate? Mr B.J. Grylls interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No; I do not need the member for Merredin to answer. Has the member for Stirling on any single occasion — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr D.T. Redman : You need to research this a bit harder. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have done my research. That is why all the members of the National Party were caught completely off guard when they raised the issue of retail trading hours. They were completely ignorant of the fact that there is already deregulated trading in all their electorates. That includes the member for Stirling’s electorate. I ask the member for Stirling again: has the member on any single occasion agitated against extended trading hours in his own electorate? Mr D.T. Redman : I did under the Liquor Licensing Act, where I did not support seven-day-a-week trading. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member has just told me the Liquor Licensing Act is different! The fact of the matter is that the members of the National Party—who make the most consistent noise on this issue—do not agitate in their own electorates, because all their electorates have deregulated trading hours! The member for Bunbury made an unusual contribution to the discussion this morning—one of his rare entrées into political debate. Perhaps the member for Bunbury — Mr T. Buswell : Don’t you think he’s entitled to do that? What an ignorant man! Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for that comment and direct that he withdraw it. Mr T. Buswell : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I withdraw the use of the word “ignorant”. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Bunbury has had time to think of the answer now. I understand that last night the council in Bunbury voted to accept extended trading hours in Bunbury. Is the member going to oppose that? Mr R.F. Johnson : Why not answer the member for Stirling’s question? The SPEAKER : Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : For the sake of Hansard , we have been waiting 10 to 15 seconds. Member for Bunbury — Several members interjected. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I am asking the member the question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : I am asking you! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Come on! Answer the question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You do not know, do you? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the member is demonstrating a slight — The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Answer my question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Tell us! I want to know now! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Stirling has gone a bit red in the face and has slunk back there. Member for Bunbury, tell us! Mr G.M. Castrilli : No! You tell me! You know everything! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No, I do not. I want the member to tell us. I want the member for Bunbury to give us his position on the Bunbury decision. Mr R.F. Johnson : You have not answered the question from the member for Stirling! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, I have. I have answered him. Mr R.F. Johnson : No, you have not. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Tell me! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr J.A. McGinty : You have said that five times! How about answering the question! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Well, it’s about time the Premier answered the question! Come on! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Mr Speaker, I think I have made a point. Mr G.M. Castrilli : You have made no point! Unless you’re a mate of the bloody mayor, how would you know? I want to know from you! How do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You’ve got a big league job going in the City of Bunbury! You tell me! Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us see! We have an uncertain position here on extended trading hours! The National Party vehemently opposes it—except in their own electorates, where they are happy to accept it, and where they even get a benefit out of it for their own personal businesses. We know that the new and more enlightened member of the Liberal Party in this Parliament is a strong supporter of extended trading hours. Correct? Mr C.C. Porter : I cannot wait to see your bill! When is it coming? Where is the detail? Where is the bill? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We know that the member for Bunbury will not tell us — Mr G.M. Castrilli : The Premier would not know! You tell me! Come on! I will tell you what, Premier—I will answer your question if you answer mine first. Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the member’s question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : No, you have not. Come on! Tell me! Do you know whether I have supported or opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury? It is a simple question! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The answer to the member for Bunbury’s question is no. That is why I asked the member what his position was. What is it? Mr G.M. Castrilli : I have opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury. Is that all right? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it is. The member will now be able to go down to his electorate and oppose extended trading hours in Bunbury. That is good. Point of Order Mr D.T. REDMAN : Mr Speaker, I have to make the point that I was the member who asked the question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the member for Stirling is particularly accurate in his summation that he asked the question; I remember him doing so. One of the problems of encouraging interjections is that we sometimes drift off from where the question came from. I am sure the Premier has already answered the member for Stirling’s question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the member for Stirling. I think we now have his position on this matter. In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
Mr B.J. Grylls interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No; I do not need the member for Merredin to answer. Has the member for Stirling on any single occasion — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr D.T. Redman : You need to research this a bit harder. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have done my research. That is why all the members of the National Party were caught completely off guard when they raised the issue of retail trading hours. They were completely ignorant of the fact that there is already deregulated trading in all their electorates. That includes the member for Stirling’s electorate. I ask the member for Stirling again: has the member on any single occasion agitated against extended trading hours in his own electorate? Mr D.T. Redman : I did under the Liquor Licensing Act, where I did not support seven-day-a-week trading. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member has just told me the Liquor Licensing Act is different! The fact of the matter is that the members of the National Party—who make the most consistent noise on this issue—do not agitate in their own electorates, because all their electorates have deregulated trading hours! The member for Bunbury made an unusual contribution to the discussion this morning—one of his rare entrées into political debate. Perhaps the member for Bunbury — Mr T. Buswell : Don’t you think he’s entitled to do that? What an ignorant man! Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for that comment and direct that he withdraw it. Mr T. Buswell : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I withdraw the use of the word “ignorant”. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Bunbury has had time to think of the answer now. I understand that last night the council in Bunbury voted to accept extended trading hours in Bunbury. Is the member going to oppose that? Mr R.F. Johnson : Why not answer the member for Stirling’s question? The SPEAKER : Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : For the sake of Hansard , we have been waiting 10 to 15 seconds. Member for Bunbury — Several members interjected. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I am asking the member the question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : I am asking you! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Come on! Answer the question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You do not know, do you? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the member is demonstrating a slight — The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Answer my question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Tell us! I want to know now! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Stirling has gone a bit red in the face and has slunk back there. Member for Bunbury, tell us! Mr G.M. Castrilli : No! You tell me! You know everything! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No, I do not. I want the member to tell us. I want the member for Bunbury to give us his position on the Bunbury decision. Mr R.F. Johnson : You have not answered the question from the member for Stirling! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, I have. I have answered him. Mr R.F. Johnson : No, you have not. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Tell me! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr J.A. McGinty : You have said that five times! How about answering the question! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Well, it’s about time the Premier answered the question! Come on! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Mr Speaker, I think I have made a point. Mr G.M. Castrilli : You have made no point! Unless you’re a mate of the bloody mayor, how would you know? I want to know from you! How do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You’ve got a big league job going in the City of Bunbury! You tell me! Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us see! We have an uncertain position here on extended trading hours! The National Party vehemently opposes it—except in their own electorates, where they are happy to accept it, and where they even get a benefit out of it for their own personal businesses. We know that the new and more enlightened member of the Liberal Party in this Parliament is a strong supporter of extended trading hours. Correct? Mr C.C. Porter : I cannot wait to see your bill! When is it coming? Where is the detail? Where is the bill? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We know that the member for Bunbury will not tell us — Mr G.M. Castrilli : The Premier would not know! You tell me! Come on! I will tell you what, Premier—I will answer your question if you answer mine first. Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the member’s question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : No, you have not. Come on! Tell me! Do you know whether I have supported or opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury? It is a simple question! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The answer to the member for Bunbury’s question is no. That is why I asked the member what his position was. What is it? Mr G.M. Castrilli : I have opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury. Is that all right? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it is. The member will now be able to go down to his electorate and oppose extended trading hours in Bunbury. That is good. Point of Order Mr D.T. REDMAN : Mr Speaker, I have to make the point that I was the member who asked the question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the member for Stirling is particularly accurate in his summation that he asked the question; I remember him doing so. One of the problems of encouraging interjections is that we sometimes drift off from where the question came from. I am sure the Premier has already answered the member for Stirling’s question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the member for Stirling. I think we now have his position on this matter. In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No; I do not need the member for Merredin to answer. Has the member for Stirling on any single occasion — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr D.T. Redman : You need to research this a bit harder. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have done my research. That is why all the members of the National Party were caught completely off guard when they raised the issue of retail trading hours. They were completely ignorant of the fact that there is already deregulated trading in all their electorates. That includes the member for Stirling’s electorate. I ask the member for Stirling again: has the member on any single occasion agitated against extended trading hours in his own electorate? Mr D.T. Redman : I did under the Liquor Licensing Act, where I did not support seven-day-a-week trading. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member has just told me the Liquor Licensing Act is different! The fact of the matter is that the members of the National Party—who make the most consistent noise on this issue—do not agitate in their own electorates, because all their electorates have deregulated trading hours! The member for Bunbury made an unusual contribution to the discussion this morning—one of his rare entrées into political debate. Perhaps the member for Bunbury — Mr T. Buswell : Don’t you think he’s entitled to do that? What an ignorant man! Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for that comment and direct that he withdraw it. Mr T. Buswell : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I withdraw the use of the word “ignorant”. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Bunbury has had time to think of the answer now. I understand that last night the council in Bunbury voted to accept extended trading hours in Bunbury. Is the member going to oppose that? Mr R.F. Johnson : Why not answer the member for Stirling’s question? The SPEAKER : Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : For the sake of Hansard , we have been waiting 10 to 15 seconds. Member for Bunbury — Several members interjected. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I am asking the member the question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : I am asking you! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Come on! Answer the question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You do not know, do you? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the member is demonstrating a slight — The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Answer my question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Tell us! I want to know now! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Stirling has gone a bit red in the face and has slunk back there. Member for Bunbury, tell us! Mr G.M. Castrilli : No! You tell me! You know everything! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No, I do not. I want the member to tell us. I want the member for Bunbury to give us his position on the Bunbury decision. Mr R.F. Johnson : You have not answered the question from the member for Stirling! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, I have. I have answered him. Mr R.F. Johnson : No, you have not. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Tell me! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr J.A. McGinty : You have said that five times! How about answering the question! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Well, it’s about time the Premier answered the question! Come on! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Mr Speaker, I think I have made a point. Mr G.M. Castrilli : You have made no point! Unless you’re a mate of the bloody mayor, how would you know? I want to know from you! How do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You’ve got a big league job going in the City of Bunbury! You tell me! Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us see! We have an uncertain position here on extended trading hours! The National Party vehemently opposes it—except in their own electorates, where they are happy to accept it, and where they even get a benefit out of it for their own personal businesses. We know that the new and more enlightened member of the Liberal Party in this Parliament is a strong supporter of extended trading hours. Correct? Mr C.C. Porter : I cannot wait to see your bill! When is it coming? Where is the detail? Where is the bill? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We know that the member for Bunbury will not tell us — Mr G.M. Castrilli : The Premier would not know! You tell me! Come on! I will tell you what, Premier—I will answer your question if you answer mine first. Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the member’s question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : No, you have not. Come on! Tell me! Do you know whether I have supported or opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury? It is a simple question! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The answer to the member for Bunbury’s question is no. That is why I asked the member what his position was. What is it? Mr G.M. Castrilli : I have opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury. Is that all right? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it is. The member will now be able to go down to his electorate and oppose extended trading hours in Bunbury. That is good. Point of Order Mr D.T. REDMAN : Mr Speaker, I have to make the point that I was the member who asked the question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the member for Stirling is particularly accurate in his summation that he asked the question; I remember him doing so. One of the problems of encouraging interjections is that we sometimes drift off from where the question came from. I am sure the Premier has already answered the member for Stirling’s question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the member for Stirling. I think we now have his position on this matter. In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr D.T. Redman : You need to research this a bit harder. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have done my research. That is why all the members of the National Party were caught completely off guard when they raised the issue of retail trading hours. They were completely ignorant of the fact that there is already deregulated trading in all their electorates. That includes the member for Stirling’s electorate. I ask the member for Stirling again: has the member on any single occasion agitated against extended trading hours in his own electorate? Mr D.T. Redman : I did under the Liquor Licensing Act, where I did not support seven-day-a-week trading. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member has just told me the Liquor Licensing Act is different! The fact of the matter is that the members of the National Party—who make the most consistent noise on this issue—do not agitate in their own electorates, because all their electorates have deregulated trading hours! The member for Bunbury made an unusual contribution to the discussion this morning—one of his rare entrées into political debate. Perhaps the member for Bunbury — Mr T. Buswell : Don’t you think he’s entitled to do that? What an ignorant man! Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for that comment and direct that he withdraw it. Mr T. Buswell : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I withdraw the use of the word “ignorant”. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Bunbury has had time to think of the answer now. I understand that last night the council in Bunbury voted to accept extended trading hours in Bunbury. Is the member going to oppose that? Mr R.F. Johnson : Why not answer the member for Stirling’s question? The SPEAKER : Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : For the sake of Hansard , we have been waiting 10 to 15 seconds. Member for Bunbury — Several members interjected. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I am asking the member the question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : I am asking you! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Come on! Answer the question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You do not know, do you? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the member is demonstrating a slight — The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Answer my question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Tell us! I want to know now! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Stirling has gone a bit red in the face and has slunk back there. Member for Bunbury, tell us! Mr G.M. Castrilli : No! You tell me! You know everything! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No, I do not. I want the member to tell us. I want the member for Bunbury to give us his position on the Bunbury decision. Mr R.F. Johnson : You have not answered the question from the member for Stirling! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, I have. I have answered him. Mr R.F. Johnson : No, you have not. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Tell me! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr J.A. McGinty : You have said that five times! How about answering the question! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Well, it’s about time the Premier answered the question! Come on! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Mr Speaker, I think I have made a point. Mr G.M. Castrilli : You have made no point! Unless you’re a mate of the bloody mayor, how would you know? I want to know from you! How do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You’ve got a big league job going in the City of Bunbury! You tell me! Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us see! We have an uncertain position here on extended trading hours! The National Party vehemently opposes it—except in their own electorates, where they are happy to accept it, and where they even get a benefit out of it for their own personal businesses. We know that the new and more enlightened member of the Liberal Party in this Parliament is a strong supporter of extended trading hours. Correct? Mr C.C. Porter : I cannot wait to see your bill! When is it coming? Where is the detail? Where is the bill? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We know that the member for Bunbury will not tell us — Mr G.M. Castrilli : The Premier would not know! You tell me! Come on! I will tell you what, Premier—I will answer your question if you answer mine first. Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the member’s question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : No, you have not. Come on! Tell me! Do you know whether I have supported or opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury? It is a simple question! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The answer to the member for Bunbury’s question is no. That is why I asked the member what his position was. What is it? Mr G.M. Castrilli : I have opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury. Is that all right? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it is. The member will now be able to go down to his electorate and oppose extended trading hours in Bunbury. That is good. Point of Order Mr D.T. REDMAN : Mr Speaker, I have to make the point that I was the member who asked the question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the member for Stirling is particularly accurate in his summation that he asked the question; I remember him doing so. One of the problems of encouraging interjections is that we sometimes drift off from where the question came from. I am sure the Premier has already answered the member for Stirling’s question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the member for Stirling. I think we now have his position on this matter. In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr D.T. Redman : You need to research this a bit harder. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have done my research. That is why all the members of the National Party were caught completely off guard when they raised the issue of retail trading hours. They were completely ignorant of the fact that there is already deregulated trading in all their electorates. That includes the member for Stirling’s electorate. I ask the member for Stirling again: has the member on any single occasion agitated against extended trading hours in his own electorate? Mr D.T. Redman : I did under the Liquor Licensing Act, where I did not support seven-day-a-week trading. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member has just told me the Liquor Licensing Act is different! The fact of the matter is that the members of the National Party—who make the most consistent noise on this issue—do not agitate in their own electorates, because all their electorates have deregulated trading hours! The member for Bunbury made an unusual contribution to the discussion this morning—one of his rare entrées into political debate. Perhaps the member for Bunbury — Mr T. Buswell : Don’t you think he’s entitled to do that? What an ignorant man! Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for that comment and direct that he withdraw it. Mr T. Buswell : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I withdraw the use of the word “ignorant”. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Bunbury has had time to think of the answer now. I understand that last night the council in Bunbury voted to accept extended trading hours in Bunbury. Is the member going to oppose that? Mr R.F. Johnson : Why not answer the member for Stirling’s question? The SPEAKER : Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : For the sake of Hansard , we have been waiting 10 to 15 seconds. Member for Bunbury — Several members interjected. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I am asking the member the question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : I am asking you! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Come on! Answer the question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You do not know, do you? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the member is demonstrating a slight — The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Answer my question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Tell us! I want to know now! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Stirling has gone a bit red in the face and has slunk back there. Member for Bunbury, tell us! Mr G.M. Castrilli : No! You tell me! You know everything! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No, I do not. I want the member to tell us. I want the member for Bunbury to give us his position on the Bunbury decision. Mr R.F. Johnson : You have not answered the question from the member for Stirling! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, I have. I have answered him. Mr R.F. Johnson : No, you have not. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Tell me! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr J.A. McGinty : You have said that five times! How about answering the question! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Well, it’s about time the Premier answered the question! Come on! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Mr Speaker, I think I have made a point. Mr G.M. Castrilli : You have made no point! Unless you’re a mate of the bloody mayor, how would you know? I want to know from you! How do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You’ve got a big league job going in the City of Bunbury! You tell me! Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us see! We have an uncertain position here on extended trading hours! The National Party vehemently opposes it—except in their own electorates, where they are happy to accept it, and where they even get a benefit out of it for their own personal businesses. We know that the new and more enlightened member of the Liberal Party in this Parliament is a strong supporter of extended trading hours. Correct? Mr C.C. Porter : I cannot wait to see your bill! When is it coming? Where is the detail? Where is the bill? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We know that the member for Bunbury will not tell us — Mr G.M. Castrilli : The Premier would not know! You tell me! Come on! I will tell you what, Premier—I will answer your question if you answer mine first. Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the member’s question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : No, you have not. Come on! Tell me! Do you know whether I have supported or opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury? It is a simple question! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The answer to the member for Bunbury’s question is no. That is why I asked the member what his position was. What is it? Mr G.M. Castrilli : I have opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury. Is that all right? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it is. The member will now be able to go down to his electorate and oppose extended trading hours in Bunbury. That is good. Point of Order Mr D.T. REDMAN : Mr Speaker, I have to make the point that I was the member who asked the question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the member for Stirling is particularly accurate in his summation that he asked the question; I remember him doing so. One of the problems of encouraging interjections is that we sometimes drift off from where the question came from. I am sure the Premier has already answered the member for Stirling’s question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the member for Stirling. I think we now have his position on this matter. In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
Mr D.T. Redman : You need to research this a bit harder. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have done my research. That is why all the members of the National Party were caught completely off guard when they raised the issue of retail trading hours. They were completely ignorant of the fact that there is already deregulated trading in all their electorates. That includes the member for Stirling’s electorate. I ask the member for Stirling again: has the member on any single occasion agitated against extended trading hours in his own electorate? Mr D.T. Redman : I did under the Liquor Licensing Act, where I did not support seven-day-a-week trading. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member has just told me the Liquor Licensing Act is different! The fact of the matter is that the members of the National Party—who make the most consistent noise on this issue—do not agitate in their own electorates, because all their electorates have deregulated trading hours! The member for Bunbury made an unusual contribution to the discussion this morning—one of his rare entrées into political debate. Perhaps the member for Bunbury — Mr T. Buswell : Don’t you think he’s entitled to do that? What an ignorant man! Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for that comment and direct that he withdraw it. Mr T. Buswell : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I withdraw the use of the word “ignorant”. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Bunbury has had time to think of the answer now. I understand that last night the council in Bunbury voted to accept extended trading hours in Bunbury. Is the member going to oppose that? Mr R.F. Johnson : Why not answer the member for Stirling’s question? The SPEAKER : Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : For the sake of Hansard , we have been waiting 10 to 15 seconds. Member for Bunbury — Several members interjected. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I am asking the member the question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : I am asking you! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Come on! Answer the question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You do not know, do you? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the member is demonstrating a slight — The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Answer my question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Tell us! I want to know now! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Stirling has gone a bit red in the face and has slunk back there. Member for Bunbury, tell us! Mr G.M. Castrilli : No! You tell me! You know everything! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No, I do not. I want the member to tell us. I want the member for Bunbury to give us his position on the Bunbury decision. Mr R.F. Johnson : You have not answered the question from the member for Stirling! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, I have. I have answered him. Mr R.F. Johnson : No, you have not. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Tell me! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr J.A. McGinty : You have said that five times! How about answering the question! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Well, it’s about time the Premier answered the question! Come on! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Mr Speaker, I think I have made a point. Mr G.M. Castrilli : You have made no point! Unless you’re a mate of the bloody mayor, how would you know? I want to know from you! How do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You’ve got a big league job going in the City of Bunbury! You tell me! Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us see! We have an uncertain position here on extended trading hours! The National Party vehemently opposes it—except in their own electorates, where they are happy to accept it, and where they even get a benefit out of it for their own personal businesses. We know that the new and more enlightened member of the Liberal Party in this Parliament is a strong supporter of extended trading hours. Correct? Mr C.C. Porter : I cannot wait to see your bill! When is it coming? Where is the detail? Where is the bill? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We know that the member for Bunbury will not tell us — Mr G.M. Castrilli : The Premier would not know! You tell me! Come on! I will tell you what, Premier—I will answer your question if you answer mine first. Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the member’s question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : No, you have not. Come on! Tell me! Do you know whether I have supported or opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury? It is a simple question! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The answer to the member for Bunbury’s question is no. That is why I asked the member what his position was. What is it? Mr G.M. Castrilli : I have opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury. Is that all right? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it is. The member will now be able to go down to his electorate and oppose extended trading hours in Bunbury. That is good. Point of Order Mr D.T. REDMAN : Mr Speaker, I have to make the point that I was the member who asked the question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the member for Stirling is particularly accurate in his summation that he asked the question; I remember him doing so. One of the problems of encouraging interjections is that we sometimes drift off from where the question came from. I am sure the Premier has already answered the member for Stirling’s question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the member for Stirling. I think we now have his position on this matter. In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have done my research. That is why all the members of the National Party were caught completely off guard when they raised the issue of retail trading hours. They were completely ignorant of the fact that there is already deregulated trading in all their electorates. That includes the member for Stirling’s electorate. I ask the member for Stirling again: has the member on any single occasion agitated against extended trading hours in his own electorate? Mr D.T. Redman : I did under the Liquor Licensing Act, where I did not support seven-day-a-week trading. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member has just told me the Liquor Licensing Act is different! The fact of the matter is that the members of the National Party—who make the most consistent noise on this issue—do not agitate in their own electorates, because all their electorates have deregulated trading hours! The member for Bunbury made an unusual contribution to the discussion this morning—one of his rare entrées into political debate. Perhaps the member for Bunbury — Mr T. Buswell : Don’t you think he’s entitled to do that? What an ignorant man! Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for that comment and direct that he withdraw it. Mr T. Buswell : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I withdraw the use of the word “ignorant”. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Bunbury has had time to think of the answer now. I understand that last night the council in Bunbury voted to accept extended trading hours in Bunbury. Is the member going to oppose that? Mr R.F. Johnson : Why not answer the member for Stirling’s question? The SPEAKER : Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : For the sake of Hansard , we have been waiting 10 to 15 seconds. Member for Bunbury — Several members interjected. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I am asking the member the question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : I am asking you! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Come on! Answer the question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You do not know, do you? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the member is demonstrating a slight — The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Answer my question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Tell us! I want to know now! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Stirling has gone a bit red in the face and has slunk back there. Member for Bunbury, tell us! Mr G.M. Castrilli : No! You tell me! You know everything! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No, I do not. I want the member to tell us. I want the member for Bunbury to give us his position on the Bunbury decision. Mr R.F. Johnson : You have not answered the question from the member for Stirling! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, I have. I have answered him. Mr R.F. Johnson : No, you have not. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Tell me! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr J.A. McGinty : You have said that five times! How about answering the question! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Well, it’s about time the Premier answered the question! Come on! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Mr Speaker, I think I have made a point. Mr G.M. Castrilli : You have made no point! Unless you’re a mate of the bloody mayor, how would you know? I want to know from you! How do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You’ve got a big league job going in the City of Bunbury! You tell me! Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us see! We have an uncertain position here on extended trading hours! The National Party vehemently opposes it—except in their own electorates, where they are happy to accept it, and where they even get a benefit out of it for their own personal businesses. We know that the new and more enlightened member of the Liberal Party in this Parliament is a strong supporter of extended trading hours. Correct? Mr C.C. Porter : I cannot wait to see your bill! When is it coming? Where is the detail? Where is the bill? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We know that the member for Bunbury will not tell us — Mr G.M. Castrilli : The Premier would not know! You tell me! Come on! I will tell you what, Premier—I will answer your question if you answer mine first. Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the member’s question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : No, you have not. Come on! Tell me! Do you know whether I have supported or opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury? It is a simple question! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The answer to the member for Bunbury’s question is no. That is why I asked the member what his position was. What is it? Mr G.M. Castrilli : I have opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury. Is that all right? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it is. The member will now be able to go down to his electorate and oppose extended trading hours in Bunbury. That is good. Point of Order Mr D.T. REDMAN : Mr Speaker, I have to make the point that I was the member who asked the question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the member for Stirling is particularly accurate in his summation that he asked the question; I remember him doing so. One of the problems of encouraging interjections is that we sometimes drift off from where the question came from. I am sure the Premier has already answered the member for Stirling’s question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the member for Stirling. I think we now have his position on this matter. In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
Mr D.T. Redman : I did under the Liquor Licensing Act, where I did not support seven-day-a-week trading. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member has just told me the Liquor Licensing Act is different! The fact of the matter is that the members of the National Party—who make the most consistent noise on this issue—do not agitate in their own electorates, because all their electorates have deregulated trading hours! The member for Bunbury made an unusual contribution to the discussion this morning—one of his rare entrées into political debate. Perhaps the member for Bunbury — Mr T. Buswell : Don’t you think he’s entitled to do that? What an ignorant man! Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for that comment and direct that he withdraw it. Mr T. Buswell : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I withdraw the use of the word “ignorant”. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Bunbury has had time to think of the answer now. I understand that last night the council in Bunbury voted to accept extended trading hours in Bunbury. Is the member going to oppose that? Mr R.F. Johnson : Why not answer the member for Stirling’s question? The SPEAKER : Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : For the sake of Hansard , we have been waiting 10 to 15 seconds. Member for Bunbury — Several members interjected. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I am asking the member the question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : I am asking you! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Come on! Answer the question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You do not know, do you? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the member is demonstrating a slight — The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Answer my question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Tell us! I want to know now! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Stirling has gone a bit red in the face and has slunk back there. Member for Bunbury, tell us! Mr G.M. Castrilli : No! You tell me! You know everything! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No, I do not. I want the member to tell us. I want the member for Bunbury to give us his position on the Bunbury decision. Mr R.F. Johnson : You have not answered the question from the member for Stirling! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, I have. I have answered him. Mr R.F. Johnson : No, you have not. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Tell me! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr J.A. McGinty : You have said that five times! How about answering the question! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Well, it’s about time the Premier answered the question! Come on! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Mr Speaker, I think I have made a point. Mr G.M. Castrilli : You have made no point! Unless you’re a mate of the bloody mayor, how would you know? I want to know from you! How do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You’ve got a big league job going in the City of Bunbury! You tell me! Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us see! We have an uncertain position here on extended trading hours! The National Party vehemently opposes it—except in their own electorates, where they are happy to accept it, and where they even get a benefit out of it for their own personal businesses. We know that the new and more enlightened member of the Liberal Party in this Parliament is a strong supporter of extended trading hours. Correct? Mr C.C. Porter : I cannot wait to see your bill! When is it coming? Where is the detail? Where is the bill? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We know that the member for Bunbury will not tell us — Mr G.M. Castrilli : The Premier would not know! You tell me! Come on! I will tell you what, Premier—I will answer your question if you answer mine first. Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the member’s question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : No, you have not. Come on! Tell me! Do you know whether I have supported or opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury? It is a simple question! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The answer to the member for Bunbury’s question is no. That is why I asked the member what his position was. What is it? Mr G.M. Castrilli : I have opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury. Is that all right? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it is. The member will now be able to go down to his electorate and oppose extended trading hours in Bunbury. That is good. Point of Order Mr D.T. REDMAN : Mr Speaker, I have to make the point that I was the member who asked the question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the member for Stirling is particularly accurate in his summation that he asked the question; I remember him doing so. One of the problems of encouraging interjections is that we sometimes drift off from where the question came from. I am sure the Premier has already answered the member for Stirling’s question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the member for Stirling. I think we now have his position on this matter. In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member has just told me the Liquor Licensing Act is different! The fact of the matter is that the members of the National Party—who make the most consistent noise on this issue—do not agitate in their own electorates, because all their electorates have deregulated trading hours! The member for Bunbury made an unusual contribution to the discussion this morning—one of his rare entrées into political debate. Perhaps the member for Bunbury — Mr T. Buswell : Don’t you think he’s entitled to do that? What an ignorant man! Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for that comment and direct that he withdraw it. Mr T. Buswell : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I withdraw the use of the word “ignorant”. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Bunbury has had time to think of the answer now. I understand that last night the council in Bunbury voted to accept extended trading hours in Bunbury. Is the member going to oppose that? Mr R.F. Johnson : Why not answer the member for Stirling’s question? The SPEAKER : Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : For the sake of Hansard , we have been waiting 10 to 15 seconds. Member for Bunbury — Several members interjected. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I am asking the member the question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : I am asking you! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Come on! Answer the question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You do not know, do you? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the member is demonstrating a slight — The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Answer my question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Tell us! I want to know now! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Stirling has gone a bit red in the face and has slunk back there. Member for Bunbury, tell us! Mr G.M. Castrilli : No! You tell me! You know everything! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No, I do not. I want the member to tell us. I want the member for Bunbury to give us his position on the Bunbury decision. Mr R.F. Johnson : You have not answered the question from the member for Stirling! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, I have. I have answered him. Mr R.F. Johnson : No, you have not. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Tell me! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr J.A. McGinty : You have said that five times! How about answering the question! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Well, it’s about time the Premier answered the question! Come on! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Mr Speaker, I think I have made a point. Mr G.M. Castrilli : You have made no point! Unless you’re a mate of the bloody mayor, how would you know? I want to know from you! How do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You’ve got a big league job going in the City of Bunbury! You tell me! Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us see! We have an uncertain position here on extended trading hours! The National Party vehemently opposes it—except in their own electorates, where they are happy to accept it, and where they even get a benefit out of it for their own personal businesses. We know that the new and more enlightened member of the Liberal Party in this Parliament is a strong supporter of extended trading hours. Correct? Mr C.C. Porter : I cannot wait to see your bill! When is it coming? Where is the detail? Where is the bill? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We know that the member for Bunbury will not tell us — Mr G.M. Castrilli : The Premier would not know! You tell me! Come on! I will tell you what, Premier—I will answer your question if you answer mine first. Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the member’s question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : No, you have not. Come on! Tell me! Do you know whether I have supported or opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury? It is a simple question! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The answer to the member for Bunbury’s question is no. That is why I asked the member what his position was. What is it? Mr G.M. Castrilli : I have opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury. Is that all right? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it is. The member will now be able to go down to his electorate and oppose extended trading hours in Bunbury. That is good. Point of Order Mr D.T. REDMAN : Mr Speaker, I have to make the point that I was the member who asked the question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the member for Stirling is particularly accurate in his summation that he asked the question; I remember him doing so. One of the problems of encouraging interjections is that we sometimes drift off from where the question came from. I am sure the Premier has already answered the member for Stirling’s question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the member for Stirling. I think we now have his position on this matter. In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
Mr T. Buswell : Don’t you think he’s entitled to do that? What an ignorant man! Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for that comment and direct that he withdraw it. Mr T. Buswell : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I withdraw the use of the word “ignorant”. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Bunbury has had time to think of the answer now. I understand that last night the council in Bunbury voted to accept extended trading hours in Bunbury. Is the member going to oppose that? Mr R.F. Johnson : Why not answer the member for Stirling’s question? The SPEAKER : Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : For the sake of Hansard , we have been waiting 10 to 15 seconds. Member for Bunbury — Several members interjected. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I am asking the member the question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : I am asking you! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Come on! Answer the question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You do not know, do you? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the member is demonstrating a slight — The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Answer my question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Tell us! I want to know now! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Stirling has gone a bit red in the face and has slunk back there. Member for Bunbury, tell us! Mr G.M. Castrilli : No! You tell me! You know everything! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No, I do not. I want the member to tell us. I want the member for Bunbury to give us his position on the Bunbury decision. Mr R.F. Johnson : You have not answered the question from the member for Stirling! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, I have. I have answered him. Mr R.F. Johnson : No, you have not. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Tell me! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr J.A. McGinty : You have said that five times! How about answering the question! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Well, it’s about time the Premier answered the question! Come on! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Mr Speaker, I think I have made a point. Mr G.M. Castrilli : You have made no point! Unless you’re a mate of the bloody mayor, how would you know? I want to know from you! How do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You’ve got a big league job going in the City of Bunbury! You tell me! Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us see! We have an uncertain position here on extended trading hours! The National Party vehemently opposes it—except in their own electorates, where they are happy to accept it, and where they even get a benefit out of it for their own personal businesses. We know that the new and more enlightened member of the Liberal Party in this Parliament is a strong supporter of extended trading hours. Correct? Mr C.C. Porter : I cannot wait to see your bill! When is it coming? Where is the detail? Where is the bill? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We know that the member for Bunbury will not tell us — Mr G.M. Castrilli : The Premier would not know! You tell me! Come on! I will tell you what, Premier—I will answer your question if you answer mine first. Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the member’s question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : No, you have not. Come on! Tell me! Do you know whether I have supported or opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury? It is a simple question! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The answer to the member for Bunbury’s question is no. That is why I asked the member what his position was. What is it? Mr G.M. Castrilli : I have opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury. Is that all right? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it is. The member will now be able to go down to his electorate and oppose extended trading hours in Bunbury. That is good. Point of Order Mr D.T. REDMAN : Mr Speaker, I have to make the point that I was the member who asked the question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the member for Stirling is particularly accurate in his summation that he asked the question; I remember him doing so. One of the problems of encouraging interjections is that we sometimes drift off from where the question came from. I am sure the Premier has already answered the member for Stirling’s question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the member for Stirling. I think we now have his position on this matter. In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
Mr T. Buswell : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I withdraw the use of the word “ignorant”. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Bunbury has had time to think of the answer now. I understand that last night the council in Bunbury voted to accept extended trading hours in Bunbury. Is the member going to oppose that? Mr R.F. Johnson : Why not answer the member for Stirling’s question? The SPEAKER : Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : For the sake of Hansard , we have been waiting 10 to 15 seconds. Member for Bunbury — Several members interjected. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I am asking the member the question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : I am asking you! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Come on! Answer the question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You do not know, do you? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the member is demonstrating a slight — The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Answer my question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Tell us! I want to know now! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Stirling has gone a bit red in the face and has slunk back there. Member for Bunbury, tell us! Mr G.M. Castrilli : No! You tell me! You know everything! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No, I do not. I want the member to tell us. I want the member for Bunbury to give us his position on the Bunbury decision. Mr R.F. Johnson : You have not answered the question from the member for Stirling! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, I have. I have answered him. Mr R.F. Johnson : No, you have not. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Tell me! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr J.A. McGinty : You have said that five times! How about answering the question! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Well, it’s about time the Premier answered the question! Come on! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Mr Speaker, I think I have made a point. Mr G.M. Castrilli : You have made no point! Unless you’re a mate of the bloody mayor, how would you know? I want to know from you! How do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You’ve got a big league job going in the City of Bunbury! You tell me! Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us see! We have an uncertain position here on extended trading hours! The National Party vehemently opposes it—except in their own electorates, where they are happy to accept it, and where they even get a benefit out of it for their own personal businesses. We know that the new and more enlightened member of the Liberal Party in this Parliament is a strong supporter of extended trading hours. Correct? Mr C.C. Porter : I cannot wait to see your bill! When is it coming? Where is the detail? Where is the bill? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We know that the member for Bunbury will not tell us — Mr G.M. Castrilli : The Premier would not know! You tell me! Come on! I will tell you what, Premier—I will answer your question if you answer mine first. Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the member’s question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : No, you have not. Come on! Tell me! Do you know whether I have supported or opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury? It is a simple question! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The answer to the member for Bunbury’s question is no. That is why I asked the member what his position was. What is it? Mr G.M. Castrilli : I have opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury. Is that all right? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it is. The member will now be able to go down to his electorate and oppose extended trading hours in Bunbury. That is good. Point of Order Mr D.T. REDMAN : Mr Speaker, I have to make the point that I was the member who asked the question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the member for Stirling is particularly accurate in his summation that he asked the question; I remember him doing so. One of the problems of encouraging interjections is that we sometimes drift off from where the question came from. I am sure the Premier has already answered the member for Stirling’s question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the member for Stirling. I think we now have his position on this matter. In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
Mr R.F. Johnson : Why not answer the member for Stirling’s question? The SPEAKER : Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : For the sake of Hansard , we have been waiting 10 to 15 seconds. Member for Bunbury — Several members interjected. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I am asking the member the question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : I am asking you! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Come on! Answer the question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You do not know, do you? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the member is demonstrating a slight — The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Answer my question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Tell us! I want to know now! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Stirling has gone a bit red in the face and has slunk back there. Member for Bunbury, tell us! Mr G.M. Castrilli : No! You tell me! You know everything! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No, I do not. I want the member to tell us. I want the member for Bunbury to give us his position on the Bunbury decision. Mr R.F. Johnson : You have not answered the question from the member for Stirling! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, I have. I have answered him. Mr R.F. Johnson : No, you have not. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Tell me! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr J.A. McGinty : You have said that five times! How about answering the question! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Well, it’s about time the Premier answered the question! Come on! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Mr Speaker, I think I have made a point. Mr G.M. Castrilli : You have made no point! Unless you’re a mate of the bloody mayor, how would you know? I want to know from you! How do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You’ve got a big league job going in the City of Bunbury! You tell me! Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us see! We have an uncertain position here on extended trading hours! The National Party vehemently opposes it—except in their own electorates, where they are happy to accept it, and where they even get a benefit out of it for their own personal businesses. We know that the new and more enlightened member of the Liberal Party in this Parliament is a strong supporter of extended trading hours. Correct? Mr C.C. Porter : I cannot wait to see your bill! When is it coming? Where is the detail? Where is the bill? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We know that the member for Bunbury will not tell us — Mr G.M. Castrilli : The Premier would not know! You tell me! Come on! I will tell you what, Premier—I will answer your question if you answer mine first. Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the member’s question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : No, you have not. Come on! Tell me! Do you know whether I have supported or opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury? It is a simple question! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The answer to the member for Bunbury’s question is no. That is why I asked the member what his position was. What is it? Mr G.M. Castrilli : I have opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury. Is that all right? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it is. The member will now be able to go down to his electorate and oppose extended trading hours in Bunbury. That is good. Point of Order Mr D.T. REDMAN : Mr Speaker, I have to make the point that I was the member who asked the question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the member for Stirling is particularly accurate in his summation that he asked the question; I remember him doing so. One of the problems of encouraging interjections is that we sometimes drift off from where the question came from. I am sure the Premier has already answered the member for Stirling’s question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the member for Stirling. I think we now have his position on this matter. In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
The SPEAKER : Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : For the sake of Hansard , we have been waiting 10 to 15 seconds. Member for Bunbury — Several members interjected. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I am asking the member the question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : I am asking you! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Come on! Answer the question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You do not know, do you? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the member is demonstrating a slight — The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Answer my question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Tell us! I want to know now! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Stirling has gone a bit red in the face and has slunk back there. Member for Bunbury, tell us! Mr G.M. Castrilli : No! You tell me! You know everything! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No, I do not. I want the member to tell us. I want the member for Bunbury to give us his position on the Bunbury decision. Mr R.F. Johnson : You have not answered the question from the member for Stirling! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, I have. I have answered him. Mr R.F. Johnson : No, you have not. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Tell me! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr J.A. McGinty : You have said that five times! How about answering the question! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Well, it’s about time the Premier answered the question! Come on! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Mr Speaker, I think I have made a point. Mr G.M. Castrilli : You have made no point! Unless you’re a mate of the bloody mayor, how would you know? I want to know from you! How do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You’ve got a big league job going in the City of Bunbury! You tell me! Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us see! We have an uncertain position here on extended trading hours! The National Party vehemently opposes it—except in their own electorates, where they are happy to accept it, and where they even get a benefit out of it for their own personal businesses. We know that the new and more enlightened member of the Liberal Party in this Parliament is a strong supporter of extended trading hours. Correct? Mr C.C. Porter : I cannot wait to see your bill! When is it coming? Where is the detail? Where is the bill? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We know that the member for Bunbury will not tell us — Mr G.M. Castrilli : The Premier would not know! You tell me! Come on! I will tell you what, Premier—I will answer your question if you answer mine first. Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the member’s question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : No, you have not. Come on! Tell me! Do you know whether I have supported or opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury? It is a simple question! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The answer to the member for Bunbury’s question is no. That is why I asked the member what his position was. What is it? Mr G.M. Castrilli : I have opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury. Is that all right? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it is. The member will now be able to go down to his electorate and oppose extended trading hours in Bunbury. That is good. Point of Order Mr D.T. REDMAN : Mr Speaker, I have to make the point that I was the member who asked the question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the member for Stirling is particularly accurate in his summation that he asked the question; I remember him doing so. One of the problems of encouraging interjections is that we sometimes drift off from where the question came from. I am sure the Premier has already answered the member for Stirling’s question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the member for Stirling. I think we now have his position on this matter. In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : For the sake of Hansard , we have been waiting 10 to 15 seconds. Member for Bunbury — Several members interjected. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I am asking the member the question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : I am asking you! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Come on! Answer the question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You do not know, do you? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the member is demonstrating a slight — The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Answer my question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Tell us! I want to know now! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Stirling has gone a bit red in the face and has slunk back there. Member for Bunbury, tell us! Mr G.M. Castrilli : No! You tell me! You know everything! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No, I do not. I want the member to tell us. I want the member for Bunbury to give us his position on the Bunbury decision. Mr R.F. Johnson : You have not answered the question from the member for Stirling! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, I have. I have answered him. Mr R.F. Johnson : No, you have not. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Tell me! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr J.A. McGinty : You have said that five times! How about answering the question! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Well, it’s about time the Premier answered the question! Come on! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Mr Speaker, I think I have made a point. Mr G.M. Castrilli : You have made no point! Unless you’re a mate of the bloody mayor, how would you know? I want to know from you! How do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You’ve got a big league job going in the City of Bunbury! You tell me! Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us see! We have an uncertain position here on extended trading hours! The National Party vehemently opposes it—except in their own electorates, where they are happy to accept it, and where they even get a benefit out of it for their own personal businesses. We know that the new and more enlightened member of the Liberal Party in this Parliament is a strong supporter of extended trading hours. Correct? Mr C.C. Porter : I cannot wait to see your bill! When is it coming? Where is the detail? Where is the bill? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We know that the member for Bunbury will not tell us — Mr G.M. Castrilli : The Premier would not know! You tell me! Come on! I will tell you what, Premier—I will answer your question if you answer mine first. Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the member’s question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : No, you have not. Come on! Tell me! Do you know whether I have supported or opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury? It is a simple question! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The answer to the member for Bunbury’s question is no. That is why I asked the member what his position was. What is it? Mr G.M. Castrilli : I have opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury. Is that all right? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it is. The member will now be able to go down to his electorate and oppose extended trading hours in Bunbury. That is good. Point of Order Mr D.T. REDMAN : Mr Speaker, I have to make the point that I was the member who asked the question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the member for Stirling is particularly accurate in his summation that he asked the question; I remember him doing so. One of the problems of encouraging interjections is that we sometimes drift off from where the question came from. I am sure the Premier has already answered the member for Stirling’s question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the member for Stirling. I think we now have his position on this matter. In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
Several members interjected. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I am asking the member the question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : I am asking you! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Come on! Answer the question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You do not know, do you? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the member is demonstrating a slight — The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Answer my question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Tell us! I want to know now! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Stirling has gone a bit red in the face and has slunk back there. Member for Bunbury, tell us! Mr G.M. Castrilli : No! You tell me! You know everything! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No, I do not. I want the member to tell us. I want the member for Bunbury to give us his position on the Bunbury decision. Mr R.F. Johnson : You have not answered the question from the member for Stirling! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, I have. I have answered him. Mr R.F. Johnson : No, you have not. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Tell me! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr J.A. McGinty : You have said that five times! How about answering the question! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Well, it’s about time the Premier answered the question! Come on! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Mr Speaker, I think I have made a point. Mr G.M. Castrilli : You have made no point! Unless you’re a mate of the bloody mayor, how would you know? I want to know from you! How do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You’ve got a big league job going in the City of Bunbury! You tell me! Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us see! We have an uncertain position here on extended trading hours! The National Party vehemently opposes it—except in their own electorates, where they are happy to accept it, and where they even get a benefit out of it for their own personal businesses. We know that the new and more enlightened member of the Liberal Party in this Parliament is a strong supporter of extended trading hours. Correct? Mr C.C. Porter : I cannot wait to see your bill! When is it coming? Where is the detail? Where is the bill? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We know that the member for Bunbury will not tell us — Mr G.M. Castrilli : The Premier would not know! You tell me! Come on! I will tell you what, Premier—I will answer your question if you answer mine first. Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the member’s question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : No, you have not. Come on! Tell me! Do you know whether I have supported or opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury? It is a simple question! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The answer to the member for Bunbury’s question is no. That is why I asked the member what his position was. What is it? Mr G.M. Castrilli : I have opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury. Is that all right? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it is. The member will now be able to go down to his electorate and oppose extended trading hours in Bunbury. That is good. Point of Order Mr D.T. REDMAN : Mr Speaker, I have to make the point that I was the member who asked the question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the member for Stirling is particularly accurate in his summation that he asked the question; I remember him doing so. One of the problems of encouraging interjections is that we sometimes drift off from where the question came from. I am sure the Premier has already answered the member for Stirling’s question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the member for Stirling. I think we now have his position on this matter. In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
Mr G.M. Castrilli : Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I am asking the member the question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : I am asking you! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Come on! Answer the question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You do not know, do you? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the member is demonstrating a slight — The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Answer my question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Tell us! I want to know now! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Stirling has gone a bit red in the face and has slunk back there. Member for Bunbury, tell us! Mr G.M. Castrilli : No! You tell me! You know everything! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No, I do not. I want the member to tell us. I want the member for Bunbury to give us his position on the Bunbury decision. Mr R.F. Johnson : You have not answered the question from the member for Stirling! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, I have. I have answered him. Mr R.F. Johnson : No, you have not. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Tell me! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr J.A. McGinty : You have said that five times! How about answering the question! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Well, it’s about time the Premier answered the question! Come on! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Mr Speaker, I think I have made a point. Mr G.M. Castrilli : You have made no point! Unless you’re a mate of the bloody mayor, how would you know? I want to know from you! How do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You’ve got a big league job going in the City of Bunbury! You tell me! Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us see! We have an uncertain position here on extended trading hours! The National Party vehemently opposes it—except in their own electorates, where they are happy to accept it, and where they even get a benefit out of it for their own personal businesses. We know that the new and more enlightened member of the Liberal Party in this Parliament is a strong supporter of extended trading hours. Correct? Mr C.C. Porter : I cannot wait to see your bill! When is it coming? Where is the detail? Where is the bill? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We know that the member for Bunbury will not tell us — Mr G.M. Castrilli : The Premier would not know! You tell me! Come on! I will tell you what, Premier—I will answer your question if you answer mine first. Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the member’s question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : No, you have not. Come on! Tell me! Do you know whether I have supported or opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury? It is a simple question! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The answer to the member for Bunbury’s question is no. That is why I asked the member what his position was. What is it? Mr G.M. Castrilli : I have opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury. Is that all right? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it is. The member will now be able to go down to his electorate and oppose extended trading hours in Bunbury. That is good. Point of Order Mr D.T. REDMAN : Mr Speaker, I have to make the point that I was the member who asked the question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the member for Stirling is particularly accurate in his summation that he asked the question; I remember him doing so. One of the problems of encouraging interjections is that we sometimes drift off from where the question came from. I am sure the Premier has already answered the member for Stirling’s question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the member for Stirling. I think we now have his position on this matter. In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I am asking the member the question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : I am asking you! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Come on! Answer the question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You do not know, do you? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the member is demonstrating a slight — The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Answer my question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Tell us! I want to know now! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Stirling has gone a bit red in the face and has slunk back there. Member for Bunbury, tell us! Mr G.M. Castrilli : No! You tell me! You know everything! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No, I do not. I want the member to tell us. I want the member for Bunbury to give us his position on the Bunbury decision. Mr R.F. Johnson : You have not answered the question from the member for Stirling! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, I have. I have answered him. Mr R.F. Johnson : No, you have not. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Tell me! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr J.A. McGinty : You have said that five times! How about answering the question! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Well, it’s about time the Premier answered the question! Come on! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Mr Speaker, I think I have made a point. Mr G.M. Castrilli : You have made no point! Unless you’re a mate of the bloody mayor, how would you know? I want to know from you! How do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You’ve got a big league job going in the City of Bunbury! You tell me! Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us see! We have an uncertain position here on extended trading hours! The National Party vehemently opposes it—except in their own electorates, where they are happy to accept it, and where they even get a benefit out of it for their own personal businesses. We know that the new and more enlightened member of the Liberal Party in this Parliament is a strong supporter of extended trading hours. Correct? Mr C.C. Porter : I cannot wait to see your bill! When is it coming? Where is the detail? Where is the bill? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We know that the member for Bunbury will not tell us — Mr G.M. Castrilli : The Premier would not know! You tell me! Come on! I will tell you what, Premier—I will answer your question if you answer mine first. Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the member’s question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : No, you have not. Come on! Tell me! Do you know whether I have supported or opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury? It is a simple question! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The answer to the member for Bunbury’s question is no. That is why I asked the member what his position was. What is it? Mr G.M. Castrilli : I have opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury. Is that all right? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it is. The member will now be able to go down to his electorate and oppose extended trading hours in Bunbury. That is good. Point of Order Mr D.T. REDMAN : Mr Speaker, I have to make the point that I was the member who asked the question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the member for Stirling is particularly accurate in his summation that he asked the question; I remember him doing so. One of the problems of encouraging interjections is that we sometimes drift off from where the question came from. I am sure the Premier has already answered the member for Stirling’s question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the member for Stirling. I think we now have his position on this matter. In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
Mr G.M. Castrilli : I am asking you! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Come on! Answer the question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You do not know, do you? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the member is demonstrating a slight — The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Answer my question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Tell us! I want to know now! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Stirling has gone a bit red in the face and has slunk back there. Member for Bunbury, tell us! Mr G.M. Castrilli : No! You tell me! You know everything! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No, I do not. I want the member to tell us. I want the member for Bunbury to give us his position on the Bunbury decision. Mr R.F. Johnson : You have not answered the question from the member for Stirling! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, I have. I have answered him. Mr R.F. Johnson : No, you have not. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Tell me! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr J.A. McGinty : You have said that five times! How about answering the question! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Well, it’s about time the Premier answered the question! Come on! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Mr Speaker, I think I have made a point. Mr G.M. Castrilli : You have made no point! Unless you’re a mate of the bloody mayor, how would you know? I want to know from you! How do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You’ve got a big league job going in the City of Bunbury! You tell me! Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us see! We have an uncertain position here on extended trading hours! The National Party vehemently opposes it—except in their own electorates, where they are happy to accept it, and where they even get a benefit out of it for their own personal businesses. We know that the new and more enlightened member of the Liberal Party in this Parliament is a strong supporter of extended trading hours. Correct? Mr C.C. Porter : I cannot wait to see your bill! When is it coming? Where is the detail? Where is the bill? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We know that the member for Bunbury will not tell us — Mr G.M. Castrilli : The Premier would not know! You tell me! Come on! I will tell you what, Premier—I will answer your question if you answer mine first. Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the member’s question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : No, you have not. Come on! Tell me! Do you know whether I have supported or opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury? It is a simple question! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The answer to the member for Bunbury’s question is no. That is why I asked the member what his position was. What is it? Mr G.M. Castrilli : I have opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury. Is that all right? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it is. The member will now be able to go down to his electorate and oppose extended trading hours in Bunbury. That is good. Point of Order Mr D.T. REDMAN : Mr Speaker, I have to make the point that I was the member who asked the question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the member for Stirling is particularly accurate in his summation that he asked the question; I remember him doing so. One of the problems of encouraging interjections is that we sometimes drift off from where the question came from. I am sure the Premier has already answered the member for Stirling’s question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the member for Stirling. I think we now have his position on this matter. In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the member is demonstrating a slight — The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Answer my question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Tell us! I want to know now! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Stirling has gone a bit red in the face and has slunk back there. Member for Bunbury, tell us! Mr G.M. Castrilli : No! You tell me! You know everything! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No, I do not. I want the member to tell us. I want the member for Bunbury to give us his position on the Bunbury decision. Mr R.F. Johnson : You have not answered the question from the member for Stirling! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, I have. I have answered him. Mr R.F. Johnson : No, you have not. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Tell me! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr J.A. McGinty : You have said that five times! How about answering the question! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Well, it’s about time the Premier answered the question! Come on! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Mr Speaker, I think I have made a point. Mr G.M. Castrilli : You have made no point! Unless you’re a mate of the bloody mayor, how would you know? I want to know from you! How do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You’ve got a big league job going in the City of Bunbury! You tell me! Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us see! We have an uncertain position here on extended trading hours! The National Party vehemently opposes it—except in their own electorates, where they are happy to accept it, and where they even get a benefit out of it for their own personal businesses. We know that the new and more enlightened member of the Liberal Party in this Parliament is a strong supporter of extended trading hours. Correct? Mr C.C. Porter : I cannot wait to see your bill! When is it coming? Where is the detail? Where is the bill? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We know that the member for Bunbury will not tell us — Mr G.M. Castrilli : The Premier would not know! You tell me! Come on! I will tell you what, Premier—I will answer your question if you answer mine first. Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the member’s question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : No, you have not. Come on! Tell me! Do you know whether I have supported or opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury? It is a simple question! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The answer to the member for Bunbury’s question is no. That is why I asked the member what his position was. What is it? Mr G.M. Castrilli : I have opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury. Is that all right? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it is. The member will now be able to go down to his electorate and oppose extended trading hours in Bunbury. That is good. Point of Order Mr D.T. REDMAN : Mr Speaker, I have to make the point that I was the member who asked the question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the member for Stirling is particularly accurate in his summation that he asked the question; I remember him doing so. One of the problems of encouraging interjections is that we sometimes drift off from where the question came from. I am sure the Premier has already answered the member for Stirling’s question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the member for Stirling. I think we now have his position on this matter. In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Answer my question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Tell us! I want to know now! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Stirling has gone a bit red in the face and has slunk back there. Member for Bunbury, tell us! Mr G.M. Castrilli : No! You tell me! You know everything! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No, I do not. I want the member to tell us. I want the member for Bunbury to give us his position on the Bunbury decision. Mr R.F. Johnson : You have not answered the question from the member for Stirling! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, I have. I have answered him. Mr R.F. Johnson : No, you have not. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Tell me! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr J.A. McGinty : You have said that five times! How about answering the question! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Well, it’s about time the Premier answered the question! Come on! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Mr Speaker, I think I have made a point. Mr G.M. Castrilli : You have made no point! Unless you’re a mate of the bloody mayor, how would you know? I want to know from you! How do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You’ve got a big league job going in the City of Bunbury! You tell me! Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us see! We have an uncertain position here on extended trading hours! The National Party vehemently opposes it—except in their own electorates, where they are happy to accept it, and where they even get a benefit out of it for their own personal businesses. We know that the new and more enlightened member of the Liberal Party in this Parliament is a strong supporter of extended trading hours. Correct? Mr C.C. Porter : I cannot wait to see your bill! When is it coming? Where is the detail? Where is the bill? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We know that the member for Bunbury will not tell us — Mr G.M. Castrilli : The Premier would not know! You tell me! Come on! I will tell you what, Premier—I will answer your question if you answer mine first. Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the member’s question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : No, you have not. Come on! Tell me! Do you know whether I have supported or opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury? It is a simple question! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The answer to the member for Bunbury’s question is no. That is why I asked the member what his position was. What is it? Mr G.M. Castrilli : I have opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury. Is that all right? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it is. The member will now be able to go down to his electorate and oppose extended trading hours in Bunbury. That is good. Point of Order Mr D.T. REDMAN : Mr Speaker, I have to make the point that I was the member who asked the question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the member for Stirling is particularly accurate in his summation that he asked the question; I remember him doing so. One of the problems of encouraging interjections is that we sometimes drift off from where the question came from. I am sure the Premier has already answered the member for Stirling’s question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the member for Stirling. I think we now have his position on this matter. In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
Mr G.M. Castrilli : Answer my question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Tell us! I want to know now! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Stirling has gone a bit red in the face and has slunk back there. Member for Bunbury, tell us! Mr G.M. Castrilli : No! You tell me! You know everything! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No, I do not. I want the member to tell us. I want the member for Bunbury to give us his position on the Bunbury decision. Mr R.F. Johnson : You have not answered the question from the member for Stirling! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, I have. I have answered him. Mr R.F. Johnson : No, you have not. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Tell me! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr J.A. McGinty : You have said that five times! How about answering the question! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Well, it’s about time the Premier answered the question! Come on! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Mr Speaker, I think I have made a point. Mr G.M. Castrilli : You have made no point! Unless you’re a mate of the bloody mayor, how would you know? I want to know from you! How do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You’ve got a big league job going in the City of Bunbury! You tell me! Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us see! We have an uncertain position here on extended trading hours! The National Party vehemently opposes it—except in their own electorates, where they are happy to accept it, and where they even get a benefit out of it for their own personal businesses. We know that the new and more enlightened member of the Liberal Party in this Parliament is a strong supporter of extended trading hours. Correct? Mr C.C. Porter : I cannot wait to see your bill! When is it coming? Where is the detail? Where is the bill? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We know that the member for Bunbury will not tell us — Mr G.M. Castrilli : The Premier would not know! You tell me! Come on! I will tell you what, Premier—I will answer your question if you answer mine first. Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the member’s question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : No, you have not. Come on! Tell me! Do you know whether I have supported or opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury? It is a simple question! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The answer to the member for Bunbury’s question is no. That is why I asked the member what his position was. What is it? Mr G.M. Castrilli : I have opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury. Is that all right? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it is. The member will now be able to go down to his electorate and oppose extended trading hours in Bunbury. That is good. Point of Order Mr D.T. REDMAN : Mr Speaker, I have to make the point that I was the member who asked the question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the member for Stirling is particularly accurate in his summation that he asked the question; I remember him doing so. One of the problems of encouraging interjections is that we sometimes drift off from where the question came from. I am sure the Premier has already answered the member for Stirling’s question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the member for Stirling. I think we now have his position on this matter. In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Stirling has gone a bit red in the face and has slunk back there. Member for Bunbury, tell us! Mr G.M. Castrilli : No! You tell me! You know everything! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No, I do not. I want the member to tell us. I want the member for Bunbury to give us his position on the Bunbury decision. Mr R.F. Johnson : You have not answered the question from the member for Stirling! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, I have. I have answered him. Mr R.F. Johnson : No, you have not. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Tell me! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr J.A. McGinty : You have said that five times! How about answering the question! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Well, it’s about time the Premier answered the question! Come on! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Mr Speaker, I think I have made a point. Mr G.M. Castrilli : You have made no point! Unless you’re a mate of the bloody mayor, how would you know? I want to know from you! How do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You’ve got a big league job going in the City of Bunbury! You tell me! Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us see! We have an uncertain position here on extended trading hours! The National Party vehemently opposes it—except in their own electorates, where they are happy to accept it, and where they even get a benefit out of it for their own personal businesses. We know that the new and more enlightened member of the Liberal Party in this Parliament is a strong supporter of extended trading hours. Correct? Mr C.C. Porter : I cannot wait to see your bill! When is it coming? Where is the detail? Where is the bill? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We know that the member for Bunbury will not tell us — Mr G.M. Castrilli : The Premier would not know! You tell me! Come on! I will tell you what, Premier—I will answer your question if you answer mine first. Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the member’s question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : No, you have not. Come on! Tell me! Do you know whether I have supported or opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury? It is a simple question! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The answer to the member for Bunbury’s question is no. That is why I asked the member what his position was. What is it? Mr G.M. Castrilli : I have opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury. Is that all right? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it is. The member will now be able to go down to his electorate and oppose extended trading hours in Bunbury. That is good. Point of Order Mr D.T. REDMAN : Mr Speaker, I have to make the point that I was the member who asked the question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the member for Stirling is particularly accurate in his summation that he asked the question; I remember him doing so. One of the problems of encouraging interjections is that we sometimes drift off from where the question came from. I am sure the Premier has already answered the member for Stirling’s question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the member for Stirling. I think we now have his position on this matter. In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
Mr G.M. Castrilli : No! You tell me! You know everything! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No, I do not. I want the member to tell us. I want the member for Bunbury to give us his position on the Bunbury decision. Mr R.F. Johnson : You have not answered the question from the member for Stirling! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, I have. I have answered him. Mr R.F. Johnson : No, you have not. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Tell me! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr J.A. McGinty : You have said that five times! How about answering the question! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Well, it’s about time the Premier answered the question! Come on! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Mr Speaker, I think I have made a point. Mr G.M. Castrilli : You have made no point! Unless you’re a mate of the bloody mayor, how would you know? I want to know from you! How do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You’ve got a big league job going in the City of Bunbury! You tell me! Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us see! We have an uncertain position here on extended trading hours! The National Party vehemently opposes it—except in their own electorates, where they are happy to accept it, and where they even get a benefit out of it for their own personal businesses. We know that the new and more enlightened member of the Liberal Party in this Parliament is a strong supporter of extended trading hours. Correct? Mr C.C. Porter : I cannot wait to see your bill! When is it coming? Where is the detail? Where is the bill? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We know that the member for Bunbury will not tell us — Mr G.M. Castrilli : The Premier would not know! You tell me! Come on! I will tell you what, Premier—I will answer your question if you answer mine first. Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the member’s question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : No, you have not. Come on! Tell me! Do you know whether I have supported or opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury? It is a simple question! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The answer to the member for Bunbury’s question is no. That is why I asked the member what his position was. What is it? Mr G.M. Castrilli : I have opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury. Is that all right? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it is. The member will now be able to go down to his electorate and oppose extended trading hours in Bunbury. That is good. Point of Order Mr D.T. REDMAN : Mr Speaker, I have to make the point that I was the member who asked the question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the member for Stirling is particularly accurate in his summation that he asked the question; I remember him doing so. One of the problems of encouraging interjections is that we sometimes drift off from where the question came from. I am sure the Premier has already answered the member for Stirling’s question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the member for Stirling. I think we now have his position on this matter. In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No, I do not. I want the member to tell us. I want the member for Bunbury to give us his position on the Bunbury decision. Mr R.F. Johnson : You have not answered the question from the member for Stirling! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, I have. I have answered him. Mr R.F. Johnson : No, you have not. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Tell me! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr J.A. McGinty : You have said that five times! How about answering the question! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Well, it’s about time the Premier answered the question! Come on! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Mr Speaker, I think I have made a point. Mr G.M. Castrilli : You have made no point! Unless you’re a mate of the bloody mayor, how would you know? I want to know from you! How do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You’ve got a big league job going in the City of Bunbury! You tell me! Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us see! We have an uncertain position here on extended trading hours! The National Party vehemently opposes it—except in their own electorates, where they are happy to accept it, and where they even get a benefit out of it for their own personal businesses. We know that the new and more enlightened member of the Liberal Party in this Parliament is a strong supporter of extended trading hours. Correct? Mr C.C. Porter : I cannot wait to see your bill! When is it coming? Where is the detail? Where is the bill? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We know that the member for Bunbury will not tell us — Mr G.M. Castrilli : The Premier would not know! You tell me! Come on! I will tell you what, Premier—I will answer your question if you answer mine first. Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the member’s question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : No, you have not. Come on! Tell me! Do you know whether I have supported or opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury? It is a simple question! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The answer to the member for Bunbury’s question is no. That is why I asked the member what his position was. What is it? Mr G.M. Castrilli : I have opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury. Is that all right? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it is. The member will now be able to go down to his electorate and oppose extended trading hours in Bunbury. That is good. Point of Order Mr D.T. REDMAN : Mr Speaker, I have to make the point that I was the member who asked the question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the member for Stirling is particularly accurate in his summation that he asked the question; I remember him doing so. One of the problems of encouraging interjections is that we sometimes drift off from where the question came from. I am sure the Premier has already answered the member for Stirling’s question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the member for Stirling. I think we now have his position on this matter. In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
Mr R.F. Johnson : You have not answered the question from the member for Stirling! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, I have. I have answered him. Mr R.F. Johnson : No, you have not. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Tell me! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr J.A. McGinty : You have said that five times! How about answering the question! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Well, it’s about time the Premier answered the question! Come on! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Mr Speaker, I think I have made a point. Mr G.M. Castrilli : You have made no point! Unless you’re a mate of the bloody mayor, how would you know? I want to know from you! How do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You’ve got a big league job going in the City of Bunbury! You tell me! Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us see! We have an uncertain position here on extended trading hours! The National Party vehemently opposes it—except in their own electorates, where they are happy to accept it, and where they even get a benefit out of it for their own personal businesses. We know that the new and more enlightened member of the Liberal Party in this Parliament is a strong supporter of extended trading hours. Correct? Mr C.C. Porter : I cannot wait to see your bill! When is it coming? Where is the detail? Where is the bill? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We know that the member for Bunbury will not tell us — Mr G.M. Castrilli : The Premier would not know! You tell me! Come on! I will tell you what, Premier—I will answer your question if you answer mine first. Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the member’s question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : No, you have not. Come on! Tell me! Do you know whether I have supported or opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury? It is a simple question! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The answer to the member for Bunbury’s question is no. That is why I asked the member what his position was. What is it? Mr G.M. Castrilli : I have opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury. Is that all right? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it is. The member will now be able to go down to his electorate and oppose extended trading hours in Bunbury. That is good. Point of Order Mr D.T. REDMAN : Mr Speaker, I have to make the point that I was the member who asked the question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the member for Stirling is particularly accurate in his summation that he asked the question; I remember him doing so. One of the problems of encouraging interjections is that we sometimes drift off from where the question came from. I am sure the Premier has already answered the member for Stirling’s question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the member for Stirling. I think we now have his position on this matter. In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, I have. I have answered him. Mr R.F. Johnson : No, you have not. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Tell me! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr J.A. McGinty : You have said that five times! How about answering the question! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Well, it’s about time the Premier answered the question! Come on! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Mr Speaker, I think I have made a point. Mr G.M. Castrilli : You have made no point! Unless you’re a mate of the bloody mayor, how would you know? I want to know from you! How do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You’ve got a big league job going in the City of Bunbury! You tell me! Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us see! We have an uncertain position here on extended trading hours! The National Party vehemently opposes it—except in their own electorates, where they are happy to accept it, and where they even get a benefit out of it for their own personal businesses. We know that the new and more enlightened member of the Liberal Party in this Parliament is a strong supporter of extended trading hours. Correct? Mr C.C. Porter : I cannot wait to see your bill! When is it coming? Where is the detail? Where is the bill? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We know that the member for Bunbury will not tell us — Mr G.M. Castrilli : The Premier would not know! You tell me! Come on! I will tell you what, Premier—I will answer your question if you answer mine first. Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the member’s question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : No, you have not. Come on! Tell me! Do you know whether I have supported or opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury? It is a simple question! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The answer to the member for Bunbury’s question is no. That is why I asked the member what his position was. What is it? Mr G.M. Castrilli : I have opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury. Is that all right? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it is. The member will now be able to go down to his electorate and oppose extended trading hours in Bunbury. That is good. Point of Order Mr D.T. REDMAN : Mr Speaker, I have to make the point that I was the member who asked the question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the member for Stirling is particularly accurate in his summation that he asked the question; I remember him doing so. One of the problems of encouraging interjections is that we sometimes drift off from where the question came from. I am sure the Premier has already answered the member for Stirling’s question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the member for Stirling. I think we now have his position on this matter. In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
Mr R.F. Johnson : No, you have not. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Tell me! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr J.A. McGinty : You have said that five times! How about answering the question! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Well, it’s about time the Premier answered the question! Come on! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Mr Speaker, I think I have made a point. Mr G.M. Castrilli : You have made no point! Unless you’re a mate of the bloody mayor, how would you know? I want to know from you! How do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You’ve got a big league job going in the City of Bunbury! You tell me! Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us see! We have an uncertain position here on extended trading hours! The National Party vehemently opposes it—except in their own electorates, where they are happy to accept it, and where they even get a benefit out of it for their own personal businesses. We know that the new and more enlightened member of the Liberal Party in this Parliament is a strong supporter of extended trading hours. Correct? Mr C.C. Porter : I cannot wait to see your bill! When is it coming? Where is the detail? Where is the bill? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We know that the member for Bunbury will not tell us — Mr G.M. Castrilli : The Premier would not know! You tell me! Come on! I will tell you what, Premier—I will answer your question if you answer mine first. Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the member’s question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : No, you have not. Come on! Tell me! Do you know whether I have supported or opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury? It is a simple question! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The answer to the member for Bunbury’s question is no. That is why I asked the member what his position was. What is it? Mr G.M. Castrilli : I have opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury. Is that all right? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it is. The member will now be able to go down to his electorate and oppose extended trading hours in Bunbury. That is good. Point of Order Mr D.T. REDMAN : Mr Speaker, I have to make the point that I was the member who asked the question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the member for Stirling is particularly accurate in his summation that he asked the question; I remember him doing so. One of the problems of encouraging interjections is that we sometimes drift off from where the question came from. I am sure the Premier has already answered the member for Stirling’s question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the member for Stirling. I think we now have his position on this matter. In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
Mr G.M. Castrilli : Tell me! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr J.A. McGinty : You have said that five times! How about answering the question! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Well, it’s about time the Premier answered the question! Come on! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Mr Speaker, I think I have made a point. Mr G.M. Castrilli : You have made no point! Unless you’re a mate of the bloody mayor, how would you know? I want to know from you! How do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You’ve got a big league job going in the City of Bunbury! You tell me! Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us see! We have an uncertain position here on extended trading hours! The National Party vehemently opposes it—except in their own electorates, where they are happy to accept it, and where they even get a benefit out of it for their own personal businesses. We know that the new and more enlightened member of the Liberal Party in this Parliament is a strong supporter of extended trading hours. Correct? Mr C.C. Porter : I cannot wait to see your bill! When is it coming? Where is the detail? Where is the bill? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We know that the member for Bunbury will not tell us — Mr G.M. Castrilli : The Premier would not know! You tell me! Come on! I will tell you what, Premier—I will answer your question if you answer mine first. Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the member’s question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : No, you have not. Come on! Tell me! Do you know whether I have supported or opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury? It is a simple question! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The answer to the member for Bunbury’s question is no. That is why I asked the member what his position was. What is it? Mr G.M. Castrilli : I have opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury. Is that all right? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it is. The member will now be able to go down to his electorate and oppose extended trading hours in Bunbury. That is good. Point of Order Mr D.T. REDMAN : Mr Speaker, I have to make the point that I was the member who asked the question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the member for Stirling is particularly accurate in his summation that he asked the question; I remember him doing so. One of the problems of encouraging interjections is that we sometimes drift off from where the question came from. I am sure the Premier has already answered the member for Stirling’s question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the member for Stirling. I think we now have his position on this matter. In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
Mr J.A. McGinty : You have said that five times! How about answering the question! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Well, it’s about time the Premier answered the question! Come on! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Mr Speaker, I think I have made a point. Mr G.M. Castrilli : You have made no point! Unless you’re a mate of the bloody mayor, how would you know? I want to know from you! How do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You’ve got a big league job going in the City of Bunbury! You tell me! Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us see! We have an uncertain position here on extended trading hours! The National Party vehemently opposes it—except in their own electorates, where they are happy to accept it, and where they even get a benefit out of it for their own personal businesses. We know that the new and more enlightened member of the Liberal Party in this Parliament is a strong supporter of extended trading hours. Correct? Mr C.C. Porter : I cannot wait to see your bill! When is it coming? Where is the detail? Where is the bill? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We know that the member for Bunbury will not tell us — Mr G.M. Castrilli : The Premier would not know! You tell me! Come on! I will tell you what, Premier—I will answer your question if you answer mine first. Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the member’s question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : No, you have not. Come on! Tell me! Do you know whether I have supported or opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury? It is a simple question! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The answer to the member for Bunbury’s question is no. That is why I asked the member what his position was. What is it? Mr G.M. Castrilli : I have opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury. Is that all right? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it is. The member will now be able to go down to his electorate and oppose extended trading hours in Bunbury. That is good. Point of Order Mr D.T. REDMAN : Mr Speaker, I have to make the point that I was the member who asked the question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the member for Stirling is particularly accurate in his summation that he asked the question; I remember him doing so. One of the problems of encouraging interjections is that we sometimes drift off from where the question came from. I am sure the Premier has already answered the member for Stirling’s question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the member for Stirling. I think we now have his position on this matter. In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
Mr G.M. Castrilli : Well, it’s about time the Premier answered the question! Come on! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Mr Speaker, I think I have made a point. Mr G.M. Castrilli : You have made no point! Unless you’re a mate of the bloody mayor, how would you know? I want to know from you! How do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You’ve got a big league job going in the City of Bunbury! You tell me! Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us see! We have an uncertain position here on extended trading hours! The National Party vehemently opposes it—except in their own electorates, where they are happy to accept it, and where they even get a benefit out of it for their own personal businesses. We know that the new and more enlightened member of the Liberal Party in this Parliament is a strong supporter of extended trading hours. Correct? Mr C.C. Porter : I cannot wait to see your bill! When is it coming? Where is the detail? Where is the bill? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We know that the member for Bunbury will not tell us — Mr G.M. Castrilli : The Premier would not know! You tell me! Come on! I will tell you what, Premier—I will answer your question if you answer mine first. Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the member’s question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : No, you have not. Come on! Tell me! Do you know whether I have supported or opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury? It is a simple question! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The answer to the member for Bunbury’s question is no. That is why I asked the member what his position was. What is it? Mr G.M. Castrilli : I have opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury. Is that all right? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it is. The member will now be able to go down to his electorate and oppose extended trading hours in Bunbury. That is good. Point of Order Mr D.T. REDMAN : Mr Speaker, I have to make the point that I was the member who asked the question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the member for Stirling is particularly accurate in his summation that he asked the question; I remember him doing so. One of the problems of encouraging interjections is that we sometimes drift off from where the question came from. I am sure the Premier has already answered the member for Stirling’s question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the member for Stirling. I think we now have his position on this matter. In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Mr Speaker, I think I have made a point. Mr G.M. Castrilli : You have made no point! Unless you’re a mate of the bloody mayor, how would you know? I want to know from you! How do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You’ve got a big league job going in the City of Bunbury! You tell me! Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us see! We have an uncertain position here on extended trading hours! The National Party vehemently opposes it—except in their own electorates, where they are happy to accept it, and where they even get a benefit out of it for their own personal businesses. We know that the new and more enlightened member of the Liberal Party in this Parliament is a strong supporter of extended trading hours. Correct? Mr C.C. Porter : I cannot wait to see your bill! When is it coming? Where is the detail? Where is the bill? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We know that the member for Bunbury will not tell us — Mr G.M. Castrilli : The Premier would not know! You tell me! Come on! I will tell you what, Premier—I will answer your question if you answer mine first. Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the member’s question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : No, you have not. Come on! Tell me! Do you know whether I have supported or opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury? It is a simple question! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The answer to the member for Bunbury’s question is no. That is why I asked the member what his position was. What is it? Mr G.M. Castrilli : I have opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury. Is that all right? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it is. The member will now be able to go down to his electorate and oppose extended trading hours in Bunbury. That is good. Point of Order Mr D.T. REDMAN : Mr Speaker, I have to make the point that I was the member who asked the question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the member for Stirling is particularly accurate in his summation that he asked the question; I remember him doing so. One of the problems of encouraging interjections is that we sometimes drift off from where the question came from. I am sure the Premier has already answered the member for Stirling’s question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the member for Stirling. I think we now have his position on this matter. In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
Mr G.M. Castrilli : You have made no point! Unless you’re a mate of the bloody mayor, how would you know? I want to know from you! How do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You’ve got a big league job going in the City of Bunbury! You tell me! Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us see! We have an uncertain position here on extended trading hours! The National Party vehemently opposes it—except in their own electorates, where they are happy to accept it, and where they even get a benefit out of it for their own personal businesses. We know that the new and more enlightened member of the Liberal Party in this Parliament is a strong supporter of extended trading hours. Correct? Mr C.C. Porter : I cannot wait to see your bill! When is it coming? Where is the detail? Where is the bill? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We know that the member for Bunbury will not tell us — Mr G.M. Castrilli : The Premier would not know! You tell me! Come on! I will tell you what, Premier—I will answer your question if you answer mine first. Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the member’s question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : No, you have not. Come on! Tell me! Do you know whether I have supported or opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury? It is a simple question! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The answer to the member for Bunbury’s question is no. That is why I asked the member what his position was. What is it? Mr G.M. Castrilli : I have opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury. Is that all right? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it is. The member will now be able to go down to his electorate and oppose extended trading hours in Bunbury. That is good. Point of Order Mr D.T. REDMAN : Mr Speaker, I have to make the point that I was the member who asked the question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the member for Stirling is particularly accurate in his summation that he asked the question; I remember him doing so. One of the problems of encouraging interjections is that we sometimes drift off from where the question came from. I am sure the Premier has already answered the member for Stirling’s question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the member for Stirling. I think we now have his position on this matter. In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us see! We have an uncertain position here on extended trading hours! The National Party vehemently opposes it—except in their own electorates, where they are happy to accept it, and where they even get a benefit out of it for their own personal businesses. We know that the new and more enlightened member of the Liberal Party in this Parliament is a strong supporter of extended trading hours. Correct? Mr C.C. Porter : I cannot wait to see your bill! When is it coming? Where is the detail? Where is the bill? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We know that the member for Bunbury will not tell us — Mr G.M. Castrilli : The Premier would not know! You tell me! Come on! I will tell you what, Premier—I will answer your question if you answer mine first. Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the member’s question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : No, you have not. Come on! Tell me! Do you know whether I have supported or opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury? It is a simple question! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The answer to the member for Bunbury’s question is no. That is why I asked the member what his position was. What is it? Mr G.M. Castrilli : I have opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury. Is that all right? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it is. The member will now be able to go down to his electorate and oppose extended trading hours in Bunbury. That is good. Point of Order Mr D.T. REDMAN : Mr Speaker, I have to make the point that I was the member who asked the question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the member for Stirling is particularly accurate in his summation that he asked the question; I remember him doing so. One of the problems of encouraging interjections is that we sometimes drift off from where the question came from. I am sure the Premier has already answered the member for Stirling’s question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the member for Stirling. I think we now have his position on this matter. In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
Mr C.C. Porter : I cannot wait to see your bill! When is it coming? Where is the detail? Where is the bill? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We know that the member for Bunbury will not tell us — Mr G.M. Castrilli : The Premier would not know! You tell me! Come on! I will tell you what, Premier—I will answer your question if you answer mine first. Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the member’s question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : No, you have not. Come on! Tell me! Do you know whether I have supported or opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury? It is a simple question! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The answer to the member for Bunbury’s question is no. That is why I asked the member what his position was. What is it? Mr G.M. Castrilli : I have opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury. Is that all right? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it is. The member will now be able to go down to his electorate and oppose extended trading hours in Bunbury. That is good. Point of Order Mr D.T. REDMAN : Mr Speaker, I have to make the point that I was the member who asked the question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the member for Stirling is particularly accurate in his summation that he asked the question; I remember him doing so. One of the problems of encouraging interjections is that we sometimes drift off from where the question came from. I am sure the Premier has already answered the member for Stirling’s question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the member for Stirling. I think we now have his position on this matter. In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We know that the member for Bunbury will not tell us — Mr G.M. Castrilli : The Premier would not know! You tell me! Come on! I will tell you what, Premier—I will answer your question if you answer mine first. Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the member’s question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : No, you have not. Come on! Tell me! Do you know whether I have supported or opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury? It is a simple question! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The answer to the member for Bunbury’s question is no. That is why I asked the member what his position was. What is it? Mr G.M. Castrilli : I have opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury. Is that all right? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it is. The member will now be able to go down to his electorate and oppose extended trading hours in Bunbury. That is good. Point of Order Mr D.T. REDMAN : Mr Speaker, I have to make the point that I was the member who asked the question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the member for Stirling is particularly accurate in his summation that he asked the question; I remember him doing so. One of the problems of encouraging interjections is that we sometimes drift off from where the question came from. I am sure the Premier has already answered the member for Stirling’s question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the member for Stirling. I think we now have his position on this matter. In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
Mr G.M. Castrilli : The Premier would not know! You tell me! Come on! I will tell you what, Premier—I will answer your question if you answer mine first. Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the member’s question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : No, you have not. Come on! Tell me! Do you know whether I have supported or opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury? It is a simple question! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The answer to the member for Bunbury’s question is no. That is why I asked the member what his position was. What is it? Mr G.M. Castrilli : I have opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury. Is that all right? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it is. The member will now be able to go down to his electorate and oppose extended trading hours in Bunbury. That is good. Point of Order Mr D.T. REDMAN : Mr Speaker, I have to make the point that I was the member who asked the question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the member for Stirling is particularly accurate in his summation that he asked the question; I remember him doing so. One of the problems of encouraging interjections is that we sometimes drift off from where the question came from. I am sure the Premier has already answered the member for Stirling’s question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the member for Stirling. I think we now have his position on this matter. In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the member’s question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : No, you have not. Come on! Tell me! Do you know whether I have supported or opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury? It is a simple question! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The answer to the member for Bunbury’s question is no. That is why I asked the member what his position was. What is it? Mr G.M. Castrilli : I have opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury. Is that all right? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it is. The member will now be able to go down to his electorate and oppose extended trading hours in Bunbury. That is good. Point of Order Mr D.T. REDMAN : Mr Speaker, I have to make the point that I was the member who asked the question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the member for Stirling is particularly accurate in his summation that he asked the question; I remember him doing so. One of the problems of encouraging interjections is that we sometimes drift off from where the question came from. I am sure the Premier has already answered the member for Stirling’s question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the member for Stirling. I think we now have his position on this matter. In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
Mr G.M. Castrilli : No, you have not. Come on! Tell me! Do you know whether I have supported or opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury? It is a simple question! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The answer to the member for Bunbury’s question is no. That is why I asked the member what his position was. What is it? Mr G.M. Castrilli : I have opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury. Is that all right? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it is. The member will now be able to go down to his electorate and oppose extended trading hours in Bunbury. That is good. Point of Order Mr D.T. REDMAN : Mr Speaker, I have to make the point that I was the member who asked the question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the member for Stirling is particularly accurate in his summation that he asked the question; I remember him doing so. One of the problems of encouraging interjections is that we sometimes drift off from where the question came from. I am sure the Premier has already answered the member for Stirling’s question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the member for Stirling. I think we now have his position on this matter. In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The answer to the member for Bunbury’s question is no. That is why I asked the member what his position was. What is it? Mr G.M. Castrilli : I have opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury. Is that all right? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it is. The member will now be able to go down to his electorate and oppose extended trading hours in Bunbury. That is good. Point of Order Mr D.T. REDMAN : Mr Speaker, I have to make the point that I was the member who asked the question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the member for Stirling is particularly accurate in his summation that he asked the question; I remember him doing so. One of the problems of encouraging interjections is that we sometimes drift off from where the question came from. I am sure the Premier has already answered the member for Stirling’s question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the member for Stirling. I think we now have his position on this matter. In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
Mr G.M. Castrilli : I have opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury. Is that all right? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it is. The member will now be able to go down to his electorate and oppose extended trading hours in Bunbury. That is good. Point of Order Mr D.T. REDMAN : Mr Speaker, I have to make the point that I was the member who asked the question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the member for Stirling is particularly accurate in his summation that he asked the question; I remember him doing so. One of the problems of encouraging interjections is that we sometimes drift off from where the question came from. I am sure the Premier has already answered the member for Stirling’s question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the member for Stirling. I think we now have his position on this matter. In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it is. The member will now be able to go down to his electorate and oppose extended trading hours in Bunbury. That is good. Point of Order Mr D.T. REDMAN : Mr Speaker, I have to make the point that I was the member who asked the question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the member for Stirling is particularly accurate in his summation that he asked the question; I remember him doing so. One of the problems of encouraging interjections is that we sometimes drift off from where the question came from. I am sure the Premier has already answered the member for Stirling’s question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the member for Stirling. I think we now have his position on this matter. In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the member for Stirling is particularly accurate in his summation that he asked the question; I remember him doing so. One of the problems of encouraging interjections is that we sometimes drift off from where the question came from. I am sure the Premier has already answered the member for Stirling’s question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the member for Stirling. I think we now have his position on this matter. In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
The SPEAKER : Members, the member for Stirling is particularly accurate in his summation that he asked the question; I remember him doing so. One of the problems of encouraging interjections is that we sometimes drift off from where the question came from. I am sure the Premier has already answered the member for Stirling’s question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the member for Stirling. I think we now have his position on this matter. In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
EXTENDED TRADING HOURS
I refer to the fact that in the 2005 referendum Western Australians overwhelmingly rejected the introduction of extended trading hours. I refer also to the fact that the tourism precincts in Perth and Fremantle have been given the benefit of extended trading hours, and that no trading restrictions have been placed on prescribed small retail shops. Given these facts, can the Premier explain to the people of Western Australia which of the businesses that are not given the benefit of extended trading hours now will be given that benefit? Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: I thank the member for Stirling for the question. My position on retail trading hours and the expansion of retail trading hours I think is well known. A few members of the National Party seem to realise that extended trading hours are already in place in all their electorates. I am assuming that the member for Stirling must be aware of extended trading hours, because as I understand it, his own personal businesses is a beneficiary. Is that correct? Mr D.T. Redman : No. We do not trade on Sundays, as your legislation prescribes. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : But the member is able to do that, is he not? Mr D.T. Redman : That is under the Liquor Licensing Act, Premier. That is a different act. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member is able to trade on Sundays if he wants to. Mr D.T. Redman : No. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the member runs a liquor outlet, and he is able to trade on Sundays, because the council in Denmark, where the member’s business is located — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Murray! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : — voted for extended trading hours. I think that Denmark council decision was to allow extended trading hours from 8.00 am to 8.00 pm seven days a week. Mr D.T. Redman : That vote does not impact on my business. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It is the member’s electorate! Is the member for Stirling agitating in his electorate to overturn the council’s decision? Mr D.T. Redman : I am taking the bigger picture argument, Premier. There is a bigger picture here that the Premier is missing on this issue. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the short answer to my question to the member for Stirling is: no; the member is not agitating. In the member’s own electorate, he has accepted extended trading hours. Has the member on any single occasion agitated against extended trading hours in his own electorate? Mr B.J. Grylls interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No; I do not need the member for Merredin to answer. Has the member for Stirling on any single occasion — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr D.T. Redman : You need to research this a bit harder. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have done my research. That is why all the members of the National Party were caught completely off guard when they raised the issue of retail trading hours. They were completely ignorant of the fact that there is already deregulated trading in all their electorates. That includes the member for Stirling’s electorate. I ask the member for Stirling again: has the member on any single occasion agitated against extended trading hours in his own electorate? Mr D.T. Redman : I did under the Liquor Licensing Act, where I did not support seven-day-a-week trading. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member has just told me the Liquor Licensing Act is different! The fact of the matter is that the members of the National Party—who make the most consistent noise on this issue—do not agitate in their own electorates, because all their electorates have deregulated trading hours! The member for Bunbury made an unusual contribution to the discussion this morning—one of his rare entrées into political debate. Perhaps the member for Bunbury — Mr T. Buswell : Don’t you think he’s entitled to do that? What an ignorant man! Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for that comment and direct that he withdraw it. Mr T. Buswell : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I withdraw the use of the word “ignorant”. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Bunbury has had time to think of the answer now. I understand that last night the council in Bunbury voted to accept extended trading hours in Bunbury. Is the member going to oppose that? Mr R.F. Johnson : Why not answer the member for Stirling’s question? The SPEAKER : Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : For the sake of Hansard , we have been waiting 10 to 15 seconds. Member for Bunbury — Several members interjected. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I am asking the member the question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : I am asking you! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Come on! Answer the question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You do not know, do you? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the member is demonstrating a slight — The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Answer my question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Tell us! I want to know now! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Stirling has gone a bit red in the face and has slunk back there. Member for Bunbury, tell us! Mr G.M. Castrilli : No! You tell me! You know everything! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No, I do not. I want the member to tell us. I want the member for Bunbury to give us his position on the Bunbury decision. Mr R.F. Johnson : You have not answered the question from the member for Stirling! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, I have. I have answered him. Mr R.F. Johnson : No, you have not. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Tell me! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr J.A. McGinty : You have said that five times! How about answering the question! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Well, it’s about time the Premier answered the question! Come on! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Mr Speaker, I think I have made a point. Mr G.M. Castrilli : You have made no point! Unless you’re a mate of the bloody mayor, how would you know? I want to know from you! How do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You’ve got a big league job going in the City of Bunbury! You tell me! Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us see! We have an uncertain position here on extended trading hours! The National Party vehemently opposes it—except in their own electorates, where they are happy to accept it, and where they even get a benefit out of it for their own personal businesses. We know that the new and more enlightened member of the Liberal Party in this Parliament is a strong supporter of extended trading hours. Correct? Mr C.C. Porter : I cannot wait to see your bill! When is it coming? Where is the detail? Where is the bill? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We know that the member for Bunbury will not tell us — Mr G.M. Castrilli : The Premier would not know! You tell me! Come on! I will tell you what, Premier—I will answer your question if you answer mine first. Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the member’s question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : No, you have not. Come on! Tell me! Do you know whether I have supported or opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury? It is a simple question! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The answer to the member for Bunbury’s question is no. That is why I asked the member what his position was. What is it? Mr G.M. Castrilli : I have opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury. Is that all right? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it is. The member will now be able to go down to his electorate and oppose extended trading hours in Bunbury. That is good. Point of Order Mr D.T. REDMAN : Mr Speaker, I have to make the point that I was the member who asked the question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the member for Stirling is particularly accurate in his summation that he asked the question; I remember him doing so. One of the problems of encouraging interjections is that we sometimes drift off from where the question came from. I am sure the Premier has already answered the member for Stirling’s question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the member for Stirling. I think we now have his position on this matter. In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: I thank the member for Stirling for the question. My position on retail trading hours and the expansion of retail trading hours I think is well known. A few members of the National Party seem to realise that extended trading hours are already in place in all their electorates. I am assuming that the member for Stirling must be aware of extended trading hours, because as I understand it, his own personal businesses is a beneficiary. Is that correct? Mr D.T. Redman : No. We do not trade on Sundays, as your legislation prescribes. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : But the member is able to do that, is he not? Mr D.T. Redman : That is under the Liquor Licensing Act, Premier. That is a different act. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member is able to trade on Sundays if he wants to. Mr D.T. Redman : No. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the member runs a liquor outlet, and he is able to trade on Sundays, because the council in Denmark, where the member’s business is located — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Murray! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : — voted for extended trading hours. I think that Denmark council decision was to allow extended trading hours from 8.00 am to 8.00 pm seven days a week. Mr D.T. Redman : That vote does not impact on my business. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It is the member’s electorate! Is the member for Stirling agitating in his electorate to overturn the council’s decision? Mr D.T. Redman : I am taking the bigger picture argument, Premier. There is a bigger picture here that the Premier is missing on this issue. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the short answer to my question to the member for Stirling is: no; the member is not agitating. In the member’s own electorate, he has accepted extended trading hours. Has the member on any single occasion agitated against extended trading hours in his own electorate? Mr B.J. Grylls interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No; I do not need the member for Merredin to answer. Has the member for Stirling on any single occasion — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr D.T. Redman : You need to research this a bit harder. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have done my research. That is why all the members of the National Party were caught completely off guard when they raised the issue of retail trading hours. They were completely ignorant of the fact that there is already deregulated trading in all their electorates. That includes the member for Stirling’s electorate. I ask the member for Stirling again: has the member on any single occasion agitated against extended trading hours in his own electorate? Mr D.T. Redman : I did under the Liquor Licensing Act, where I did not support seven-day-a-week trading. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member has just told me the Liquor Licensing Act is different! The fact of the matter is that the members of the National Party—who make the most consistent noise on this issue—do not agitate in their own electorates, because all their electorates have deregulated trading hours! The member for Bunbury made an unusual contribution to the discussion this morning—one of his rare entrées into political debate. Perhaps the member for Bunbury — Mr T. Buswell : Don’t you think he’s entitled to do that? What an ignorant man! Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for that comment and direct that he withdraw it. Mr T. Buswell : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I withdraw the use of the word “ignorant”. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Bunbury has had time to think of the answer now. I understand that last night the council in Bunbury voted to accept extended trading hours in Bunbury. Is the member going to oppose that? Mr R.F. Johnson : Why not answer the member for Stirling’s question? The SPEAKER : Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : For the sake of Hansard , we have been waiting 10 to 15 seconds. Member for Bunbury — Several members interjected. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I am asking the member the question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : I am asking you! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Come on! Answer the question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You do not know, do you? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the member is demonstrating a slight — The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Answer my question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Tell us! I want to know now! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Stirling has gone a bit red in the face and has slunk back there. Member for Bunbury, tell us! Mr G.M. Castrilli : No! You tell me! You know everything! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No, I do not. I want the member to tell us. I want the member for Bunbury to give us his position on the Bunbury decision. Mr R.F. Johnson : You have not answered the question from the member for Stirling! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, I have. I have answered him. Mr R.F. Johnson : No, you have not. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Tell me! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr J.A. McGinty : You have said that five times! How about answering the question! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Well, it’s about time the Premier answered the question! Come on! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Mr Speaker, I think I have made a point. Mr G.M. Castrilli : You have made no point! Unless you’re a mate of the bloody mayor, how would you know? I want to know from you! How do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You’ve got a big league job going in the City of Bunbury! You tell me! Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us see! We have an uncertain position here on extended trading hours! The National Party vehemently opposes it—except in their own electorates, where they are happy to accept it, and where they even get a benefit out of it for their own personal businesses. We know that the new and more enlightened member of the Liberal Party in this Parliament is a strong supporter of extended trading hours. Correct? Mr C.C. Porter : I cannot wait to see your bill! When is it coming? Where is the detail? Where is the bill? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We know that the member for Bunbury will not tell us — Mr G.M. Castrilli : The Premier would not know! You tell me! Come on! I will tell you what, Premier—I will answer your question if you answer mine first. Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the member’s question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : No, you have not. Come on! Tell me! Do you know whether I have supported or opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury? It is a simple question! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The answer to the member for Bunbury’s question is no. That is why I asked the member what his position was. What is it? Mr G.M. Castrilli : I have opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury. Is that all right? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it is. The member will now be able to go down to his electorate and oppose extended trading hours in Bunbury. That is good. Point of Order Mr D.T. REDMAN : Mr Speaker, I have to make the point that I was the member who asked the question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the member for Stirling is particularly accurate in his summation that he asked the question; I remember him doing so. One of the problems of encouraging interjections is that we sometimes drift off from where the question came from. I am sure the Premier has already answered the member for Stirling’s question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the member for Stirling. I think we now have his position on this matter. In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
I thank the member for Stirling for the question. My position on retail trading hours and the expansion of retail trading hours I think is well known. A few members of the National Party seem to realise that extended trading hours are already in place in all their electorates. I am assuming that the member for Stirling must be aware of extended trading hours, because as I understand it, his own personal businesses is a beneficiary. Is that correct? Mr D.T. Redman : No. We do not trade on Sundays, as your legislation prescribes. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : But the member is able to do that, is he not? Mr D.T. Redman : That is under the Liquor Licensing Act, Premier. That is a different act. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member is able to trade on Sundays if he wants to. Mr D.T. Redman : No. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the member runs a liquor outlet, and he is able to trade on Sundays, because the council in Denmark, where the member’s business is located — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Murray! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : — voted for extended trading hours. I think that Denmark council decision was to allow extended trading hours from 8.00 am to 8.00 pm seven days a week. Mr D.T. Redman : That vote does not impact on my business. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It is the member’s electorate! Is the member for Stirling agitating in his electorate to overturn the council’s decision? Mr D.T. Redman : I am taking the bigger picture argument, Premier. There is a bigger picture here that the Premier is missing on this issue. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the short answer to my question to the member for Stirling is: no; the member is not agitating. In the member’s own electorate, he has accepted extended trading hours. Has the member on any single occasion agitated against extended trading hours in his own electorate? Mr B.J. Grylls interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No; I do not need the member for Merredin to answer. Has the member for Stirling on any single occasion — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr D.T. Redman : You need to research this a bit harder. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have done my research. That is why all the members of the National Party were caught completely off guard when they raised the issue of retail trading hours. They were completely ignorant of the fact that there is already deregulated trading in all their electorates. That includes the member for Stirling’s electorate. I ask the member for Stirling again: has the member on any single occasion agitated against extended trading hours in his own electorate? Mr D.T. Redman : I did under the Liquor Licensing Act, where I did not support seven-day-a-week trading. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member has just told me the Liquor Licensing Act is different! The fact of the matter is that the members of the National Party—who make the most consistent noise on this issue—do not agitate in their own electorates, because all their electorates have deregulated trading hours! The member for Bunbury made an unusual contribution to the discussion this morning—one of his rare entrées into political debate. Perhaps the member for Bunbury — Mr T. Buswell : Don’t you think he’s entitled to do that? What an ignorant man! Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for that comment and direct that he withdraw it. Mr T. Buswell : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I withdraw the use of the word “ignorant”. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Bunbury has had time to think of the answer now. I understand that last night the council in Bunbury voted to accept extended trading hours in Bunbury. Is the member going to oppose that? Mr R.F. Johnson : Why not answer the member for Stirling’s question? The SPEAKER : Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : For the sake of Hansard , we have been waiting 10 to 15 seconds. Member for Bunbury — Several members interjected. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I am asking the member the question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : I am asking you! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Come on! Answer the question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You do not know, do you? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the member is demonstrating a slight — The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Answer my question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Tell us! I want to know now! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Stirling has gone a bit red in the face and has slunk back there. Member for Bunbury, tell us! Mr G.M. Castrilli : No! You tell me! You know everything! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No, I do not. I want the member to tell us. I want the member for Bunbury to give us his position on the Bunbury decision. Mr R.F. Johnson : You have not answered the question from the member for Stirling! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, I have. I have answered him. Mr R.F. Johnson : No, you have not. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Tell me! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr J.A. McGinty : You have said that five times! How about answering the question! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Well, it’s about time the Premier answered the question! Come on! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Mr Speaker, I think I have made a point. Mr G.M. Castrilli : You have made no point! Unless you’re a mate of the bloody mayor, how would you know? I want to know from you! How do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You’ve got a big league job going in the City of Bunbury! You tell me! Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us see! We have an uncertain position here on extended trading hours! The National Party vehemently opposes it—except in their own electorates, where they are happy to accept it, and where they even get a benefit out of it for their own personal businesses. We know that the new and more enlightened member of the Liberal Party in this Parliament is a strong supporter of extended trading hours. Correct? Mr C.C. Porter : I cannot wait to see your bill! When is it coming? Where is the detail? Where is the bill? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We know that the member for Bunbury will not tell us — Mr G.M. Castrilli : The Premier would not know! You tell me! Come on! I will tell you what, Premier—I will answer your question if you answer mine first. Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the member’s question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : No, you have not. Come on! Tell me! Do you know whether I have supported or opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury? It is a simple question! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The answer to the member for Bunbury’s question is no. That is why I asked the member what his position was. What is it? Mr G.M. Castrilli : I have opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury. Is that all right? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it is. The member will now be able to go down to his electorate and oppose extended trading hours in Bunbury. That is good. Point of Order Mr D.T. REDMAN : Mr Speaker, I have to make the point that I was the member who asked the question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the member for Stirling is particularly accurate in his summation that he asked the question; I remember him doing so. One of the problems of encouraging interjections is that we sometimes drift off from where the question came from. I am sure the Premier has already answered the member for Stirling’s question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the member for Stirling. I think we now have his position on this matter. In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
Mr D.T. Redman : No. We do not trade on Sundays, as your legislation prescribes. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : But the member is able to do that, is he not? Mr D.T. Redman : That is under the Liquor Licensing Act, Premier. That is a different act. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member is able to trade on Sundays if he wants to. Mr D.T. Redman : No. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the member runs a liquor outlet, and he is able to trade on Sundays, because the council in Denmark, where the member’s business is located — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Murray! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : — voted for extended trading hours. I think that Denmark council decision was to allow extended trading hours from 8.00 am to 8.00 pm seven days a week. Mr D.T. Redman : That vote does not impact on my business. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It is the member’s electorate! Is the member for Stirling agitating in his electorate to overturn the council’s decision? Mr D.T. Redman : I am taking the bigger picture argument, Premier. There is a bigger picture here that the Premier is missing on this issue. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the short answer to my question to the member for Stirling is: no; the member is not agitating. In the member’s own electorate, he has accepted extended trading hours. Has the member on any single occasion agitated against extended trading hours in his own electorate? Mr B.J. Grylls interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No; I do not need the member for Merredin to answer. Has the member for Stirling on any single occasion — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr D.T. Redman : You need to research this a bit harder. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have done my research. That is why all the members of the National Party were caught completely off guard when they raised the issue of retail trading hours. They were completely ignorant of the fact that there is already deregulated trading in all their electorates. That includes the member for Stirling’s electorate. I ask the member for Stirling again: has the member on any single occasion agitated against extended trading hours in his own electorate? Mr D.T. Redman : I did under the Liquor Licensing Act, where I did not support seven-day-a-week trading. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member has just told me the Liquor Licensing Act is different! The fact of the matter is that the members of the National Party—who make the most consistent noise on this issue—do not agitate in their own electorates, because all their electorates have deregulated trading hours! The member for Bunbury made an unusual contribution to the discussion this morning—one of his rare entrées into political debate. Perhaps the member for Bunbury — Mr T. Buswell : Don’t you think he’s entitled to do that? What an ignorant man! Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for that comment and direct that he withdraw it. Mr T. Buswell : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I withdraw the use of the word “ignorant”. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Bunbury has had time to think of the answer now. I understand that last night the council in Bunbury voted to accept extended trading hours in Bunbury. Is the member going to oppose that? Mr R.F. Johnson : Why not answer the member for Stirling’s question? The SPEAKER : Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : For the sake of Hansard , we have been waiting 10 to 15 seconds. Member for Bunbury — Several members interjected. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I am asking the member the question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : I am asking you! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Come on! Answer the question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You do not know, do you? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the member is demonstrating a slight — The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Answer my question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Tell us! I want to know now! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Stirling has gone a bit red in the face and has slunk back there. Member for Bunbury, tell us! Mr G.M. Castrilli : No! You tell me! You know everything! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No, I do not. I want the member to tell us. I want the member for Bunbury to give us his position on the Bunbury decision. Mr R.F. Johnson : You have not answered the question from the member for Stirling! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, I have. I have answered him. Mr R.F. Johnson : No, you have not. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Tell me! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr J.A. McGinty : You have said that five times! How about answering the question! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Well, it’s about time the Premier answered the question! Come on! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Mr Speaker, I think I have made a point. Mr G.M. Castrilli : You have made no point! Unless you’re a mate of the bloody mayor, how would you know? I want to know from you! How do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You’ve got a big league job going in the City of Bunbury! You tell me! Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us see! We have an uncertain position here on extended trading hours! The National Party vehemently opposes it—except in their own electorates, where they are happy to accept it, and where they even get a benefit out of it for their own personal businesses. We know that the new and more enlightened member of the Liberal Party in this Parliament is a strong supporter of extended trading hours. Correct? Mr C.C. Porter : I cannot wait to see your bill! When is it coming? Where is the detail? Where is the bill? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We know that the member for Bunbury will not tell us — Mr G.M. Castrilli : The Premier would not know! You tell me! Come on! I will tell you what, Premier—I will answer your question if you answer mine first. Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the member’s question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : No, you have not. Come on! Tell me! Do you know whether I have supported or opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury? It is a simple question! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The answer to the member for Bunbury’s question is no. That is why I asked the member what his position was. What is it? Mr G.M. Castrilli : I have opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury. Is that all right? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it is. The member will now be able to go down to his electorate and oppose extended trading hours in Bunbury. That is good. Point of Order Mr D.T. REDMAN : Mr Speaker, I have to make the point that I was the member who asked the question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the member for Stirling is particularly accurate in his summation that he asked the question; I remember him doing so. One of the problems of encouraging interjections is that we sometimes drift off from where the question came from. I am sure the Premier has already answered the member for Stirling’s question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the member for Stirling. I think we now have his position on this matter. In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : But the member is able to do that, is he not? Mr D.T. Redman : That is under the Liquor Licensing Act, Premier. That is a different act. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member is able to trade on Sundays if he wants to. Mr D.T. Redman : No. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the member runs a liquor outlet, and he is able to trade on Sundays, because the council in Denmark, where the member’s business is located — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Murray! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : — voted for extended trading hours. I think that Denmark council decision was to allow extended trading hours from 8.00 am to 8.00 pm seven days a week. Mr D.T. Redman : That vote does not impact on my business. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It is the member’s electorate! Is the member for Stirling agitating in his electorate to overturn the council’s decision? Mr D.T. Redman : I am taking the bigger picture argument, Premier. There is a bigger picture here that the Premier is missing on this issue. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the short answer to my question to the member for Stirling is: no; the member is not agitating. In the member’s own electorate, he has accepted extended trading hours. Has the member on any single occasion agitated against extended trading hours in his own electorate? Mr B.J. Grylls interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No; I do not need the member for Merredin to answer. Has the member for Stirling on any single occasion — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr D.T. Redman : You need to research this a bit harder. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have done my research. That is why all the members of the National Party were caught completely off guard when they raised the issue of retail trading hours. They were completely ignorant of the fact that there is already deregulated trading in all their electorates. That includes the member for Stirling’s electorate. I ask the member for Stirling again: has the member on any single occasion agitated against extended trading hours in his own electorate? Mr D.T. Redman : I did under the Liquor Licensing Act, where I did not support seven-day-a-week trading. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member has just told me the Liquor Licensing Act is different! The fact of the matter is that the members of the National Party—who make the most consistent noise on this issue—do not agitate in their own electorates, because all their electorates have deregulated trading hours! The member for Bunbury made an unusual contribution to the discussion this morning—one of his rare entrées into political debate. Perhaps the member for Bunbury — Mr T. Buswell : Don’t you think he’s entitled to do that? What an ignorant man! Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for that comment and direct that he withdraw it. Mr T. Buswell : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I withdraw the use of the word “ignorant”. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Bunbury has had time to think of the answer now. I understand that last night the council in Bunbury voted to accept extended trading hours in Bunbury. Is the member going to oppose that? Mr R.F. Johnson : Why not answer the member for Stirling’s question? The SPEAKER : Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : For the sake of Hansard , we have been waiting 10 to 15 seconds. Member for Bunbury — Several members interjected. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I am asking the member the question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : I am asking you! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Come on! Answer the question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You do not know, do you? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the member is demonstrating a slight — The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Answer my question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Tell us! I want to know now! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Stirling has gone a bit red in the face and has slunk back there. Member for Bunbury, tell us! Mr G.M. Castrilli : No! You tell me! You know everything! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No, I do not. I want the member to tell us. I want the member for Bunbury to give us his position on the Bunbury decision. Mr R.F. Johnson : You have not answered the question from the member for Stirling! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, I have. I have answered him. Mr R.F. Johnson : No, you have not. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Tell me! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr J.A. McGinty : You have said that five times! How about answering the question! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Well, it’s about time the Premier answered the question! Come on! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Mr Speaker, I think I have made a point. Mr G.M. Castrilli : You have made no point! Unless you’re a mate of the bloody mayor, how would you know? I want to know from you! How do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You’ve got a big league job going in the City of Bunbury! You tell me! Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us see! We have an uncertain position here on extended trading hours! The National Party vehemently opposes it—except in their own electorates, where they are happy to accept it, and where they even get a benefit out of it for their own personal businesses. We know that the new and more enlightened member of the Liberal Party in this Parliament is a strong supporter of extended trading hours. Correct? Mr C.C. Porter : I cannot wait to see your bill! When is it coming? Where is the detail? Where is the bill? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We know that the member for Bunbury will not tell us — Mr G.M. Castrilli : The Premier would not know! You tell me! Come on! I will tell you what, Premier—I will answer your question if you answer mine first. Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the member’s question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : No, you have not. Come on! Tell me! Do you know whether I have supported or opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury? It is a simple question! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The answer to the member for Bunbury’s question is no. That is why I asked the member what his position was. What is it? Mr G.M. Castrilli : I have opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury. Is that all right? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it is. The member will now be able to go down to his electorate and oppose extended trading hours in Bunbury. That is good. Point of Order Mr D.T. REDMAN : Mr Speaker, I have to make the point that I was the member who asked the question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the member for Stirling is particularly accurate in his summation that he asked the question; I remember him doing so. One of the problems of encouraging interjections is that we sometimes drift off from where the question came from. I am sure the Premier has already answered the member for Stirling’s question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the member for Stirling. I think we now have his position on this matter. In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
Mr D.T. Redman : That is under the Liquor Licensing Act, Premier. That is a different act. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member is able to trade on Sundays if he wants to. Mr D.T. Redman : No. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the member runs a liquor outlet, and he is able to trade on Sundays, because the council in Denmark, where the member’s business is located — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Murray! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : — voted for extended trading hours. I think that Denmark council decision was to allow extended trading hours from 8.00 am to 8.00 pm seven days a week. Mr D.T. Redman : That vote does not impact on my business. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It is the member’s electorate! Is the member for Stirling agitating in his electorate to overturn the council’s decision? Mr D.T. Redman : I am taking the bigger picture argument, Premier. There is a bigger picture here that the Premier is missing on this issue. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the short answer to my question to the member for Stirling is: no; the member is not agitating. In the member’s own electorate, he has accepted extended trading hours. Has the member on any single occasion agitated against extended trading hours in his own electorate? Mr B.J. Grylls interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No; I do not need the member for Merredin to answer. Has the member for Stirling on any single occasion — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr D.T. Redman : You need to research this a bit harder. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have done my research. That is why all the members of the National Party were caught completely off guard when they raised the issue of retail trading hours. They were completely ignorant of the fact that there is already deregulated trading in all their electorates. That includes the member for Stirling’s electorate. I ask the member for Stirling again: has the member on any single occasion agitated against extended trading hours in his own electorate? Mr D.T. Redman : I did under the Liquor Licensing Act, where I did not support seven-day-a-week trading. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member has just told me the Liquor Licensing Act is different! The fact of the matter is that the members of the National Party—who make the most consistent noise on this issue—do not agitate in their own electorates, because all their electorates have deregulated trading hours! The member for Bunbury made an unusual contribution to the discussion this morning—one of his rare entrées into political debate. Perhaps the member for Bunbury — Mr T. Buswell : Don’t you think he’s entitled to do that? What an ignorant man! Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for that comment and direct that he withdraw it. Mr T. Buswell : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I withdraw the use of the word “ignorant”. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Bunbury has had time to think of the answer now. I understand that last night the council in Bunbury voted to accept extended trading hours in Bunbury. Is the member going to oppose that? Mr R.F. Johnson : Why not answer the member for Stirling’s question? The SPEAKER : Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : For the sake of Hansard , we have been waiting 10 to 15 seconds. Member for Bunbury — Several members interjected. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I am asking the member the question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : I am asking you! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Come on! Answer the question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You do not know, do you? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the member is demonstrating a slight — The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Answer my question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Tell us! I want to know now! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Stirling has gone a bit red in the face and has slunk back there. Member for Bunbury, tell us! Mr G.M. Castrilli : No! You tell me! You know everything! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No, I do not. I want the member to tell us. I want the member for Bunbury to give us his position on the Bunbury decision. Mr R.F. Johnson : You have not answered the question from the member for Stirling! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, I have. I have answered him. Mr R.F. Johnson : No, you have not. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Tell me! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr J.A. McGinty : You have said that five times! How about answering the question! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Well, it’s about time the Premier answered the question! Come on! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Mr Speaker, I think I have made a point. Mr G.M. Castrilli : You have made no point! Unless you’re a mate of the bloody mayor, how would you know? I want to know from you! How do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You’ve got a big league job going in the City of Bunbury! You tell me! Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us see! We have an uncertain position here on extended trading hours! The National Party vehemently opposes it—except in their own electorates, where they are happy to accept it, and where they even get a benefit out of it for their own personal businesses. We know that the new and more enlightened member of the Liberal Party in this Parliament is a strong supporter of extended trading hours. Correct? Mr C.C. Porter : I cannot wait to see your bill! When is it coming? Where is the detail? Where is the bill? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We know that the member for Bunbury will not tell us — Mr G.M. Castrilli : The Premier would not know! You tell me! Come on! I will tell you what, Premier—I will answer your question if you answer mine first. Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the member’s question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : No, you have not. Come on! Tell me! Do you know whether I have supported or opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury? It is a simple question! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The answer to the member for Bunbury’s question is no. That is why I asked the member what his position was. What is it? Mr G.M. Castrilli : I have opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury. Is that all right? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it is. The member will now be able to go down to his electorate and oppose extended trading hours in Bunbury. That is good. Point of Order Mr D.T. REDMAN : Mr Speaker, I have to make the point that I was the member who asked the question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the member for Stirling is particularly accurate in his summation that he asked the question; I remember him doing so. One of the problems of encouraging interjections is that we sometimes drift off from where the question came from. I am sure the Premier has already answered the member for Stirling’s question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the member for Stirling. I think we now have his position on this matter. In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member is able to trade on Sundays if he wants to. Mr D.T. Redman : No. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the member runs a liquor outlet, and he is able to trade on Sundays, because the council in Denmark, where the member’s business is located — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Murray! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : — voted for extended trading hours. I think that Denmark council decision was to allow extended trading hours from 8.00 am to 8.00 pm seven days a week. Mr D.T. Redman : That vote does not impact on my business. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It is the member’s electorate! Is the member for Stirling agitating in his electorate to overturn the council’s decision? Mr D.T. Redman : I am taking the bigger picture argument, Premier. There is a bigger picture here that the Premier is missing on this issue. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the short answer to my question to the member for Stirling is: no; the member is not agitating. In the member’s own electorate, he has accepted extended trading hours. Has the member on any single occasion agitated against extended trading hours in his own electorate? Mr B.J. Grylls interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No; I do not need the member for Merredin to answer. Has the member for Stirling on any single occasion — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr D.T. Redman : You need to research this a bit harder. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have done my research. That is why all the members of the National Party were caught completely off guard when they raised the issue of retail trading hours. They were completely ignorant of the fact that there is already deregulated trading in all their electorates. That includes the member for Stirling’s electorate. I ask the member for Stirling again: has the member on any single occasion agitated against extended trading hours in his own electorate? Mr D.T. Redman : I did under the Liquor Licensing Act, where I did not support seven-day-a-week trading. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member has just told me the Liquor Licensing Act is different! The fact of the matter is that the members of the National Party—who make the most consistent noise on this issue—do not agitate in their own electorates, because all their electorates have deregulated trading hours! The member for Bunbury made an unusual contribution to the discussion this morning—one of his rare entrées into political debate. Perhaps the member for Bunbury — Mr T. Buswell : Don’t you think he’s entitled to do that? What an ignorant man! Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for that comment and direct that he withdraw it. Mr T. Buswell : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I withdraw the use of the word “ignorant”. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Bunbury has had time to think of the answer now. I understand that last night the council in Bunbury voted to accept extended trading hours in Bunbury. Is the member going to oppose that? Mr R.F. Johnson : Why not answer the member for Stirling’s question? The SPEAKER : Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : For the sake of Hansard , we have been waiting 10 to 15 seconds. Member for Bunbury — Several members interjected. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I am asking the member the question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : I am asking you! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Come on! Answer the question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You do not know, do you? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the member is demonstrating a slight — The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Answer my question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Tell us! I want to know now! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Stirling has gone a bit red in the face and has slunk back there. Member for Bunbury, tell us! Mr G.M. Castrilli : No! You tell me! You know everything! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No, I do not. I want the member to tell us. I want the member for Bunbury to give us his position on the Bunbury decision. Mr R.F. Johnson : You have not answered the question from the member for Stirling! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, I have. I have answered him. Mr R.F. Johnson : No, you have not. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Tell me! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr J.A. McGinty : You have said that five times! How about answering the question! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Well, it’s about time the Premier answered the question! Come on! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Mr Speaker, I think I have made a point. Mr G.M. Castrilli : You have made no point! Unless you’re a mate of the bloody mayor, how would you know? I want to know from you! How do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You’ve got a big league job going in the City of Bunbury! You tell me! Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us see! We have an uncertain position here on extended trading hours! The National Party vehemently opposes it—except in their own electorates, where they are happy to accept it, and where they even get a benefit out of it for their own personal businesses. We know that the new and more enlightened member of the Liberal Party in this Parliament is a strong supporter of extended trading hours. Correct? Mr C.C. Porter : I cannot wait to see your bill! When is it coming? Where is the detail? Where is the bill? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We know that the member for Bunbury will not tell us — Mr G.M. Castrilli : The Premier would not know! You tell me! Come on! I will tell you what, Premier—I will answer your question if you answer mine first. Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the member’s question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : No, you have not. Come on! Tell me! Do you know whether I have supported or opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury? It is a simple question! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The answer to the member for Bunbury’s question is no. That is why I asked the member what his position was. What is it? Mr G.M. Castrilli : I have opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury. Is that all right? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it is. The member will now be able to go down to his electorate and oppose extended trading hours in Bunbury. That is good. Point of Order Mr D.T. REDMAN : Mr Speaker, I have to make the point that I was the member who asked the question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the member for Stirling is particularly accurate in his summation that he asked the question; I remember him doing so. One of the problems of encouraging interjections is that we sometimes drift off from where the question came from. I am sure the Premier has already answered the member for Stirling’s question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the member for Stirling. I think we now have his position on this matter. In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
Mr D.T. Redman : No. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the member runs a liquor outlet, and he is able to trade on Sundays, because the council in Denmark, where the member’s business is located — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Murray! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : — voted for extended trading hours. I think that Denmark council decision was to allow extended trading hours from 8.00 am to 8.00 pm seven days a week. Mr D.T. Redman : That vote does not impact on my business. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It is the member’s electorate! Is the member for Stirling agitating in his electorate to overturn the council’s decision? Mr D.T. Redman : I am taking the bigger picture argument, Premier. There is a bigger picture here that the Premier is missing on this issue. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the short answer to my question to the member for Stirling is: no; the member is not agitating. In the member’s own electorate, he has accepted extended trading hours. Has the member on any single occasion agitated against extended trading hours in his own electorate? Mr B.J. Grylls interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No; I do not need the member for Merredin to answer. Has the member for Stirling on any single occasion — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr D.T. Redman : You need to research this a bit harder. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have done my research. That is why all the members of the National Party were caught completely off guard when they raised the issue of retail trading hours. They were completely ignorant of the fact that there is already deregulated trading in all their electorates. That includes the member for Stirling’s electorate. I ask the member for Stirling again: has the member on any single occasion agitated against extended trading hours in his own electorate? Mr D.T. Redman : I did under the Liquor Licensing Act, where I did not support seven-day-a-week trading. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member has just told me the Liquor Licensing Act is different! The fact of the matter is that the members of the National Party—who make the most consistent noise on this issue—do not agitate in their own electorates, because all their electorates have deregulated trading hours! The member for Bunbury made an unusual contribution to the discussion this morning—one of his rare entrées into political debate. Perhaps the member for Bunbury — Mr T. Buswell : Don’t you think he’s entitled to do that? What an ignorant man! Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for that comment and direct that he withdraw it. Mr T. Buswell : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I withdraw the use of the word “ignorant”. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Bunbury has had time to think of the answer now. I understand that last night the council in Bunbury voted to accept extended trading hours in Bunbury. Is the member going to oppose that? Mr R.F. Johnson : Why not answer the member for Stirling’s question? The SPEAKER : Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : For the sake of Hansard , we have been waiting 10 to 15 seconds. Member for Bunbury — Several members interjected. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I am asking the member the question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : I am asking you! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Come on! Answer the question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You do not know, do you? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the member is demonstrating a slight — The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Answer my question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Tell us! I want to know now! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Stirling has gone a bit red in the face and has slunk back there. Member for Bunbury, tell us! Mr G.M. Castrilli : No! You tell me! You know everything! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No, I do not. I want the member to tell us. I want the member for Bunbury to give us his position on the Bunbury decision. Mr R.F. Johnson : You have not answered the question from the member for Stirling! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, I have. I have answered him. Mr R.F. Johnson : No, you have not. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Tell me! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr J.A. McGinty : You have said that five times! How about answering the question! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Well, it’s about time the Premier answered the question! Come on! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Mr Speaker, I think I have made a point. Mr G.M. Castrilli : You have made no point! Unless you’re a mate of the bloody mayor, how would you know? I want to know from you! How do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You’ve got a big league job going in the City of Bunbury! You tell me! Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us see! We have an uncertain position here on extended trading hours! The National Party vehemently opposes it—except in their own electorates, where they are happy to accept it, and where they even get a benefit out of it for their own personal businesses. We know that the new and more enlightened member of the Liberal Party in this Parliament is a strong supporter of extended trading hours. Correct? Mr C.C. Porter : I cannot wait to see your bill! When is it coming? Where is the detail? Where is the bill? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We know that the member for Bunbury will not tell us — Mr G.M. Castrilli : The Premier would not know! You tell me! Come on! I will tell you what, Premier—I will answer your question if you answer mine first. Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the member’s question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : No, you have not. Come on! Tell me! Do you know whether I have supported or opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury? It is a simple question! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The answer to the member for Bunbury’s question is no. That is why I asked the member what his position was. What is it? Mr G.M. Castrilli : I have opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury. Is that all right? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it is. The member will now be able to go down to his electorate and oppose extended trading hours in Bunbury. That is good. Point of Order Mr D.T. REDMAN : Mr Speaker, I have to make the point that I was the member who asked the question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the member for Stirling is particularly accurate in his summation that he asked the question; I remember him doing so. One of the problems of encouraging interjections is that we sometimes drift off from where the question came from. I am sure the Premier has already answered the member for Stirling’s question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the member for Stirling. I think we now have his position on this matter. In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the member runs a liquor outlet, and he is able to trade on Sundays, because the council in Denmark, where the member’s business is located — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Murray! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : — voted for extended trading hours. I think that Denmark council decision was to allow extended trading hours from 8.00 am to 8.00 pm seven days a week. Mr D.T. Redman : That vote does not impact on my business. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It is the member’s electorate! Is the member for Stirling agitating in his electorate to overturn the council’s decision? Mr D.T. Redman : I am taking the bigger picture argument, Premier. There is a bigger picture here that the Premier is missing on this issue. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the short answer to my question to the member for Stirling is: no; the member is not agitating. In the member’s own electorate, he has accepted extended trading hours. Has the member on any single occasion agitated against extended trading hours in his own electorate? Mr B.J. Grylls interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No; I do not need the member for Merredin to answer. Has the member for Stirling on any single occasion — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr D.T. Redman : You need to research this a bit harder. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have done my research. That is why all the members of the National Party were caught completely off guard when they raised the issue of retail trading hours. They were completely ignorant of the fact that there is already deregulated trading in all their electorates. That includes the member for Stirling’s electorate. I ask the member for Stirling again: has the member on any single occasion agitated against extended trading hours in his own electorate? Mr D.T. Redman : I did under the Liquor Licensing Act, where I did not support seven-day-a-week trading. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member has just told me the Liquor Licensing Act is different! The fact of the matter is that the members of the National Party—who make the most consistent noise on this issue—do not agitate in their own electorates, because all their electorates have deregulated trading hours! The member for Bunbury made an unusual contribution to the discussion this morning—one of his rare entrées into political debate. Perhaps the member for Bunbury — Mr T. Buswell : Don’t you think he’s entitled to do that? What an ignorant man! Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for that comment and direct that he withdraw it. Mr T. Buswell : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I withdraw the use of the word “ignorant”. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Bunbury has had time to think of the answer now. I understand that last night the council in Bunbury voted to accept extended trading hours in Bunbury. Is the member going to oppose that? Mr R.F. Johnson : Why not answer the member for Stirling’s question? The SPEAKER : Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : For the sake of Hansard , we have been waiting 10 to 15 seconds. Member for Bunbury — Several members interjected. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I am asking the member the question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : I am asking you! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Come on! Answer the question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You do not know, do you? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the member is demonstrating a slight — The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Answer my question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Tell us! I want to know now! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Stirling has gone a bit red in the face and has slunk back there. Member for Bunbury, tell us! Mr G.M. Castrilli : No! You tell me! You know everything! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No, I do not. I want the member to tell us. I want the member for Bunbury to give us his position on the Bunbury decision. Mr R.F. Johnson : You have not answered the question from the member for Stirling! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, I have. I have answered him. Mr R.F. Johnson : No, you have not. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Tell me! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr J.A. McGinty : You have said that five times! How about answering the question! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Well, it’s about time the Premier answered the question! Come on! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Mr Speaker, I think I have made a point. Mr G.M. Castrilli : You have made no point! Unless you’re a mate of the bloody mayor, how would you know? I want to know from you! How do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You’ve got a big league job going in the City of Bunbury! You tell me! Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us see! We have an uncertain position here on extended trading hours! The National Party vehemently opposes it—except in their own electorates, where they are happy to accept it, and where they even get a benefit out of it for their own personal businesses. We know that the new and more enlightened member of the Liberal Party in this Parliament is a strong supporter of extended trading hours. Correct? Mr C.C. Porter : I cannot wait to see your bill! When is it coming? Where is the detail? Where is the bill? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We know that the member for Bunbury will not tell us — Mr G.M. Castrilli : The Premier would not know! You tell me! Come on! I will tell you what, Premier—I will answer your question if you answer mine first. Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the member’s question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : No, you have not. Come on! Tell me! Do you know whether I have supported or opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury? It is a simple question! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The answer to the member for Bunbury’s question is no. That is why I asked the member what his position was. What is it? Mr G.M. Castrilli : I have opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury. Is that all right? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it is. The member will now be able to go down to his electorate and oppose extended trading hours in Bunbury. That is good. Point of Order Mr D.T. REDMAN : Mr Speaker, I have to make the point that I was the member who asked the question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the member for Stirling is particularly accurate in his summation that he asked the question; I remember him doing so. One of the problems of encouraging interjections is that we sometimes drift off from where the question came from. I am sure the Premier has already answered the member for Stirling’s question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the member for Stirling. I think we now have his position on this matter. In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Murray! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : — voted for extended trading hours. I think that Denmark council decision was to allow extended trading hours from 8.00 am to 8.00 pm seven days a week. Mr D.T. Redman : That vote does not impact on my business. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It is the member’s electorate! Is the member for Stirling agitating in his electorate to overturn the council’s decision? Mr D.T. Redman : I am taking the bigger picture argument, Premier. There is a bigger picture here that the Premier is missing on this issue. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the short answer to my question to the member for Stirling is: no; the member is not agitating. In the member’s own electorate, he has accepted extended trading hours. Has the member on any single occasion agitated against extended trading hours in his own electorate? Mr B.J. Grylls interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No; I do not need the member for Merredin to answer. Has the member for Stirling on any single occasion — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr D.T. Redman : You need to research this a bit harder. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have done my research. That is why all the members of the National Party were caught completely off guard when they raised the issue of retail trading hours. They were completely ignorant of the fact that there is already deregulated trading in all their electorates. That includes the member for Stirling’s electorate. I ask the member for Stirling again: has the member on any single occasion agitated against extended trading hours in his own electorate? Mr D.T. Redman : I did under the Liquor Licensing Act, where I did not support seven-day-a-week trading. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member has just told me the Liquor Licensing Act is different! The fact of the matter is that the members of the National Party—who make the most consistent noise on this issue—do not agitate in their own electorates, because all their electorates have deregulated trading hours! The member for Bunbury made an unusual contribution to the discussion this morning—one of his rare entrées into political debate. Perhaps the member for Bunbury — Mr T. Buswell : Don’t you think he’s entitled to do that? What an ignorant man! Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for that comment and direct that he withdraw it. Mr T. Buswell : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I withdraw the use of the word “ignorant”. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Bunbury has had time to think of the answer now. I understand that last night the council in Bunbury voted to accept extended trading hours in Bunbury. Is the member going to oppose that? Mr R.F. Johnson : Why not answer the member for Stirling’s question? The SPEAKER : Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : For the sake of Hansard , we have been waiting 10 to 15 seconds. Member for Bunbury — Several members interjected. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I am asking the member the question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : I am asking you! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Come on! Answer the question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You do not know, do you? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the member is demonstrating a slight — The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Answer my question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Tell us! I want to know now! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Stirling has gone a bit red in the face and has slunk back there. Member for Bunbury, tell us! Mr G.M. Castrilli : No! You tell me! You know everything! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No, I do not. I want the member to tell us. I want the member for Bunbury to give us his position on the Bunbury decision. Mr R.F. Johnson : You have not answered the question from the member for Stirling! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, I have. I have answered him. Mr R.F. Johnson : No, you have not. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Tell me! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr J.A. McGinty : You have said that five times! How about answering the question! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Well, it’s about time the Premier answered the question! Come on! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Mr Speaker, I think I have made a point. Mr G.M. Castrilli : You have made no point! Unless you’re a mate of the bloody mayor, how would you know? I want to know from you! How do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You’ve got a big league job going in the City of Bunbury! You tell me! Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us see! We have an uncertain position here on extended trading hours! The National Party vehemently opposes it—except in their own electorates, where they are happy to accept it, and where they even get a benefit out of it for their own personal businesses. We know that the new and more enlightened member of the Liberal Party in this Parliament is a strong supporter of extended trading hours. Correct? Mr C.C. Porter : I cannot wait to see your bill! When is it coming? Where is the detail? Where is the bill? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We know that the member for Bunbury will not tell us — Mr G.M. Castrilli : The Premier would not know! You tell me! Come on! I will tell you what, Premier—I will answer your question if you answer mine first. Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the member’s question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : No, you have not. Come on! Tell me! Do you know whether I have supported or opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury? It is a simple question! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The answer to the member for Bunbury’s question is no. That is why I asked the member what his position was. What is it? Mr G.M. Castrilli : I have opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury. Is that all right? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it is. The member will now be able to go down to his electorate and oppose extended trading hours in Bunbury. That is good. Point of Order Mr D.T. REDMAN : Mr Speaker, I have to make the point that I was the member who asked the question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the member for Stirling is particularly accurate in his summation that he asked the question; I remember him doing so. One of the problems of encouraging interjections is that we sometimes drift off from where the question came from. I am sure the Premier has already answered the member for Stirling’s question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the member for Stirling. I think we now have his position on this matter. In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
The SPEAKER : Order, member for Murray! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : — voted for extended trading hours. I think that Denmark council decision was to allow extended trading hours from 8.00 am to 8.00 pm seven days a week. Mr D.T. Redman : That vote does not impact on my business. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It is the member’s electorate! Is the member for Stirling agitating in his electorate to overturn the council’s decision? Mr D.T. Redman : I am taking the bigger picture argument, Premier. There is a bigger picture here that the Premier is missing on this issue. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the short answer to my question to the member for Stirling is: no; the member is not agitating. In the member’s own electorate, he has accepted extended trading hours. Has the member on any single occasion agitated against extended trading hours in his own electorate? Mr B.J. Grylls interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No; I do not need the member for Merredin to answer. Has the member for Stirling on any single occasion — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr D.T. Redman : You need to research this a bit harder. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have done my research. That is why all the members of the National Party were caught completely off guard when they raised the issue of retail trading hours. They were completely ignorant of the fact that there is already deregulated trading in all their electorates. That includes the member for Stirling’s electorate. I ask the member for Stirling again: has the member on any single occasion agitated against extended trading hours in his own electorate? Mr D.T. Redman : I did under the Liquor Licensing Act, where I did not support seven-day-a-week trading. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member has just told me the Liquor Licensing Act is different! The fact of the matter is that the members of the National Party—who make the most consistent noise on this issue—do not agitate in their own electorates, because all their electorates have deregulated trading hours! The member for Bunbury made an unusual contribution to the discussion this morning—one of his rare entrées into political debate. Perhaps the member for Bunbury — Mr T. Buswell : Don’t you think he’s entitled to do that? What an ignorant man! Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for that comment and direct that he withdraw it. Mr T. Buswell : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I withdraw the use of the word “ignorant”. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Bunbury has had time to think of the answer now. I understand that last night the council in Bunbury voted to accept extended trading hours in Bunbury. Is the member going to oppose that? Mr R.F. Johnson : Why not answer the member for Stirling’s question? The SPEAKER : Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : For the sake of Hansard , we have been waiting 10 to 15 seconds. Member for Bunbury — Several members interjected. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I am asking the member the question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : I am asking you! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Come on! Answer the question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You do not know, do you? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the member is demonstrating a slight — The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Answer my question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Tell us! I want to know now! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Stirling has gone a bit red in the face and has slunk back there. Member for Bunbury, tell us! Mr G.M. Castrilli : No! You tell me! You know everything! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No, I do not. I want the member to tell us. I want the member for Bunbury to give us his position on the Bunbury decision. Mr R.F. Johnson : You have not answered the question from the member for Stirling! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, I have. I have answered him. Mr R.F. Johnson : No, you have not. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Tell me! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr J.A. McGinty : You have said that five times! How about answering the question! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Well, it’s about time the Premier answered the question! Come on! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Mr Speaker, I think I have made a point. Mr G.M. Castrilli : You have made no point! Unless you’re a mate of the bloody mayor, how would you know? I want to know from you! How do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You’ve got a big league job going in the City of Bunbury! You tell me! Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us see! We have an uncertain position here on extended trading hours! The National Party vehemently opposes it—except in their own electorates, where they are happy to accept it, and where they even get a benefit out of it for their own personal businesses. We know that the new and more enlightened member of the Liberal Party in this Parliament is a strong supporter of extended trading hours. Correct? Mr C.C. Porter : I cannot wait to see your bill! When is it coming? Where is the detail? Where is the bill? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We know that the member for Bunbury will not tell us — Mr G.M. Castrilli : The Premier would not know! You tell me! Come on! I will tell you what, Premier—I will answer your question if you answer mine first. Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the member’s question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : No, you have not. Come on! Tell me! Do you know whether I have supported or opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury? It is a simple question! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The answer to the member for Bunbury’s question is no. That is why I asked the member what his position was. What is it? Mr G.M. Castrilli : I have opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury. Is that all right? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it is. The member will now be able to go down to his electorate and oppose extended trading hours in Bunbury. That is good. Point of Order Mr D.T. REDMAN : Mr Speaker, I have to make the point that I was the member who asked the question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the member for Stirling is particularly accurate in his summation that he asked the question; I remember him doing so. One of the problems of encouraging interjections is that we sometimes drift off from where the question came from. I am sure the Premier has already answered the member for Stirling’s question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the member for Stirling. I think we now have his position on this matter. In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : — voted for extended trading hours. I think that Denmark council decision was to allow extended trading hours from 8.00 am to 8.00 pm seven days a week. Mr D.T. Redman : That vote does not impact on my business. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It is the member’s electorate! Is the member for Stirling agitating in his electorate to overturn the council’s decision? Mr D.T. Redman : I am taking the bigger picture argument, Premier. There is a bigger picture here that the Premier is missing on this issue. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the short answer to my question to the member for Stirling is: no; the member is not agitating. In the member’s own electorate, he has accepted extended trading hours. Has the member on any single occasion agitated against extended trading hours in his own electorate? Mr B.J. Grylls interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No; I do not need the member for Merredin to answer. Has the member for Stirling on any single occasion — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr D.T. Redman : You need to research this a bit harder. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have done my research. That is why all the members of the National Party were caught completely off guard when they raised the issue of retail trading hours. They were completely ignorant of the fact that there is already deregulated trading in all their electorates. That includes the member for Stirling’s electorate. I ask the member for Stirling again: has the member on any single occasion agitated against extended trading hours in his own electorate? Mr D.T. Redman : I did under the Liquor Licensing Act, where I did not support seven-day-a-week trading. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member has just told me the Liquor Licensing Act is different! The fact of the matter is that the members of the National Party—who make the most consistent noise on this issue—do not agitate in their own electorates, because all their electorates have deregulated trading hours! The member for Bunbury made an unusual contribution to the discussion this morning—one of his rare entrées into political debate. Perhaps the member for Bunbury — Mr T. Buswell : Don’t you think he’s entitled to do that? What an ignorant man! Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for that comment and direct that he withdraw it. Mr T. Buswell : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I withdraw the use of the word “ignorant”. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Bunbury has had time to think of the answer now. I understand that last night the council in Bunbury voted to accept extended trading hours in Bunbury. Is the member going to oppose that? Mr R.F. Johnson : Why not answer the member for Stirling’s question? The SPEAKER : Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : For the sake of Hansard , we have been waiting 10 to 15 seconds. Member for Bunbury — Several members interjected. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I am asking the member the question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : I am asking you! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Come on! Answer the question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You do not know, do you? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the member is demonstrating a slight — The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Answer my question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Tell us! I want to know now! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Stirling has gone a bit red in the face and has slunk back there. Member for Bunbury, tell us! Mr G.M. Castrilli : No! You tell me! You know everything! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No, I do not. I want the member to tell us. I want the member for Bunbury to give us his position on the Bunbury decision. Mr R.F. Johnson : You have not answered the question from the member for Stirling! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, I have. I have answered him. Mr R.F. Johnson : No, you have not. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Tell me! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr J.A. McGinty : You have said that five times! How about answering the question! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Well, it’s about time the Premier answered the question! Come on! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Mr Speaker, I think I have made a point. Mr G.M. Castrilli : You have made no point! Unless you’re a mate of the bloody mayor, how would you know? I want to know from you! How do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You’ve got a big league job going in the City of Bunbury! You tell me! Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us see! We have an uncertain position here on extended trading hours! The National Party vehemently opposes it—except in their own electorates, where they are happy to accept it, and where they even get a benefit out of it for their own personal businesses. We know that the new and more enlightened member of the Liberal Party in this Parliament is a strong supporter of extended trading hours. Correct? Mr C.C. Porter : I cannot wait to see your bill! When is it coming? Where is the detail? Where is the bill? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We know that the member for Bunbury will not tell us — Mr G.M. Castrilli : The Premier would not know! You tell me! Come on! I will tell you what, Premier—I will answer your question if you answer mine first. Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the member’s question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : No, you have not. Come on! Tell me! Do you know whether I have supported or opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury? It is a simple question! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The answer to the member for Bunbury’s question is no. That is why I asked the member what his position was. What is it? Mr G.M. Castrilli : I have opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury. Is that all right? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it is. The member will now be able to go down to his electorate and oppose extended trading hours in Bunbury. That is good. Point of Order Mr D.T. REDMAN : Mr Speaker, I have to make the point that I was the member who asked the question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the member for Stirling is particularly accurate in his summation that he asked the question; I remember him doing so. One of the problems of encouraging interjections is that we sometimes drift off from where the question came from. I am sure the Premier has already answered the member for Stirling’s question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the member for Stirling. I think we now have his position on this matter. In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
Mr D.T. Redman : That vote does not impact on my business. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It is the member’s electorate! Is the member for Stirling agitating in his electorate to overturn the council’s decision? Mr D.T. Redman : I am taking the bigger picture argument, Premier. There is a bigger picture here that the Premier is missing on this issue. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the short answer to my question to the member for Stirling is: no; the member is not agitating. In the member’s own electorate, he has accepted extended trading hours. Has the member on any single occasion agitated against extended trading hours in his own electorate? Mr B.J. Grylls interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No; I do not need the member for Merredin to answer. Has the member for Stirling on any single occasion — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr D.T. Redman : You need to research this a bit harder. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have done my research. That is why all the members of the National Party were caught completely off guard when they raised the issue of retail trading hours. They were completely ignorant of the fact that there is already deregulated trading in all their electorates. That includes the member for Stirling’s electorate. I ask the member for Stirling again: has the member on any single occasion agitated against extended trading hours in his own electorate? Mr D.T. Redman : I did under the Liquor Licensing Act, where I did not support seven-day-a-week trading. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member has just told me the Liquor Licensing Act is different! The fact of the matter is that the members of the National Party—who make the most consistent noise on this issue—do not agitate in their own electorates, because all their electorates have deregulated trading hours! The member for Bunbury made an unusual contribution to the discussion this morning—one of his rare entrées into political debate. Perhaps the member for Bunbury — Mr T. Buswell : Don’t you think he’s entitled to do that? What an ignorant man! Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for that comment and direct that he withdraw it. Mr T. Buswell : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I withdraw the use of the word “ignorant”. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Bunbury has had time to think of the answer now. I understand that last night the council in Bunbury voted to accept extended trading hours in Bunbury. Is the member going to oppose that? Mr R.F. Johnson : Why not answer the member for Stirling’s question? The SPEAKER : Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : For the sake of Hansard , we have been waiting 10 to 15 seconds. Member for Bunbury — Several members interjected. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I am asking the member the question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : I am asking you! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Come on! Answer the question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You do not know, do you? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the member is demonstrating a slight — The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Answer my question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Tell us! I want to know now! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Stirling has gone a bit red in the face and has slunk back there. Member for Bunbury, tell us! Mr G.M. Castrilli : No! You tell me! You know everything! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No, I do not. I want the member to tell us. I want the member for Bunbury to give us his position on the Bunbury decision. Mr R.F. Johnson : You have not answered the question from the member for Stirling! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, I have. I have answered him. Mr R.F. Johnson : No, you have not. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Tell me! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr J.A. McGinty : You have said that five times! How about answering the question! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Well, it’s about time the Premier answered the question! Come on! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Mr Speaker, I think I have made a point. Mr G.M. Castrilli : You have made no point! Unless you’re a mate of the bloody mayor, how would you know? I want to know from you! How do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You’ve got a big league job going in the City of Bunbury! You tell me! Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us see! We have an uncertain position here on extended trading hours! The National Party vehemently opposes it—except in their own electorates, where they are happy to accept it, and where they even get a benefit out of it for their own personal businesses. We know that the new and more enlightened member of the Liberal Party in this Parliament is a strong supporter of extended trading hours. Correct? Mr C.C. Porter : I cannot wait to see your bill! When is it coming? Where is the detail? Where is the bill? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We know that the member for Bunbury will not tell us — Mr G.M. Castrilli : The Premier would not know! You tell me! Come on! I will tell you what, Premier—I will answer your question if you answer mine first. Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the member’s question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : No, you have not. Come on! Tell me! Do you know whether I have supported or opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury? It is a simple question! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The answer to the member for Bunbury’s question is no. That is why I asked the member what his position was. What is it? Mr G.M. Castrilli : I have opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury. Is that all right? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it is. The member will now be able to go down to his electorate and oppose extended trading hours in Bunbury. That is good. Point of Order Mr D.T. REDMAN : Mr Speaker, I have to make the point that I was the member who asked the question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the member for Stirling is particularly accurate in his summation that he asked the question; I remember him doing so. One of the problems of encouraging interjections is that we sometimes drift off from where the question came from. I am sure the Premier has already answered the member for Stirling’s question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the member for Stirling. I think we now have his position on this matter. In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It is the member’s electorate! Is the member for Stirling agitating in his electorate to overturn the council’s decision? Mr D.T. Redman : I am taking the bigger picture argument, Premier. There is a bigger picture here that the Premier is missing on this issue. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the short answer to my question to the member for Stirling is: no; the member is not agitating. In the member’s own electorate, he has accepted extended trading hours. Has the member on any single occasion agitated against extended trading hours in his own electorate? Mr B.J. Grylls interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No; I do not need the member for Merredin to answer. Has the member for Stirling on any single occasion — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr D.T. Redman : You need to research this a bit harder. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have done my research. That is why all the members of the National Party were caught completely off guard when they raised the issue of retail trading hours. They were completely ignorant of the fact that there is already deregulated trading in all their electorates. That includes the member for Stirling’s electorate. I ask the member for Stirling again: has the member on any single occasion agitated against extended trading hours in his own electorate? Mr D.T. Redman : I did under the Liquor Licensing Act, where I did not support seven-day-a-week trading. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member has just told me the Liquor Licensing Act is different! The fact of the matter is that the members of the National Party—who make the most consistent noise on this issue—do not agitate in their own electorates, because all their electorates have deregulated trading hours! The member for Bunbury made an unusual contribution to the discussion this morning—one of his rare entrées into political debate. Perhaps the member for Bunbury — Mr T. Buswell : Don’t you think he’s entitled to do that? What an ignorant man! Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for that comment and direct that he withdraw it. Mr T. Buswell : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I withdraw the use of the word “ignorant”. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Bunbury has had time to think of the answer now. I understand that last night the council in Bunbury voted to accept extended trading hours in Bunbury. Is the member going to oppose that? Mr R.F. Johnson : Why not answer the member for Stirling’s question? The SPEAKER : Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : For the sake of Hansard , we have been waiting 10 to 15 seconds. Member for Bunbury — Several members interjected. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I am asking the member the question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : I am asking you! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Come on! Answer the question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You do not know, do you? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the member is demonstrating a slight — The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Answer my question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Tell us! I want to know now! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Stirling has gone a bit red in the face and has slunk back there. Member for Bunbury, tell us! Mr G.M. Castrilli : No! You tell me! You know everything! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No, I do not. I want the member to tell us. I want the member for Bunbury to give us his position on the Bunbury decision. Mr R.F. Johnson : You have not answered the question from the member for Stirling! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, I have. I have answered him. Mr R.F. Johnson : No, you have not. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Tell me! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr J.A. McGinty : You have said that five times! How about answering the question! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Well, it’s about time the Premier answered the question! Come on! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Mr Speaker, I think I have made a point. Mr G.M. Castrilli : You have made no point! Unless you’re a mate of the bloody mayor, how would you know? I want to know from you! How do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You’ve got a big league job going in the City of Bunbury! You tell me! Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us see! We have an uncertain position here on extended trading hours! The National Party vehemently opposes it—except in their own electorates, where they are happy to accept it, and where they even get a benefit out of it for their own personal businesses. We know that the new and more enlightened member of the Liberal Party in this Parliament is a strong supporter of extended trading hours. Correct? Mr C.C. Porter : I cannot wait to see your bill! When is it coming? Where is the detail? Where is the bill? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We know that the member for Bunbury will not tell us — Mr G.M. Castrilli : The Premier would not know! You tell me! Come on! I will tell you what, Premier—I will answer your question if you answer mine first. Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the member’s question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : No, you have not. Come on! Tell me! Do you know whether I have supported or opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury? It is a simple question! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The answer to the member for Bunbury’s question is no. That is why I asked the member what his position was. What is it? Mr G.M. Castrilli : I have opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury. Is that all right? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it is. The member will now be able to go down to his electorate and oppose extended trading hours in Bunbury. That is good. Point of Order Mr D.T. REDMAN : Mr Speaker, I have to make the point that I was the member who asked the question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the member for Stirling is particularly accurate in his summation that he asked the question; I remember him doing so. One of the problems of encouraging interjections is that we sometimes drift off from where the question came from. I am sure the Premier has already answered the member for Stirling’s question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the member for Stirling. I think we now have his position on this matter. In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
Mr D.T. Redman : I am taking the bigger picture argument, Premier. There is a bigger picture here that the Premier is missing on this issue. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the short answer to my question to the member for Stirling is: no; the member is not agitating. In the member’s own electorate, he has accepted extended trading hours. Has the member on any single occasion agitated against extended trading hours in his own electorate? Mr B.J. Grylls interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No; I do not need the member for Merredin to answer. Has the member for Stirling on any single occasion — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr D.T. Redman : You need to research this a bit harder. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have done my research. That is why all the members of the National Party were caught completely off guard when they raised the issue of retail trading hours. They were completely ignorant of the fact that there is already deregulated trading in all their electorates. That includes the member for Stirling’s electorate. I ask the member for Stirling again: has the member on any single occasion agitated against extended trading hours in his own electorate? Mr D.T. Redman : I did under the Liquor Licensing Act, where I did not support seven-day-a-week trading. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member has just told me the Liquor Licensing Act is different! The fact of the matter is that the members of the National Party—who make the most consistent noise on this issue—do not agitate in their own electorates, because all their electorates have deregulated trading hours! The member for Bunbury made an unusual contribution to the discussion this morning—one of his rare entrées into political debate. Perhaps the member for Bunbury — Mr T. Buswell : Don’t you think he’s entitled to do that? What an ignorant man! Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for that comment and direct that he withdraw it. Mr T. Buswell : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I withdraw the use of the word “ignorant”. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Bunbury has had time to think of the answer now. I understand that last night the council in Bunbury voted to accept extended trading hours in Bunbury. Is the member going to oppose that? Mr R.F. Johnson : Why not answer the member for Stirling’s question? The SPEAKER : Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : For the sake of Hansard , we have been waiting 10 to 15 seconds. Member for Bunbury — Several members interjected. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I am asking the member the question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : I am asking you! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Come on! Answer the question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You do not know, do you? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the member is demonstrating a slight — The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Answer my question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Tell us! I want to know now! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Stirling has gone a bit red in the face and has slunk back there. Member for Bunbury, tell us! Mr G.M. Castrilli : No! You tell me! You know everything! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No, I do not. I want the member to tell us. I want the member for Bunbury to give us his position on the Bunbury decision. Mr R.F. Johnson : You have not answered the question from the member for Stirling! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, I have. I have answered him. Mr R.F. Johnson : No, you have not. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Tell me! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr J.A. McGinty : You have said that five times! How about answering the question! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Well, it’s about time the Premier answered the question! Come on! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Mr Speaker, I think I have made a point. Mr G.M. Castrilli : You have made no point! Unless you’re a mate of the bloody mayor, how would you know? I want to know from you! How do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You’ve got a big league job going in the City of Bunbury! You tell me! Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us see! We have an uncertain position here on extended trading hours! The National Party vehemently opposes it—except in their own electorates, where they are happy to accept it, and where they even get a benefit out of it for their own personal businesses. We know that the new and more enlightened member of the Liberal Party in this Parliament is a strong supporter of extended trading hours. Correct? Mr C.C. Porter : I cannot wait to see your bill! When is it coming? Where is the detail? Where is the bill? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We know that the member for Bunbury will not tell us — Mr G.M. Castrilli : The Premier would not know! You tell me! Come on! I will tell you what, Premier—I will answer your question if you answer mine first. Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the member’s question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : No, you have not. Come on! Tell me! Do you know whether I have supported or opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury? It is a simple question! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The answer to the member for Bunbury’s question is no. That is why I asked the member what his position was. What is it? Mr G.M. Castrilli : I have opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury. Is that all right? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it is. The member will now be able to go down to his electorate and oppose extended trading hours in Bunbury. That is good. Point of Order Mr D.T. REDMAN : Mr Speaker, I have to make the point that I was the member who asked the question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the member for Stirling is particularly accurate in his summation that he asked the question; I remember him doing so. One of the problems of encouraging interjections is that we sometimes drift off from where the question came from. I am sure the Premier has already answered the member for Stirling’s question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the member for Stirling. I think we now have his position on this matter. In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the short answer to my question to the member for Stirling is: no; the member is not agitating. In the member’s own electorate, he has accepted extended trading hours. Has the member on any single occasion agitated against extended trading hours in his own electorate? Mr B.J. Grylls interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No; I do not need the member for Merredin to answer. Has the member for Stirling on any single occasion — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr D.T. Redman : You need to research this a bit harder. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have done my research. That is why all the members of the National Party were caught completely off guard when they raised the issue of retail trading hours. They were completely ignorant of the fact that there is already deregulated trading in all their electorates. That includes the member for Stirling’s electorate. I ask the member for Stirling again: has the member on any single occasion agitated against extended trading hours in his own electorate? Mr D.T. Redman : I did under the Liquor Licensing Act, where I did not support seven-day-a-week trading. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member has just told me the Liquor Licensing Act is different! The fact of the matter is that the members of the National Party—who make the most consistent noise on this issue—do not agitate in their own electorates, because all their electorates have deregulated trading hours! The member for Bunbury made an unusual contribution to the discussion this morning—one of his rare entrées into political debate. Perhaps the member for Bunbury — Mr T. Buswell : Don’t you think he’s entitled to do that? What an ignorant man! Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for that comment and direct that he withdraw it. Mr T. Buswell : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I withdraw the use of the word “ignorant”. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Bunbury has had time to think of the answer now. I understand that last night the council in Bunbury voted to accept extended trading hours in Bunbury. Is the member going to oppose that? Mr R.F. Johnson : Why not answer the member for Stirling’s question? The SPEAKER : Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : For the sake of Hansard , we have been waiting 10 to 15 seconds. Member for Bunbury — Several members interjected. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I am asking the member the question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : I am asking you! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Come on! Answer the question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You do not know, do you? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the member is demonstrating a slight — The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Answer my question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Tell us! I want to know now! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Stirling has gone a bit red in the face and has slunk back there. Member for Bunbury, tell us! Mr G.M. Castrilli : No! You tell me! You know everything! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No, I do not. I want the member to tell us. I want the member for Bunbury to give us his position on the Bunbury decision. Mr R.F. Johnson : You have not answered the question from the member for Stirling! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, I have. I have answered him. Mr R.F. Johnson : No, you have not. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Tell me! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr J.A. McGinty : You have said that five times! How about answering the question! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Well, it’s about time the Premier answered the question! Come on! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Mr Speaker, I think I have made a point. Mr G.M. Castrilli : You have made no point! Unless you’re a mate of the bloody mayor, how would you know? I want to know from you! How do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You’ve got a big league job going in the City of Bunbury! You tell me! Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us see! We have an uncertain position here on extended trading hours! The National Party vehemently opposes it—except in their own electorates, where they are happy to accept it, and where they even get a benefit out of it for their own personal businesses. We know that the new and more enlightened member of the Liberal Party in this Parliament is a strong supporter of extended trading hours. Correct? Mr C.C. Porter : I cannot wait to see your bill! When is it coming? Where is the detail? Where is the bill? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We know that the member for Bunbury will not tell us — Mr G.M. Castrilli : The Premier would not know! You tell me! Come on! I will tell you what, Premier—I will answer your question if you answer mine first. Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the member’s question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : No, you have not. Come on! Tell me! Do you know whether I have supported or opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury? It is a simple question! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The answer to the member for Bunbury’s question is no. That is why I asked the member what his position was. What is it? Mr G.M. Castrilli : I have opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury. Is that all right? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it is. The member will now be able to go down to his electorate and oppose extended trading hours in Bunbury. That is good. Point of Order Mr D.T. REDMAN : Mr Speaker, I have to make the point that I was the member who asked the question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the member for Stirling is particularly accurate in his summation that he asked the question; I remember him doing so. One of the problems of encouraging interjections is that we sometimes drift off from where the question came from. I am sure the Premier has already answered the member for Stirling’s question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the member for Stirling. I think we now have his position on this matter. In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
Mr B.J. Grylls interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No; I do not need the member for Merredin to answer. Has the member for Stirling on any single occasion — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr D.T. Redman : You need to research this a bit harder. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have done my research. That is why all the members of the National Party were caught completely off guard when they raised the issue of retail trading hours. They were completely ignorant of the fact that there is already deregulated trading in all their electorates. That includes the member for Stirling’s electorate. I ask the member for Stirling again: has the member on any single occasion agitated against extended trading hours in his own electorate? Mr D.T. Redman : I did under the Liquor Licensing Act, where I did not support seven-day-a-week trading. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member has just told me the Liquor Licensing Act is different! The fact of the matter is that the members of the National Party—who make the most consistent noise on this issue—do not agitate in their own electorates, because all their electorates have deregulated trading hours! The member for Bunbury made an unusual contribution to the discussion this morning—one of his rare entrées into political debate. Perhaps the member for Bunbury — Mr T. Buswell : Don’t you think he’s entitled to do that? What an ignorant man! Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for that comment and direct that he withdraw it. Mr T. Buswell : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I withdraw the use of the word “ignorant”. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Bunbury has had time to think of the answer now. I understand that last night the council in Bunbury voted to accept extended trading hours in Bunbury. Is the member going to oppose that? Mr R.F. Johnson : Why not answer the member for Stirling’s question? The SPEAKER : Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : For the sake of Hansard , we have been waiting 10 to 15 seconds. Member for Bunbury — Several members interjected. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I am asking the member the question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : I am asking you! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Come on! Answer the question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You do not know, do you? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the member is demonstrating a slight — The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Answer my question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Tell us! I want to know now! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Stirling has gone a bit red in the face and has slunk back there. Member for Bunbury, tell us! Mr G.M. Castrilli : No! You tell me! You know everything! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No, I do not. I want the member to tell us. I want the member for Bunbury to give us his position on the Bunbury decision. Mr R.F. Johnson : You have not answered the question from the member for Stirling! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, I have. I have answered him. Mr R.F. Johnson : No, you have not. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Tell me! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr J.A. McGinty : You have said that five times! How about answering the question! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Well, it’s about time the Premier answered the question! Come on! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Mr Speaker, I think I have made a point. Mr G.M. Castrilli : You have made no point! Unless you’re a mate of the bloody mayor, how would you know? I want to know from you! How do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You’ve got a big league job going in the City of Bunbury! You tell me! Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us see! We have an uncertain position here on extended trading hours! The National Party vehemently opposes it—except in their own electorates, where they are happy to accept it, and where they even get a benefit out of it for their own personal businesses. We know that the new and more enlightened member of the Liberal Party in this Parliament is a strong supporter of extended trading hours. Correct? Mr C.C. Porter : I cannot wait to see your bill! When is it coming? Where is the detail? Where is the bill? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We know that the member for Bunbury will not tell us — Mr G.M. Castrilli : The Premier would not know! You tell me! Come on! I will tell you what, Premier—I will answer your question if you answer mine first. Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the member’s question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : No, you have not. Come on! Tell me! Do you know whether I have supported or opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury? It is a simple question! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The answer to the member for Bunbury’s question is no. That is why I asked the member what his position was. What is it? Mr G.M. Castrilli : I have opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury. Is that all right? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it is. The member will now be able to go down to his electorate and oppose extended trading hours in Bunbury. That is good. Point of Order Mr D.T. REDMAN : Mr Speaker, I have to make the point that I was the member who asked the question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the member for Stirling is particularly accurate in his summation that he asked the question; I remember him doing so. One of the problems of encouraging interjections is that we sometimes drift off from where the question came from. I am sure the Premier has already answered the member for Stirling’s question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the member for Stirling. I think we now have his position on this matter. In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No; I do not need the member for Merredin to answer. Has the member for Stirling on any single occasion — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr D.T. Redman : You need to research this a bit harder. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have done my research. That is why all the members of the National Party were caught completely off guard when they raised the issue of retail trading hours. They were completely ignorant of the fact that there is already deregulated trading in all their electorates. That includes the member for Stirling’s electorate. I ask the member for Stirling again: has the member on any single occasion agitated against extended trading hours in his own electorate? Mr D.T. Redman : I did under the Liquor Licensing Act, where I did not support seven-day-a-week trading. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member has just told me the Liquor Licensing Act is different! The fact of the matter is that the members of the National Party—who make the most consistent noise on this issue—do not agitate in their own electorates, because all their electorates have deregulated trading hours! The member for Bunbury made an unusual contribution to the discussion this morning—one of his rare entrées into political debate. Perhaps the member for Bunbury — Mr T. Buswell : Don’t you think he’s entitled to do that? What an ignorant man! Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for that comment and direct that he withdraw it. Mr T. Buswell : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I withdraw the use of the word “ignorant”. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Bunbury has had time to think of the answer now. I understand that last night the council in Bunbury voted to accept extended trading hours in Bunbury. Is the member going to oppose that? Mr R.F. Johnson : Why not answer the member for Stirling’s question? The SPEAKER : Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : For the sake of Hansard , we have been waiting 10 to 15 seconds. Member for Bunbury — Several members interjected. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I am asking the member the question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : I am asking you! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Come on! Answer the question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You do not know, do you? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the member is demonstrating a slight — The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Answer my question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Tell us! I want to know now! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Stirling has gone a bit red in the face and has slunk back there. Member for Bunbury, tell us! Mr G.M. Castrilli : No! You tell me! You know everything! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No, I do not. I want the member to tell us. I want the member for Bunbury to give us his position on the Bunbury decision. Mr R.F. Johnson : You have not answered the question from the member for Stirling! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, I have. I have answered him. Mr R.F. Johnson : No, you have not. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Tell me! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr J.A. McGinty : You have said that five times! How about answering the question! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Well, it’s about time the Premier answered the question! Come on! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Mr Speaker, I think I have made a point. Mr G.M. Castrilli : You have made no point! Unless you’re a mate of the bloody mayor, how would you know? I want to know from you! How do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You’ve got a big league job going in the City of Bunbury! You tell me! Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us see! We have an uncertain position here on extended trading hours! The National Party vehemently opposes it—except in their own electorates, where they are happy to accept it, and where they even get a benefit out of it for their own personal businesses. We know that the new and more enlightened member of the Liberal Party in this Parliament is a strong supporter of extended trading hours. Correct? Mr C.C. Porter : I cannot wait to see your bill! When is it coming? Where is the detail? Where is the bill? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We know that the member for Bunbury will not tell us — Mr G.M. Castrilli : The Premier would not know! You tell me! Come on! I will tell you what, Premier—I will answer your question if you answer mine first. Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the member’s question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : No, you have not. Come on! Tell me! Do you know whether I have supported or opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury? It is a simple question! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The answer to the member for Bunbury’s question is no. That is why I asked the member what his position was. What is it? Mr G.M. Castrilli : I have opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury. Is that all right? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it is. The member will now be able to go down to his electorate and oppose extended trading hours in Bunbury. That is good. Point of Order Mr D.T. REDMAN : Mr Speaker, I have to make the point that I was the member who asked the question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the member for Stirling is particularly accurate in his summation that he asked the question; I remember him doing so. One of the problems of encouraging interjections is that we sometimes drift off from where the question came from. I am sure the Premier has already answered the member for Stirling’s question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the member for Stirling. I think we now have his position on this matter. In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr D.T. Redman : You need to research this a bit harder. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have done my research. That is why all the members of the National Party were caught completely off guard when they raised the issue of retail trading hours. They were completely ignorant of the fact that there is already deregulated trading in all their electorates. That includes the member for Stirling’s electorate. I ask the member for Stirling again: has the member on any single occasion agitated against extended trading hours in his own electorate? Mr D.T. Redman : I did under the Liquor Licensing Act, where I did not support seven-day-a-week trading. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member has just told me the Liquor Licensing Act is different! The fact of the matter is that the members of the National Party—who make the most consistent noise on this issue—do not agitate in their own electorates, because all their electorates have deregulated trading hours! The member for Bunbury made an unusual contribution to the discussion this morning—one of his rare entrées into political debate. Perhaps the member for Bunbury — Mr T. Buswell : Don’t you think he’s entitled to do that? What an ignorant man! Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for that comment and direct that he withdraw it. Mr T. Buswell : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I withdraw the use of the word “ignorant”. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Bunbury has had time to think of the answer now. I understand that last night the council in Bunbury voted to accept extended trading hours in Bunbury. Is the member going to oppose that? Mr R.F. Johnson : Why not answer the member for Stirling’s question? The SPEAKER : Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : For the sake of Hansard , we have been waiting 10 to 15 seconds. Member for Bunbury — Several members interjected. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I am asking the member the question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : I am asking you! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Come on! Answer the question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You do not know, do you? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the member is demonstrating a slight — The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Answer my question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Tell us! I want to know now! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Stirling has gone a bit red in the face and has slunk back there. Member for Bunbury, tell us! Mr G.M. Castrilli : No! You tell me! You know everything! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No, I do not. I want the member to tell us. I want the member for Bunbury to give us his position on the Bunbury decision. Mr R.F. Johnson : You have not answered the question from the member for Stirling! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, I have. I have answered him. Mr R.F. Johnson : No, you have not. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Tell me! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr J.A. McGinty : You have said that five times! How about answering the question! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Well, it’s about time the Premier answered the question! Come on! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Mr Speaker, I think I have made a point. Mr G.M. Castrilli : You have made no point! Unless you’re a mate of the bloody mayor, how would you know? I want to know from you! How do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You’ve got a big league job going in the City of Bunbury! You tell me! Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us see! We have an uncertain position here on extended trading hours! The National Party vehemently opposes it—except in their own electorates, where they are happy to accept it, and where they even get a benefit out of it for their own personal businesses. We know that the new and more enlightened member of the Liberal Party in this Parliament is a strong supporter of extended trading hours. Correct? Mr C.C. Porter : I cannot wait to see your bill! When is it coming? Where is the detail? Where is the bill? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We know that the member for Bunbury will not tell us — Mr G.M. Castrilli : The Premier would not know! You tell me! Come on! I will tell you what, Premier—I will answer your question if you answer mine first. Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the member’s question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : No, you have not. Come on! Tell me! Do you know whether I have supported or opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury? It is a simple question! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The answer to the member for Bunbury’s question is no. That is why I asked the member what his position was. What is it? Mr G.M. Castrilli : I have opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury. Is that all right? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it is. The member will now be able to go down to his electorate and oppose extended trading hours in Bunbury. That is good. Point of Order Mr D.T. REDMAN : Mr Speaker, I have to make the point that I was the member who asked the question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the member for Stirling is particularly accurate in his summation that he asked the question; I remember him doing so. One of the problems of encouraging interjections is that we sometimes drift off from where the question came from. I am sure the Premier has already answered the member for Stirling’s question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the member for Stirling. I think we now have his position on this matter. In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr D.T. Redman : You need to research this a bit harder. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have done my research. That is why all the members of the National Party were caught completely off guard when they raised the issue of retail trading hours. They were completely ignorant of the fact that there is already deregulated trading in all their electorates. That includes the member for Stirling’s electorate. I ask the member for Stirling again: has the member on any single occasion agitated against extended trading hours in his own electorate? Mr D.T. Redman : I did under the Liquor Licensing Act, where I did not support seven-day-a-week trading. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member has just told me the Liquor Licensing Act is different! The fact of the matter is that the members of the National Party—who make the most consistent noise on this issue—do not agitate in their own electorates, because all their electorates have deregulated trading hours! The member for Bunbury made an unusual contribution to the discussion this morning—one of his rare entrées into political debate. Perhaps the member for Bunbury — Mr T. Buswell : Don’t you think he’s entitled to do that? What an ignorant man! Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for that comment and direct that he withdraw it. Mr T. Buswell : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I withdraw the use of the word “ignorant”. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Bunbury has had time to think of the answer now. I understand that last night the council in Bunbury voted to accept extended trading hours in Bunbury. Is the member going to oppose that? Mr R.F. Johnson : Why not answer the member for Stirling’s question? The SPEAKER : Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : For the sake of Hansard , we have been waiting 10 to 15 seconds. Member for Bunbury — Several members interjected. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I am asking the member the question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : I am asking you! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Come on! Answer the question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You do not know, do you? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the member is demonstrating a slight — The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Answer my question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Tell us! I want to know now! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Stirling has gone a bit red in the face and has slunk back there. Member for Bunbury, tell us! Mr G.M. Castrilli : No! You tell me! You know everything! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No, I do not. I want the member to tell us. I want the member for Bunbury to give us his position on the Bunbury decision. Mr R.F. Johnson : You have not answered the question from the member for Stirling! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, I have. I have answered him. Mr R.F. Johnson : No, you have not. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Tell me! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr J.A. McGinty : You have said that five times! How about answering the question! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Well, it’s about time the Premier answered the question! Come on! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Mr Speaker, I think I have made a point. Mr G.M. Castrilli : You have made no point! Unless you’re a mate of the bloody mayor, how would you know? I want to know from you! How do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You’ve got a big league job going in the City of Bunbury! You tell me! Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us see! We have an uncertain position here on extended trading hours! The National Party vehemently opposes it—except in their own electorates, where they are happy to accept it, and where they even get a benefit out of it for their own personal businesses. We know that the new and more enlightened member of the Liberal Party in this Parliament is a strong supporter of extended trading hours. Correct? Mr C.C. Porter : I cannot wait to see your bill! When is it coming? Where is the detail? Where is the bill? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We know that the member for Bunbury will not tell us — Mr G.M. Castrilli : The Premier would not know! You tell me! Come on! I will tell you what, Premier—I will answer your question if you answer mine first. Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the member’s question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : No, you have not. Come on! Tell me! Do you know whether I have supported or opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury? It is a simple question! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The answer to the member for Bunbury’s question is no. That is why I asked the member what his position was. What is it? Mr G.M. Castrilli : I have opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury. Is that all right? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it is. The member will now be able to go down to his electorate and oppose extended trading hours in Bunbury. That is good. Point of Order Mr D.T. REDMAN : Mr Speaker, I have to make the point that I was the member who asked the question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the member for Stirling is particularly accurate in his summation that he asked the question; I remember him doing so. One of the problems of encouraging interjections is that we sometimes drift off from where the question came from. I am sure the Premier has already answered the member for Stirling’s question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the member for Stirling. I think we now have his position on this matter. In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
Mr D.T. Redman : You need to research this a bit harder. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have done my research. That is why all the members of the National Party were caught completely off guard when they raised the issue of retail trading hours. They were completely ignorant of the fact that there is already deregulated trading in all their electorates. That includes the member for Stirling’s electorate. I ask the member for Stirling again: has the member on any single occasion agitated against extended trading hours in his own electorate? Mr D.T. Redman : I did under the Liquor Licensing Act, where I did not support seven-day-a-week trading. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member has just told me the Liquor Licensing Act is different! The fact of the matter is that the members of the National Party—who make the most consistent noise on this issue—do not agitate in their own electorates, because all their electorates have deregulated trading hours! The member for Bunbury made an unusual contribution to the discussion this morning—one of his rare entrées into political debate. Perhaps the member for Bunbury — Mr T. Buswell : Don’t you think he’s entitled to do that? What an ignorant man! Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for that comment and direct that he withdraw it. Mr T. Buswell : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I withdraw the use of the word “ignorant”. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Bunbury has had time to think of the answer now. I understand that last night the council in Bunbury voted to accept extended trading hours in Bunbury. Is the member going to oppose that? Mr R.F. Johnson : Why not answer the member for Stirling’s question? The SPEAKER : Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : For the sake of Hansard , we have been waiting 10 to 15 seconds. Member for Bunbury — Several members interjected. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I am asking the member the question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : I am asking you! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Come on! Answer the question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You do not know, do you? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the member is demonstrating a slight — The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Answer my question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Tell us! I want to know now! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Stirling has gone a bit red in the face and has slunk back there. Member for Bunbury, tell us! Mr G.M. Castrilli : No! You tell me! You know everything! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No, I do not. I want the member to tell us. I want the member for Bunbury to give us his position on the Bunbury decision. Mr R.F. Johnson : You have not answered the question from the member for Stirling! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, I have. I have answered him. Mr R.F. Johnson : No, you have not. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Tell me! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr J.A. McGinty : You have said that five times! How about answering the question! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Well, it’s about time the Premier answered the question! Come on! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Mr Speaker, I think I have made a point. Mr G.M. Castrilli : You have made no point! Unless you’re a mate of the bloody mayor, how would you know? I want to know from you! How do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You’ve got a big league job going in the City of Bunbury! You tell me! Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us see! We have an uncertain position here on extended trading hours! The National Party vehemently opposes it—except in their own electorates, where they are happy to accept it, and where they even get a benefit out of it for their own personal businesses. We know that the new and more enlightened member of the Liberal Party in this Parliament is a strong supporter of extended trading hours. Correct? Mr C.C. Porter : I cannot wait to see your bill! When is it coming? Where is the detail? Where is the bill? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We know that the member for Bunbury will not tell us — Mr G.M. Castrilli : The Premier would not know! You tell me! Come on! I will tell you what, Premier—I will answer your question if you answer mine first. Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the member’s question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : No, you have not. Come on! Tell me! Do you know whether I have supported or opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury? It is a simple question! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The answer to the member for Bunbury’s question is no. That is why I asked the member what his position was. What is it? Mr G.M. Castrilli : I have opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury. Is that all right? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it is. The member will now be able to go down to his electorate and oppose extended trading hours in Bunbury. That is good. Point of Order Mr D.T. REDMAN : Mr Speaker, I have to make the point that I was the member who asked the question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the member for Stirling is particularly accurate in his summation that he asked the question; I remember him doing so. One of the problems of encouraging interjections is that we sometimes drift off from where the question came from. I am sure the Premier has already answered the member for Stirling’s question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the member for Stirling. I think we now have his position on this matter. In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have done my research. That is why all the members of the National Party were caught completely off guard when they raised the issue of retail trading hours. They were completely ignorant of the fact that there is already deregulated trading in all their electorates. That includes the member for Stirling’s electorate. I ask the member for Stirling again: has the member on any single occasion agitated against extended trading hours in his own electorate? Mr D.T. Redman : I did under the Liquor Licensing Act, where I did not support seven-day-a-week trading. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member has just told me the Liquor Licensing Act is different! The fact of the matter is that the members of the National Party—who make the most consistent noise on this issue—do not agitate in their own electorates, because all their electorates have deregulated trading hours! The member for Bunbury made an unusual contribution to the discussion this morning—one of his rare entrées into political debate. Perhaps the member for Bunbury — Mr T. Buswell : Don’t you think he’s entitled to do that? What an ignorant man! Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for that comment and direct that he withdraw it. Mr T. Buswell : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I withdraw the use of the word “ignorant”. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Bunbury has had time to think of the answer now. I understand that last night the council in Bunbury voted to accept extended trading hours in Bunbury. Is the member going to oppose that? Mr R.F. Johnson : Why not answer the member for Stirling’s question? The SPEAKER : Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : For the sake of Hansard , we have been waiting 10 to 15 seconds. Member for Bunbury — Several members interjected. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I am asking the member the question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : I am asking you! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Come on! Answer the question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You do not know, do you? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the member is demonstrating a slight — The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Answer my question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Tell us! I want to know now! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Stirling has gone a bit red in the face and has slunk back there. Member for Bunbury, tell us! Mr G.M. Castrilli : No! You tell me! You know everything! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No, I do not. I want the member to tell us. I want the member for Bunbury to give us his position on the Bunbury decision. Mr R.F. Johnson : You have not answered the question from the member for Stirling! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, I have. I have answered him. Mr R.F. Johnson : No, you have not. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Tell me! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr J.A. McGinty : You have said that five times! How about answering the question! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Well, it’s about time the Premier answered the question! Come on! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Mr Speaker, I think I have made a point. Mr G.M. Castrilli : You have made no point! Unless you’re a mate of the bloody mayor, how would you know? I want to know from you! How do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You’ve got a big league job going in the City of Bunbury! You tell me! Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us see! We have an uncertain position here on extended trading hours! The National Party vehemently opposes it—except in their own electorates, where they are happy to accept it, and where they even get a benefit out of it for their own personal businesses. We know that the new and more enlightened member of the Liberal Party in this Parliament is a strong supporter of extended trading hours. Correct? Mr C.C. Porter : I cannot wait to see your bill! When is it coming? Where is the detail? Where is the bill? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We know that the member for Bunbury will not tell us — Mr G.M. Castrilli : The Premier would not know! You tell me! Come on! I will tell you what, Premier—I will answer your question if you answer mine first. Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the member’s question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : No, you have not. Come on! Tell me! Do you know whether I have supported or opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury? It is a simple question! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The answer to the member for Bunbury’s question is no. That is why I asked the member what his position was. What is it? Mr G.M. Castrilli : I have opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury. Is that all right? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it is. The member will now be able to go down to his electorate and oppose extended trading hours in Bunbury. That is good. Point of Order Mr D.T. REDMAN : Mr Speaker, I have to make the point that I was the member who asked the question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the member for Stirling is particularly accurate in his summation that he asked the question; I remember him doing so. One of the problems of encouraging interjections is that we sometimes drift off from where the question came from. I am sure the Premier has already answered the member for Stirling’s question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the member for Stirling. I think we now have his position on this matter. In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
Mr D.T. Redman : I did under the Liquor Licensing Act, where I did not support seven-day-a-week trading. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member has just told me the Liquor Licensing Act is different! The fact of the matter is that the members of the National Party—who make the most consistent noise on this issue—do not agitate in their own electorates, because all their electorates have deregulated trading hours! The member for Bunbury made an unusual contribution to the discussion this morning—one of his rare entrées into political debate. Perhaps the member for Bunbury — Mr T. Buswell : Don’t you think he’s entitled to do that? What an ignorant man! Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for that comment and direct that he withdraw it. Mr T. Buswell : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I withdraw the use of the word “ignorant”. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Bunbury has had time to think of the answer now. I understand that last night the council in Bunbury voted to accept extended trading hours in Bunbury. Is the member going to oppose that? Mr R.F. Johnson : Why not answer the member for Stirling’s question? The SPEAKER : Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : For the sake of Hansard , we have been waiting 10 to 15 seconds. Member for Bunbury — Several members interjected. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I am asking the member the question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : I am asking you! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Come on! Answer the question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You do not know, do you? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the member is demonstrating a slight — The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Answer my question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Tell us! I want to know now! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Stirling has gone a bit red in the face and has slunk back there. Member for Bunbury, tell us! Mr G.M. Castrilli : No! You tell me! You know everything! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No, I do not. I want the member to tell us. I want the member for Bunbury to give us his position on the Bunbury decision. Mr R.F. Johnson : You have not answered the question from the member for Stirling! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, I have. I have answered him. Mr R.F. Johnson : No, you have not. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Tell me! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr J.A. McGinty : You have said that five times! How about answering the question! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Well, it’s about time the Premier answered the question! Come on! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Mr Speaker, I think I have made a point. Mr G.M. Castrilli : You have made no point! Unless you’re a mate of the bloody mayor, how would you know? I want to know from you! How do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You’ve got a big league job going in the City of Bunbury! You tell me! Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us see! We have an uncertain position here on extended trading hours! The National Party vehemently opposes it—except in their own electorates, where they are happy to accept it, and where they even get a benefit out of it for their own personal businesses. We know that the new and more enlightened member of the Liberal Party in this Parliament is a strong supporter of extended trading hours. Correct? Mr C.C. Porter : I cannot wait to see your bill! When is it coming? Where is the detail? Where is the bill? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We know that the member for Bunbury will not tell us — Mr G.M. Castrilli : The Premier would not know! You tell me! Come on! I will tell you what, Premier—I will answer your question if you answer mine first. Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the member’s question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : No, you have not. Come on! Tell me! Do you know whether I have supported or opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury? It is a simple question! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The answer to the member for Bunbury’s question is no. That is why I asked the member what his position was. What is it? Mr G.M. Castrilli : I have opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury. Is that all right? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it is. The member will now be able to go down to his electorate and oppose extended trading hours in Bunbury. That is good. Point of Order Mr D.T. REDMAN : Mr Speaker, I have to make the point that I was the member who asked the question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the member for Stirling is particularly accurate in his summation that he asked the question; I remember him doing so. One of the problems of encouraging interjections is that we sometimes drift off from where the question came from. I am sure the Premier has already answered the member for Stirling’s question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the member for Stirling. I think we now have his position on this matter. In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member has just told me the Liquor Licensing Act is different! The fact of the matter is that the members of the National Party—who make the most consistent noise on this issue—do not agitate in their own electorates, because all their electorates have deregulated trading hours! The member for Bunbury made an unusual contribution to the discussion this morning—one of his rare entrées into political debate. Perhaps the member for Bunbury — Mr T. Buswell : Don’t you think he’s entitled to do that? What an ignorant man! Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for that comment and direct that he withdraw it. Mr T. Buswell : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I withdraw the use of the word “ignorant”. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Bunbury has had time to think of the answer now. I understand that last night the council in Bunbury voted to accept extended trading hours in Bunbury. Is the member going to oppose that? Mr R.F. Johnson : Why not answer the member for Stirling’s question? The SPEAKER : Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : For the sake of Hansard , we have been waiting 10 to 15 seconds. Member for Bunbury — Several members interjected. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I am asking the member the question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : I am asking you! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Come on! Answer the question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You do not know, do you? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the member is demonstrating a slight — The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Answer my question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Tell us! I want to know now! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Stirling has gone a bit red in the face and has slunk back there. Member for Bunbury, tell us! Mr G.M. Castrilli : No! You tell me! You know everything! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No, I do not. I want the member to tell us. I want the member for Bunbury to give us his position on the Bunbury decision. Mr R.F. Johnson : You have not answered the question from the member for Stirling! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, I have. I have answered him. Mr R.F. Johnson : No, you have not. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Tell me! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr J.A. McGinty : You have said that five times! How about answering the question! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Well, it’s about time the Premier answered the question! Come on! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Mr Speaker, I think I have made a point. Mr G.M. Castrilli : You have made no point! Unless you’re a mate of the bloody mayor, how would you know? I want to know from you! How do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You’ve got a big league job going in the City of Bunbury! You tell me! Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us see! We have an uncertain position here on extended trading hours! The National Party vehemently opposes it—except in their own electorates, where they are happy to accept it, and where they even get a benefit out of it for their own personal businesses. We know that the new and more enlightened member of the Liberal Party in this Parliament is a strong supporter of extended trading hours. Correct? Mr C.C. Porter : I cannot wait to see your bill! When is it coming? Where is the detail? Where is the bill? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We know that the member for Bunbury will not tell us — Mr G.M. Castrilli : The Premier would not know! You tell me! Come on! I will tell you what, Premier—I will answer your question if you answer mine first. Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the member’s question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : No, you have not. Come on! Tell me! Do you know whether I have supported or opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury? It is a simple question! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The answer to the member for Bunbury’s question is no. That is why I asked the member what his position was. What is it? Mr G.M. Castrilli : I have opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury. Is that all right? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it is. The member will now be able to go down to his electorate and oppose extended trading hours in Bunbury. That is good. Point of Order Mr D.T. REDMAN : Mr Speaker, I have to make the point that I was the member who asked the question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the member for Stirling is particularly accurate in his summation that he asked the question; I remember him doing so. One of the problems of encouraging interjections is that we sometimes drift off from where the question came from. I am sure the Premier has already answered the member for Stirling’s question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the member for Stirling. I think we now have his position on this matter. In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
Mr T. Buswell : Don’t you think he’s entitled to do that? What an ignorant man! Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for that comment and direct that he withdraw it. Mr T. Buswell : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I withdraw the use of the word “ignorant”. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Bunbury has had time to think of the answer now. I understand that last night the council in Bunbury voted to accept extended trading hours in Bunbury. Is the member going to oppose that? Mr R.F. Johnson : Why not answer the member for Stirling’s question? The SPEAKER : Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : For the sake of Hansard , we have been waiting 10 to 15 seconds. Member for Bunbury — Several members interjected. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I am asking the member the question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : I am asking you! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Come on! Answer the question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You do not know, do you? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the member is demonstrating a slight — The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Answer my question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Tell us! I want to know now! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Stirling has gone a bit red in the face and has slunk back there. Member for Bunbury, tell us! Mr G.M. Castrilli : No! You tell me! You know everything! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No, I do not. I want the member to tell us. I want the member for Bunbury to give us his position on the Bunbury decision. Mr R.F. Johnson : You have not answered the question from the member for Stirling! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, I have. I have answered him. Mr R.F. Johnson : No, you have not. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Tell me! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr J.A. McGinty : You have said that five times! How about answering the question! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Well, it’s about time the Premier answered the question! Come on! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Mr Speaker, I think I have made a point. Mr G.M. Castrilli : You have made no point! Unless you’re a mate of the bloody mayor, how would you know? I want to know from you! How do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You’ve got a big league job going in the City of Bunbury! You tell me! Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us see! We have an uncertain position here on extended trading hours! The National Party vehemently opposes it—except in their own electorates, where they are happy to accept it, and where they even get a benefit out of it for their own personal businesses. We know that the new and more enlightened member of the Liberal Party in this Parliament is a strong supporter of extended trading hours. Correct? Mr C.C. Porter : I cannot wait to see your bill! When is it coming? Where is the detail? Where is the bill? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We know that the member for Bunbury will not tell us — Mr G.M. Castrilli : The Premier would not know! You tell me! Come on! I will tell you what, Premier—I will answer your question if you answer mine first. Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the member’s question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : No, you have not. Come on! Tell me! Do you know whether I have supported or opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury? It is a simple question! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The answer to the member for Bunbury’s question is no. That is why I asked the member what his position was. What is it? Mr G.M. Castrilli : I have opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury. Is that all right? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it is. The member will now be able to go down to his electorate and oppose extended trading hours in Bunbury. That is good. Point of Order Mr D.T. REDMAN : Mr Speaker, I have to make the point that I was the member who asked the question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the member for Stirling is particularly accurate in his summation that he asked the question; I remember him doing so. One of the problems of encouraging interjections is that we sometimes drift off from where the question came from. I am sure the Premier has already answered the member for Stirling’s question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the member for Stirling. I think we now have his position on this matter. In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
Mr T. Buswell : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I withdraw the use of the word “ignorant”. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Bunbury has had time to think of the answer now. I understand that last night the council in Bunbury voted to accept extended trading hours in Bunbury. Is the member going to oppose that? Mr R.F. Johnson : Why not answer the member for Stirling’s question? The SPEAKER : Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : For the sake of Hansard , we have been waiting 10 to 15 seconds. Member for Bunbury — Several members interjected. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I am asking the member the question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : I am asking you! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Come on! Answer the question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You do not know, do you? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the member is demonstrating a slight — The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Answer my question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Tell us! I want to know now! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Stirling has gone a bit red in the face and has slunk back there. Member for Bunbury, tell us! Mr G.M. Castrilli : No! You tell me! You know everything! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No, I do not. I want the member to tell us. I want the member for Bunbury to give us his position on the Bunbury decision. Mr R.F. Johnson : You have not answered the question from the member for Stirling! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, I have. I have answered him. Mr R.F. Johnson : No, you have not. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Tell me! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr J.A. McGinty : You have said that five times! How about answering the question! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Well, it’s about time the Premier answered the question! Come on! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Mr Speaker, I think I have made a point. Mr G.M. Castrilli : You have made no point! Unless you’re a mate of the bloody mayor, how would you know? I want to know from you! How do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You’ve got a big league job going in the City of Bunbury! You tell me! Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us see! We have an uncertain position here on extended trading hours! The National Party vehemently opposes it—except in their own electorates, where they are happy to accept it, and where they even get a benefit out of it for their own personal businesses. We know that the new and more enlightened member of the Liberal Party in this Parliament is a strong supporter of extended trading hours. Correct? Mr C.C. Porter : I cannot wait to see your bill! When is it coming? Where is the detail? Where is the bill? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We know that the member for Bunbury will not tell us — Mr G.M. Castrilli : The Premier would not know! You tell me! Come on! I will tell you what, Premier—I will answer your question if you answer mine first. Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the member’s question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : No, you have not. Come on! Tell me! Do you know whether I have supported or opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury? It is a simple question! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The answer to the member for Bunbury’s question is no. That is why I asked the member what his position was. What is it? Mr G.M. Castrilli : I have opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury. Is that all right? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it is. The member will now be able to go down to his electorate and oppose extended trading hours in Bunbury. That is good. Point of Order Mr D.T. REDMAN : Mr Speaker, I have to make the point that I was the member who asked the question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the member for Stirling is particularly accurate in his summation that he asked the question; I remember him doing so. One of the problems of encouraging interjections is that we sometimes drift off from where the question came from. I am sure the Premier has already answered the member for Stirling’s question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the member for Stirling. I think we now have his position on this matter. In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
Mr R.F. Johnson : Why not answer the member for Stirling’s question? The SPEAKER : Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : For the sake of Hansard , we have been waiting 10 to 15 seconds. Member for Bunbury — Several members interjected. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I am asking the member the question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : I am asking you! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Come on! Answer the question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You do not know, do you? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the member is demonstrating a slight — The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Answer my question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Tell us! I want to know now! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Stirling has gone a bit red in the face and has slunk back there. Member for Bunbury, tell us! Mr G.M. Castrilli : No! You tell me! You know everything! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No, I do not. I want the member to tell us. I want the member for Bunbury to give us his position on the Bunbury decision. Mr R.F. Johnson : You have not answered the question from the member for Stirling! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, I have. I have answered him. Mr R.F. Johnson : No, you have not. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Tell me! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr J.A. McGinty : You have said that five times! How about answering the question! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Well, it’s about time the Premier answered the question! Come on! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Mr Speaker, I think I have made a point. Mr G.M. Castrilli : You have made no point! Unless you’re a mate of the bloody mayor, how would you know? I want to know from you! How do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You’ve got a big league job going in the City of Bunbury! You tell me! Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us see! We have an uncertain position here on extended trading hours! The National Party vehemently opposes it—except in their own electorates, where they are happy to accept it, and where they even get a benefit out of it for their own personal businesses. We know that the new and more enlightened member of the Liberal Party in this Parliament is a strong supporter of extended trading hours. Correct? Mr C.C. Porter : I cannot wait to see your bill! When is it coming? Where is the detail? Where is the bill? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We know that the member for Bunbury will not tell us — Mr G.M. Castrilli : The Premier would not know! You tell me! Come on! I will tell you what, Premier—I will answer your question if you answer mine first. Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the member’s question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : No, you have not. Come on! Tell me! Do you know whether I have supported or opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury? It is a simple question! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The answer to the member for Bunbury’s question is no. That is why I asked the member what his position was. What is it? Mr G.M. Castrilli : I have opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury. Is that all right? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it is. The member will now be able to go down to his electorate and oppose extended trading hours in Bunbury. That is good. Point of Order Mr D.T. REDMAN : Mr Speaker, I have to make the point that I was the member who asked the question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the member for Stirling is particularly accurate in his summation that he asked the question; I remember him doing so. One of the problems of encouraging interjections is that we sometimes drift off from where the question came from. I am sure the Premier has already answered the member for Stirling’s question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the member for Stirling. I think we now have his position on this matter. In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
The SPEAKER : Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : For the sake of Hansard , we have been waiting 10 to 15 seconds. Member for Bunbury — Several members interjected. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I am asking the member the question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : I am asking you! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Come on! Answer the question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You do not know, do you? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the member is demonstrating a slight — The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Answer my question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Tell us! I want to know now! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Stirling has gone a bit red in the face and has slunk back there. Member for Bunbury, tell us! Mr G.M. Castrilli : No! You tell me! You know everything! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No, I do not. I want the member to tell us. I want the member for Bunbury to give us his position on the Bunbury decision. Mr R.F. Johnson : You have not answered the question from the member for Stirling! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, I have. I have answered him. Mr R.F. Johnson : No, you have not. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Tell me! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr J.A. McGinty : You have said that five times! How about answering the question! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Well, it’s about time the Premier answered the question! Come on! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Mr Speaker, I think I have made a point. Mr G.M. Castrilli : You have made no point! Unless you’re a mate of the bloody mayor, how would you know? I want to know from you! How do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You’ve got a big league job going in the City of Bunbury! You tell me! Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us see! We have an uncertain position here on extended trading hours! The National Party vehemently opposes it—except in their own electorates, where they are happy to accept it, and where they even get a benefit out of it for their own personal businesses. We know that the new and more enlightened member of the Liberal Party in this Parliament is a strong supporter of extended trading hours. Correct? Mr C.C. Porter : I cannot wait to see your bill! When is it coming? Where is the detail? Where is the bill? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We know that the member for Bunbury will not tell us — Mr G.M. Castrilli : The Premier would not know! You tell me! Come on! I will tell you what, Premier—I will answer your question if you answer mine first. Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the member’s question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : No, you have not. Come on! Tell me! Do you know whether I have supported or opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury? It is a simple question! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The answer to the member for Bunbury’s question is no. That is why I asked the member what his position was. What is it? Mr G.M. Castrilli : I have opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury. Is that all right? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it is. The member will now be able to go down to his electorate and oppose extended trading hours in Bunbury. That is good. Point of Order Mr D.T. REDMAN : Mr Speaker, I have to make the point that I was the member who asked the question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the member for Stirling is particularly accurate in his summation that he asked the question; I remember him doing so. One of the problems of encouraging interjections is that we sometimes drift off from where the question came from. I am sure the Premier has already answered the member for Stirling’s question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the member for Stirling. I think we now have his position on this matter. In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : For the sake of Hansard , we have been waiting 10 to 15 seconds. Member for Bunbury — Several members interjected. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I am asking the member the question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : I am asking you! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Come on! Answer the question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You do not know, do you? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the member is demonstrating a slight — The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Answer my question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Tell us! I want to know now! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Stirling has gone a bit red in the face and has slunk back there. Member for Bunbury, tell us! Mr G.M. Castrilli : No! You tell me! You know everything! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No, I do not. I want the member to tell us. I want the member for Bunbury to give us his position on the Bunbury decision. Mr R.F. Johnson : You have not answered the question from the member for Stirling! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, I have. I have answered him. Mr R.F. Johnson : No, you have not. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Tell me! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr J.A. McGinty : You have said that five times! How about answering the question! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Well, it’s about time the Premier answered the question! Come on! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Mr Speaker, I think I have made a point. Mr G.M. Castrilli : You have made no point! Unless you’re a mate of the bloody mayor, how would you know? I want to know from you! How do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You’ve got a big league job going in the City of Bunbury! You tell me! Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us see! We have an uncertain position here on extended trading hours! The National Party vehemently opposes it—except in their own electorates, where they are happy to accept it, and where they even get a benefit out of it for their own personal businesses. We know that the new and more enlightened member of the Liberal Party in this Parliament is a strong supporter of extended trading hours. Correct? Mr C.C. Porter : I cannot wait to see your bill! When is it coming? Where is the detail? Where is the bill? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We know that the member for Bunbury will not tell us — Mr G.M. Castrilli : The Premier would not know! You tell me! Come on! I will tell you what, Premier—I will answer your question if you answer mine first. Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the member’s question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : No, you have not. Come on! Tell me! Do you know whether I have supported or opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury? It is a simple question! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The answer to the member for Bunbury’s question is no. That is why I asked the member what his position was. What is it? Mr G.M. Castrilli : I have opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury. Is that all right? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it is. The member will now be able to go down to his electorate and oppose extended trading hours in Bunbury. That is good. Point of Order Mr D.T. REDMAN : Mr Speaker, I have to make the point that I was the member who asked the question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the member for Stirling is particularly accurate in his summation that he asked the question; I remember him doing so. One of the problems of encouraging interjections is that we sometimes drift off from where the question came from. I am sure the Premier has already answered the member for Stirling’s question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the member for Stirling. I think we now have his position on this matter. In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
Several members interjected. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I am asking the member the question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : I am asking you! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Come on! Answer the question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You do not know, do you? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the member is demonstrating a slight — The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Answer my question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Tell us! I want to know now! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Stirling has gone a bit red in the face and has slunk back there. Member for Bunbury, tell us! Mr G.M. Castrilli : No! You tell me! You know everything! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No, I do not. I want the member to tell us. I want the member for Bunbury to give us his position on the Bunbury decision. Mr R.F. Johnson : You have not answered the question from the member for Stirling! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, I have. I have answered him. Mr R.F. Johnson : No, you have not. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Tell me! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr J.A. McGinty : You have said that five times! How about answering the question! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Well, it’s about time the Premier answered the question! Come on! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Mr Speaker, I think I have made a point. Mr G.M. Castrilli : You have made no point! Unless you’re a mate of the bloody mayor, how would you know? I want to know from you! How do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You’ve got a big league job going in the City of Bunbury! You tell me! Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us see! We have an uncertain position here on extended trading hours! The National Party vehemently opposes it—except in their own electorates, where they are happy to accept it, and where they even get a benefit out of it for their own personal businesses. We know that the new and more enlightened member of the Liberal Party in this Parliament is a strong supporter of extended trading hours. Correct? Mr C.C. Porter : I cannot wait to see your bill! When is it coming? Where is the detail? Where is the bill? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We know that the member for Bunbury will not tell us — Mr G.M. Castrilli : The Premier would not know! You tell me! Come on! I will tell you what, Premier—I will answer your question if you answer mine first. Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the member’s question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : No, you have not. Come on! Tell me! Do you know whether I have supported or opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury? It is a simple question! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The answer to the member for Bunbury’s question is no. That is why I asked the member what his position was. What is it? Mr G.M. Castrilli : I have opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury. Is that all right? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it is. The member will now be able to go down to his electorate and oppose extended trading hours in Bunbury. That is good. Point of Order Mr D.T. REDMAN : Mr Speaker, I have to make the point that I was the member who asked the question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the member for Stirling is particularly accurate in his summation that he asked the question; I remember him doing so. One of the problems of encouraging interjections is that we sometimes drift off from where the question came from. I am sure the Premier has already answered the member for Stirling’s question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the member for Stirling. I think we now have his position on this matter. In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
Mr G.M. Castrilli : Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I am asking the member the question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : I am asking you! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Come on! Answer the question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You do not know, do you? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the member is demonstrating a slight — The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Answer my question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Tell us! I want to know now! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Stirling has gone a bit red in the face and has slunk back there. Member for Bunbury, tell us! Mr G.M. Castrilli : No! You tell me! You know everything! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No, I do not. I want the member to tell us. I want the member for Bunbury to give us his position on the Bunbury decision. Mr R.F. Johnson : You have not answered the question from the member for Stirling! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, I have. I have answered him. Mr R.F. Johnson : No, you have not. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Tell me! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr J.A. McGinty : You have said that five times! How about answering the question! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Well, it’s about time the Premier answered the question! Come on! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Mr Speaker, I think I have made a point. Mr G.M. Castrilli : You have made no point! Unless you’re a mate of the bloody mayor, how would you know? I want to know from you! How do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You’ve got a big league job going in the City of Bunbury! You tell me! Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us see! We have an uncertain position here on extended trading hours! The National Party vehemently opposes it—except in their own electorates, where they are happy to accept it, and where they even get a benefit out of it for their own personal businesses. We know that the new and more enlightened member of the Liberal Party in this Parliament is a strong supporter of extended trading hours. Correct? Mr C.C. Porter : I cannot wait to see your bill! When is it coming? Where is the detail? Where is the bill? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We know that the member for Bunbury will not tell us — Mr G.M. Castrilli : The Premier would not know! You tell me! Come on! I will tell you what, Premier—I will answer your question if you answer mine first. Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the member’s question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : No, you have not. Come on! Tell me! Do you know whether I have supported or opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury? It is a simple question! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The answer to the member for Bunbury’s question is no. That is why I asked the member what his position was. What is it? Mr G.M. Castrilli : I have opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury. Is that all right? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it is. The member will now be able to go down to his electorate and oppose extended trading hours in Bunbury. That is good. Point of Order Mr D.T. REDMAN : Mr Speaker, I have to make the point that I was the member who asked the question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the member for Stirling is particularly accurate in his summation that he asked the question; I remember him doing so. One of the problems of encouraging interjections is that we sometimes drift off from where the question came from. I am sure the Premier has already answered the member for Stirling’s question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the member for Stirling. I think we now have his position on this matter. In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I am asking the member the question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : I am asking you! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Come on! Answer the question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You do not know, do you? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the member is demonstrating a slight — The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Answer my question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Tell us! I want to know now! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Stirling has gone a bit red in the face and has slunk back there. Member for Bunbury, tell us! Mr G.M. Castrilli : No! You tell me! You know everything! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No, I do not. I want the member to tell us. I want the member for Bunbury to give us his position on the Bunbury decision. Mr R.F. Johnson : You have not answered the question from the member for Stirling! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, I have. I have answered him. Mr R.F. Johnson : No, you have not. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Tell me! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr J.A. McGinty : You have said that five times! How about answering the question! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Well, it’s about time the Premier answered the question! Come on! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Mr Speaker, I think I have made a point. Mr G.M. Castrilli : You have made no point! Unless you’re a mate of the bloody mayor, how would you know? I want to know from you! How do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You’ve got a big league job going in the City of Bunbury! You tell me! Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us see! We have an uncertain position here on extended trading hours! The National Party vehemently opposes it—except in their own electorates, where they are happy to accept it, and where they even get a benefit out of it for their own personal businesses. We know that the new and more enlightened member of the Liberal Party in this Parliament is a strong supporter of extended trading hours. Correct? Mr C.C. Porter : I cannot wait to see your bill! When is it coming? Where is the detail? Where is the bill? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We know that the member for Bunbury will not tell us — Mr G.M. Castrilli : The Premier would not know! You tell me! Come on! I will tell you what, Premier—I will answer your question if you answer mine first. Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the member’s question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : No, you have not. Come on! Tell me! Do you know whether I have supported or opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury? It is a simple question! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The answer to the member for Bunbury’s question is no. That is why I asked the member what his position was. What is it? Mr G.M. Castrilli : I have opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury. Is that all right? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it is. The member will now be able to go down to his electorate and oppose extended trading hours in Bunbury. That is good. Point of Order Mr D.T. REDMAN : Mr Speaker, I have to make the point that I was the member who asked the question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the member for Stirling is particularly accurate in his summation that he asked the question; I remember him doing so. One of the problems of encouraging interjections is that we sometimes drift off from where the question came from. I am sure the Premier has already answered the member for Stirling’s question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the member for Stirling. I think we now have his position on this matter. In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
Mr G.M. Castrilli : I am asking you! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Come on! Answer the question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You do not know, do you? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the member is demonstrating a slight — The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Answer my question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Tell us! I want to know now! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Stirling has gone a bit red in the face and has slunk back there. Member for Bunbury, tell us! Mr G.M. Castrilli : No! You tell me! You know everything! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No, I do not. I want the member to tell us. I want the member for Bunbury to give us his position on the Bunbury decision. Mr R.F. Johnson : You have not answered the question from the member for Stirling! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, I have. I have answered him. Mr R.F. Johnson : No, you have not. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Tell me! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr J.A. McGinty : You have said that five times! How about answering the question! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Well, it’s about time the Premier answered the question! Come on! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Mr Speaker, I think I have made a point. Mr G.M. Castrilli : You have made no point! Unless you’re a mate of the bloody mayor, how would you know? I want to know from you! How do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You’ve got a big league job going in the City of Bunbury! You tell me! Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us see! We have an uncertain position here on extended trading hours! The National Party vehemently opposes it—except in their own electorates, where they are happy to accept it, and where they even get a benefit out of it for their own personal businesses. We know that the new and more enlightened member of the Liberal Party in this Parliament is a strong supporter of extended trading hours. Correct? Mr C.C. Porter : I cannot wait to see your bill! When is it coming? Where is the detail? Where is the bill? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We know that the member for Bunbury will not tell us — Mr G.M. Castrilli : The Premier would not know! You tell me! Come on! I will tell you what, Premier—I will answer your question if you answer mine first. Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the member’s question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : No, you have not. Come on! Tell me! Do you know whether I have supported or opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury? It is a simple question! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The answer to the member for Bunbury’s question is no. That is why I asked the member what his position was. What is it? Mr G.M. Castrilli : I have opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury. Is that all right? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it is. The member will now be able to go down to his electorate and oppose extended trading hours in Bunbury. That is good. Point of Order Mr D.T. REDMAN : Mr Speaker, I have to make the point that I was the member who asked the question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the member for Stirling is particularly accurate in his summation that he asked the question; I remember him doing so. One of the problems of encouraging interjections is that we sometimes drift off from where the question came from. I am sure the Premier has already answered the member for Stirling’s question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the member for Stirling. I think we now have his position on this matter. In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I think the member is demonstrating a slight — The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Answer my question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Tell us! I want to know now! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Stirling has gone a bit red in the face and has slunk back there. Member for Bunbury, tell us! Mr G.M. Castrilli : No! You tell me! You know everything! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No, I do not. I want the member to tell us. I want the member for Bunbury to give us his position on the Bunbury decision. Mr R.F. Johnson : You have not answered the question from the member for Stirling! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, I have. I have answered him. Mr R.F. Johnson : No, you have not. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Tell me! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr J.A. McGinty : You have said that five times! How about answering the question! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Well, it’s about time the Premier answered the question! Come on! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Mr Speaker, I think I have made a point. Mr G.M. Castrilli : You have made no point! Unless you’re a mate of the bloody mayor, how would you know? I want to know from you! How do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You’ve got a big league job going in the City of Bunbury! You tell me! Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us see! We have an uncertain position here on extended trading hours! The National Party vehemently opposes it—except in their own electorates, where they are happy to accept it, and where they even get a benefit out of it for their own personal businesses. We know that the new and more enlightened member of the Liberal Party in this Parliament is a strong supporter of extended trading hours. Correct? Mr C.C. Porter : I cannot wait to see your bill! When is it coming? Where is the detail? Where is the bill? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We know that the member for Bunbury will not tell us — Mr G.M. Castrilli : The Premier would not know! You tell me! Come on! I will tell you what, Premier—I will answer your question if you answer mine first. Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the member’s question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : No, you have not. Come on! Tell me! Do you know whether I have supported or opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury? It is a simple question! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The answer to the member for Bunbury’s question is no. That is why I asked the member what his position was. What is it? Mr G.M. Castrilli : I have opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury. Is that all right? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it is. The member will now be able to go down to his electorate and oppose extended trading hours in Bunbury. That is good. Point of Order Mr D.T. REDMAN : Mr Speaker, I have to make the point that I was the member who asked the question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the member for Stirling is particularly accurate in his summation that he asked the question; I remember him doing so. One of the problems of encouraging interjections is that we sometimes drift off from where the question came from. I am sure the Premier has already answered the member for Stirling’s question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the member for Stirling. I think we now have his position on this matter. In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Answer my question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Tell us! I want to know now! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Stirling has gone a bit red in the face and has slunk back there. Member for Bunbury, tell us! Mr G.M. Castrilli : No! You tell me! You know everything! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No, I do not. I want the member to tell us. I want the member for Bunbury to give us his position on the Bunbury decision. Mr R.F. Johnson : You have not answered the question from the member for Stirling! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, I have. I have answered him. Mr R.F. Johnson : No, you have not. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Tell me! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr J.A. McGinty : You have said that five times! How about answering the question! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Well, it’s about time the Premier answered the question! Come on! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Mr Speaker, I think I have made a point. Mr G.M. Castrilli : You have made no point! Unless you’re a mate of the bloody mayor, how would you know? I want to know from you! How do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You’ve got a big league job going in the City of Bunbury! You tell me! Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us see! We have an uncertain position here on extended trading hours! The National Party vehemently opposes it—except in their own electorates, where they are happy to accept it, and where they even get a benefit out of it for their own personal businesses. We know that the new and more enlightened member of the Liberal Party in this Parliament is a strong supporter of extended trading hours. Correct? Mr C.C. Porter : I cannot wait to see your bill! When is it coming? Where is the detail? Where is the bill? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We know that the member for Bunbury will not tell us — Mr G.M. Castrilli : The Premier would not know! You tell me! Come on! I will tell you what, Premier—I will answer your question if you answer mine first. Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the member’s question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : No, you have not. Come on! Tell me! Do you know whether I have supported or opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury? It is a simple question! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The answer to the member for Bunbury’s question is no. That is why I asked the member what his position was. What is it? Mr G.M. Castrilli : I have opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury. Is that all right? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it is. The member will now be able to go down to his electorate and oppose extended trading hours in Bunbury. That is good. Point of Order Mr D.T. REDMAN : Mr Speaker, I have to make the point that I was the member who asked the question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the member for Stirling is particularly accurate in his summation that he asked the question; I remember him doing so. One of the problems of encouraging interjections is that we sometimes drift off from where the question came from. I am sure the Premier has already answered the member for Stirling’s question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the member for Stirling. I think we now have his position on this matter. In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
Mr G.M. Castrilli : Answer my question! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Tell us! I want to know now! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Stirling has gone a bit red in the face and has slunk back there. Member for Bunbury, tell us! Mr G.M. Castrilli : No! You tell me! You know everything! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No, I do not. I want the member to tell us. I want the member for Bunbury to give us his position on the Bunbury decision. Mr R.F. Johnson : You have not answered the question from the member for Stirling! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, I have. I have answered him. Mr R.F. Johnson : No, you have not. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Tell me! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr J.A. McGinty : You have said that five times! How about answering the question! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Well, it’s about time the Premier answered the question! Come on! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Mr Speaker, I think I have made a point. Mr G.M. Castrilli : You have made no point! Unless you’re a mate of the bloody mayor, how would you know? I want to know from you! How do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You’ve got a big league job going in the City of Bunbury! You tell me! Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us see! We have an uncertain position here on extended trading hours! The National Party vehemently opposes it—except in their own electorates, where they are happy to accept it, and where they even get a benefit out of it for their own personal businesses. We know that the new and more enlightened member of the Liberal Party in this Parliament is a strong supporter of extended trading hours. Correct? Mr C.C. Porter : I cannot wait to see your bill! When is it coming? Where is the detail? Where is the bill? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We know that the member for Bunbury will not tell us — Mr G.M. Castrilli : The Premier would not know! You tell me! Come on! I will tell you what, Premier—I will answer your question if you answer mine first. Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the member’s question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : No, you have not. Come on! Tell me! Do you know whether I have supported or opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury? It is a simple question! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The answer to the member for Bunbury’s question is no. That is why I asked the member what his position was. What is it? Mr G.M. Castrilli : I have opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury. Is that all right? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it is. The member will now be able to go down to his electorate and oppose extended trading hours in Bunbury. That is good. Point of Order Mr D.T. REDMAN : Mr Speaker, I have to make the point that I was the member who asked the question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the member for Stirling is particularly accurate in his summation that he asked the question; I remember him doing so. One of the problems of encouraging interjections is that we sometimes drift off from where the question came from. I am sure the Premier has already answered the member for Stirling’s question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the member for Stirling. I think we now have his position on this matter. In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Stirling has gone a bit red in the face and has slunk back there. Member for Bunbury, tell us! Mr G.M. Castrilli : No! You tell me! You know everything! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No, I do not. I want the member to tell us. I want the member for Bunbury to give us his position on the Bunbury decision. Mr R.F. Johnson : You have not answered the question from the member for Stirling! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, I have. I have answered him. Mr R.F. Johnson : No, you have not. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Tell me! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr J.A. McGinty : You have said that five times! How about answering the question! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Well, it’s about time the Premier answered the question! Come on! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Mr Speaker, I think I have made a point. Mr G.M. Castrilli : You have made no point! Unless you’re a mate of the bloody mayor, how would you know? I want to know from you! How do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You’ve got a big league job going in the City of Bunbury! You tell me! Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us see! We have an uncertain position here on extended trading hours! The National Party vehemently opposes it—except in their own electorates, where they are happy to accept it, and where they even get a benefit out of it for their own personal businesses. We know that the new and more enlightened member of the Liberal Party in this Parliament is a strong supporter of extended trading hours. Correct? Mr C.C. Porter : I cannot wait to see your bill! When is it coming? Where is the detail? Where is the bill? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We know that the member for Bunbury will not tell us — Mr G.M. Castrilli : The Premier would not know! You tell me! Come on! I will tell you what, Premier—I will answer your question if you answer mine first. Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the member’s question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : No, you have not. Come on! Tell me! Do you know whether I have supported or opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury? It is a simple question! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The answer to the member for Bunbury’s question is no. That is why I asked the member what his position was. What is it? Mr G.M. Castrilli : I have opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury. Is that all right? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it is. The member will now be able to go down to his electorate and oppose extended trading hours in Bunbury. That is good. Point of Order Mr D.T. REDMAN : Mr Speaker, I have to make the point that I was the member who asked the question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the member for Stirling is particularly accurate in his summation that he asked the question; I remember him doing so. One of the problems of encouraging interjections is that we sometimes drift off from where the question came from. I am sure the Premier has already answered the member for Stirling’s question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the member for Stirling. I think we now have his position on this matter. In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
Mr G.M. Castrilli : No! You tell me! You know everything! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No, I do not. I want the member to tell us. I want the member for Bunbury to give us his position on the Bunbury decision. Mr R.F. Johnson : You have not answered the question from the member for Stirling! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, I have. I have answered him. Mr R.F. Johnson : No, you have not. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Tell me! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr J.A. McGinty : You have said that five times! How about answering the question! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Well, it’s about time the Premier answered the question! Come on! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Mr Speaker, I think I have made a point. Mr G.M. Castrilli : You have made no point! Unless you’re a mate of the bloody mayor, how would you know? I want to know from you! How do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You’ve got a big league job going in the City of Bunbury! You tell me! Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us see! We have an uncertain position here on extended trading hours! The National Party vehemently opposes it—except in their own electorates, where they are happy to accept it, and where they even get a benefit out of it for their own personal businesses. We know that the new and more enlightened member of the Liberal Party in this Parliament is a strong supporter of extended trading hours. Correct? Mr C.C. Porter : I cannot wait to see your bill! When is it coming? Where is the detail? Where is the bill? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We know that the member for Bunbury will not tell us — Mr G.M. Castrilli : The Premier would not know! You tell me! Come on! I will tell you what, Premier—I will answer your question if you answer mine first. Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the member’s question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : No, you have not. Come on! Tell me! Do you know whether I have supported or opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury? It is a simple question! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The answer to the member for Bunbury’s question is no. That is why I asked the member what his position was. What is it? Mr G.M. Castrilli : I have opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury. Is that all right? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it is. The member will now be able to go down to his electorate and oppose extended trading hours in Bunbury. That is good. Point of Order Mr D.T. REDMAN : Mr Speaker, I have to make the point that I was the member who asked the question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the member for Stirling is particularly accurate in his summation that he asked the question; I remember him doing so. One of the problems of encouraging interjections is that we sometimes drift off from where the question came from. I am sure the Premier has already answered the member for Stirling’s question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the member for Stirling. I think we now have his position on this matter. In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No, I do not. I want the member to tell us. I want the member for Bunbury to give us his position on the Bunbury decision. Mr R.F. Johnson : You have not answered the question from the member for Stirling! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, I have. I have answered him. Mr R.F. Johnson : No, you have not. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Tell me! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr J.A. McGinty : You have said that five times! How about answering the question! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Well, it’s about time the Premier answered the question! Come on! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Mr Speaker, I think I have made a point. Mr G.M. Castrilli : You have made no point! Unless you’re a mate of the bloody mayor, how would you know? I want to know from you! How do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You’ve got a big league job going in the City of Bunbury! You tell me! Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us see! We have an uncertain position here on extended trading hours! The National Party vehemently opposes it—except in their own electorates, where they are happy to accept it, and where they even get a benefit out of it for their own personal businesses. We know that the new and more enlightened member of the Liberal Party in this Parliament is a strong supporter of extended trading hours. Correct? Mr C.C. Porter : I cannot wait to see your bill! When is it coming? Where is the detail? Where is the bill? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We know that the member for Bunbury will not tell us — Mr G.M. Castrilli : The Premier would not know! You tell me! Come on! I will tell you what, Premier—I will answer your question if you answer mine first. Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the member’s question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : No, you have not. Come on! Tell me! Do you know whether I have supported or opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury? It is a simple question! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The answer to the member for Bunbury’s question is no. That is why I asked the member what his position was. What is it? Mr G.M. Castrilli : I have opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury. Is that all right? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it is. The member will now be able to go down to his electorate and oppose extended trading hours in Bunbury. That is good. Point of Order Mr D.T. REDMAN : Mr Speaker, I have to make the point that I was the member who asked the question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the member for Stirling is particularly accurate in his summation that he asked the question; I remember him doing so. One of the problems of encouraging interjections is that we sometimes drift off from where the question came from. I am sure the Premier has already answered the member for Stirling’s question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the member for Stirling. I think we now have his position on this matter. In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
Mr R.F. Johnson : You have not answered the question from the member for Stirling! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, I have. I have answered him. Mr R.F. Johnson : No, you have not. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Tell me! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr J.A. McGinty : You have said that five times! How about answering the question! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Well, it’s about time the Premier answered the question! Come on! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Mr Speaker, I think I have made a point. Mr G.M. Castrilli : You have made no point! Unless you’re a mate of the bloody mayor, how would you know? I want to know from you! How do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You’ve got a big league job going in the City of Bunbury! You tell me! Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us see! We have an uncertain position here on extended trading hours! The National Party vehemently opposes it—except in their own electorates, where they are happy to accept it, and where they even get a benefit out of it for their own personal businesses. We know that the new and more enlightened member of the Liberal Party in this Parliament is a strong supporter of extended trading hours. Correct? Mr C.C. Porter : I cannot wait to see your bill! When is it coming? Where is the detail? Where is the bill? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We know that the member for Bunbury will not tell us — Mr G.M. Castrilli : The Premier would not know! You tell me! Come on! I will tell you what, Premier—I will answer your question if you answer mine first. Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the member’s question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : No, you have not. Come on! Tell me! Do you know whether I have supported or opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury? It is a simple question! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The answer to the member for Bunbury’s question is no. That is why I asked the member what his position was. What is it? Mr G.M. Castrilli : I have opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury. Is that all right? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it is. The member will now be able to go down to his electorate and oppose extended trading hours in Bunbury. That is good. Point of Order Mr D.T. REDMAN : Mr Speaker, I have to make the point that I was the member who asked the question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the member for Stirling is particularly accurate in his summation that he asked the question; I remember him doing so. One of the problems of encouraging interjections is that we sometimes drift off from where the question came from. I am sure the Premier has already answered the member for Stirling’s question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the member for Stirling. I think we now have his position on this matter. In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, I have. I have answered him. Mr R.F. Johnson : No, you have not. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Tell me! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr J.A. McGinty : You have said that five times! How about answering the question! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Well, it’s about time the Premier answered the question! Come on! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Mr Speaker, I think I have made a point. Mr G.M. Castrilli : You have made no point! Unless you’re a mate of the bloody mayor, how would you know? I want to know from you! How do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You’ve got a big league job going in the City of Bunbury! You tell me! Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us see! We have an uncertain position here on extended trading hours! The National Party vehemently opposes it—except in their own electorates, where they are happy to accept it, and where they even get a benefit out of it for their own personal businesses. We know that the new and more enlightened member of the Liberal Party in this Parliament is a strong supporter of extended trading hours. Correct? Mr C.C. Porter : I cannot wait to see your bill! When is it coming? Where is the detail? Where is the bill? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We know that the member for Bunbury will not tell us — Mr G.M. Castrilli : The Premier would not know! You tell me! Come on! I will tell you what, Premier—I will answer your question if you answer mine first. Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the member’s question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : No, you have not. Come on! Tell me! Do you know whether I have supported or opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury? It is a simple question! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The answer to the member for Bunbury’s question is no. That is why I asked the member what his position was. What is it? Mr G.M. Castrilli : I have opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury. Is that all right? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it is. The member will now be able to go down to his electorate and oppose extended trading hours in Bunbury. That is good. Point of Order Mr D.T. REDMAN : Mr Speaker, I have to make the point that I was the member who asked the question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the member for Stirling is particularly accurate in his summation that he asked the question; I remember him doing so. One of the problems of encouraging interjections is that we sometimes drift off from where the question came from. I am sure the Premier has already answered the member for Stirling’s question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the member for Stirling. I think we now have his position on this matter. In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
Mr R.F. Johnson : No, you have not. Mr G.M. Castrilli : Tell me! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr J.A. McGinty : You have said that five times! How about answering the question! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Well, it’s about time the Premier answered the question! Come on! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Mr Speaker, I think I have made a point. Mr G.M. Castrilli : You have made no point! Unless you’re a mate of the bloody mayor, how would you know? I want to know from you! How do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You’ve got a big league job going in the City of Bunbury! You tell me! Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us see! We have an uncertain position here on extended trading hours! The National Party vehemently opposes it—except in their own electorates, where they are happy to accept it, and where they even get a benefit out of it for their own personal businesses. We know that the new and more enlightened member of the Liberal Party in this Parliament is a strong supporter of extended trading hours. Correct? Mr C.C. Porter : I cannot wait to see your bill! When is it coming? Where is the detail? Where is the bill? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We know that the member for Bunbury will not tell us — Mr G.M. Castrilli : The Premier would not know! You tell me! Come on! I will tell you what, Premier—I will answer your question if you answer mine first. Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the member’s question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : No, you have not. Come on! Tell me! Do you know whether I have supported or opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury? It is a simple question! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The answer to the member for Bunbury’s question is no. That is why I asked the member what his position was. What is it? Mr G.M. Castrilli : I have opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury. Is that all right? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it is. The member will now be able to go down to his electorate and oppose extended trading hours in Bunbury. That is good. Point of Order Mr D.T. REDMAN : Mr Speaker, I have to make the point that I was the member who asked the question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the member for Stirling is particularly accurate in his summation that he asked the question; I remember him doing so. One of the problems of encouraging interjections is that we sometimes drift off from where the question came from. I am sure the Premier has already answered the member for Stirling’s question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the member for Stirling. I think we now have his position on this matter. In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
Mr G.M. Castrilli : Tell me! Do you know whether I have opposed it or not? Mr J.A. McGinty : You have said that five times! How about answering the question! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Well, it’s about time the Premier answered the question! Come on! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Mr Speaker, I think I have made a point. Mr G.M. Castrilli : You have made no point! Unless you’re a mate of the bloody mayor, how would you know? I want to know from you! How do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You’ve got a big league job going in the City of Bunbury! You tell me! Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us see! We have an uncertain position here on extended trading hours! The National Party vehemently opposes it—except in their own electorates, where they are happy to accept it, and where they even get a benefit out of it for their own personal businesses. We know that the new and more enlightened member of the Liberal Party in this Parliament is a strong supporter of extended trading hours. Correct? Mr C.C. Porter : I cannot wait to see your bill! When is it coming? Where is the detail? Where is the bill? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We know that the member for Bunbury will not tell us — Mr G.M. Castrilli : The Premier would not know! You tell me! Come on! I will tell you what, Premier—I will answer your question if you answer mine first. Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the member’s question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : No, you have not. Come on! Tell me! Do you know whether I have supported or opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury? It is a simple question! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The answer to the member for Bunbury’s question is no. That is why I asked the member what his position was. What is it? Mr G.M. Castrilli : I have opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury. Is that all right? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it is. The member will now be able to go down to his electorate and oppose extended trading hours in Bunbury. That is good. Point of Order Mr D.T. REDMAN : Mr Speaker, I have to make the point that I was the member who asked the question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the member for Stirling is particularly accurate in his summation that he asked the question; I remember him doing so. One of the problems of encouraging interjections is that we sometimes drift off from where the question came from. I am sure the Premier has already answered the member for Stirling’s question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the member for Stirling. I think we now have his position on this matter. In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
Mr J.A. McGinty : You have said that five times! How about answering the question! Mr G.M. Castrilli : Well, it’s about time the Premier answered the question! Come on! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Mr Speaker, I think I have made a point. Mr G.M. Castrilli : You have made no point! Unless you’re a mate of the bloody mayor, how would you know? I want to know from you! How do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You’ve got a big league job going in the City of Bunbury! You tell me! Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us see! We have an uncertain position here on extended trading hours! The National Party vehemently opposes it—except in their own electorates, where they are happy to accept it, and where they even get a benefit out of it for their own personal businesses. We know that the new and more enlightened member of the Liberal Party in this Parliament is a strong supporter of extended trading hours. Correct? Mr C.C. Porter : I cannot wait to see your bill! When is it coming? Where is the detail? Where is the bill? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We know that the member for Bunbury will not tell us — Mr G.M. Castrilli : The Premier would not know! You tell me! Come on! I will tell you what, Premier—I will answer your question if you answer mine first. Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the member’s question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : No, you have not. Come on! Tell me! Do you know whether I have supported or opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury? It is a simple question! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The answer to the member for Bunbury’s question is no. That is why I asked the member what his position was. What is it? Mr G.M. Castrilli : I have opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury. Is that all right? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it is. The member will now be able to go down to his electorate and oppose extended trading hours in Bunbury. That is good. Point of Order Mr D.T. REDMAN : Mr Speaker, I have to make the point that I was the member who asked the question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the member for Stirling is particularly accurate in his summation that he asked the question; I remember him doing so. One of the problems of encouraging interjections is that we sometimes drift off from where the question came from. I am sure the Premier has already answered the member for Stirling’s question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the member for Stirling. I think we now have his position on this matter. In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
Mr G.M. Castrilli : Well, it’s about time the Premier answered the question! Come on! Tell us! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Mr Speaker, I think I have made a point. Mr G.M. Castrilli : You have made no point! Unless you’re a mate of the bloody mayor, how would you know? I want to know from you! How do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You’ve got a big league job going in the City of Bunbury! You tell me! Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us see! We have an uncertain position here on extended trading hours! The National Party vehemently opposes it—except in their own electorates, where they are happy to accept it, and where they even get a benefit out of it for their own personal businesses. We know that the new and more enlightened member of the Liberal Party in this Parliament is a strong supporter of extended trading hours. Correct? Mr C.C. Porter : I cannot wait to see your bill! When is it coming? Where is the detail? Where is the bill? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We know that the member for Bunbury will not tell us — Mr G.M. Castrilli : The Premier would not know! You tell me! Come on! I will tell you what, Premier—I will answer your question if you answer mine first. Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the member’s question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : No, you have not. Come on! Tell me! Do you know whether I have supported or opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury? It is a simple question! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The answer to the member for Bunbury’s question is no. That is why I asked the member what his position was. What is it? Mr G.M. Castrilli : I have opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury. Is that all right? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it is. The member will now be able to go down to his electorate and oppose extended trading hours in Bunbury. That is good. Point of Order Mr D.T. REDMAN : Mr Speaker, I have to make the point that I was the member who asked the question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the member for Stirling is particularly accurate in his summation that he asked the question; I remember him doing so. One of the problems of encouraging interjections is that we sometimes drift off from where the question came from. I am sure the Premier has already answered the member for Stirling’s question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the member for Stirling. I think we now have his position on this matter. In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Mr Speaker, I think I have made a point. Mr G.M. Castrilli : You have made no point! Unless you’re a mate of the bloody mayor, how would you know? I want to know from you! How do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You’ve got a big league job going in the City of Bunbury! You tell me! Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us see! We have an uncertain position here on extended trading hours! The National Party vehemently opposes it—except in their own electorates, where they are happy to accept it, and where they even get a benefit out of it for their own personal businesses. We know that the new and more enlightened member of the Liberal Party in this Parliament is a strong supporter of extended trading hours. Correct? Mr C.C. Porter : I cannot wait to see your bill! When is it coming? Where is the detail? Where is the bill? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We know that the member for Bunbury will not tell us — Mr G.M. Castrilli : The Premier would not know! You tell me! Come on! I will tell you what, Premier—I will answer your question if you answer mine first. Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the member’s question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : No, you have not. Come on! Tell me! Do you know whether I have supported or opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury? It is a simple question! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The answer to the member for Bunbury’s question is no. That is why I asked the member what his position was. What is it? Mr G.M. Castrilli : I have opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury. Is that all right? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it is. The member will now be able to go down to his electorate and oppose extended trading hours in Bunbury. That is good. Point of Order Mr D.T. REDMAN : Mr Speaker, I have to make the point that I was the member who asked the question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the member for Stirling is particularly accurate in his summation that he asked the question; I remember him doing so. One of the problems of encouraging interjections is that we sometimes drift off from where the question came from. I am sure the Premier has already answered the member for Stirling’s question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the member for Stirling. I think we now have his position on this matter. In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
Mr G.M. Castrilli : You have made no point! Unless you’re a mate of the bloody mayor, how would you know? I want to know from you! How do you know whether I have opposed it or not? You’ve got a big league job going in the City of Bunbury! You tell me! Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us see! We have an uncertain position here on extended trading hours! The National Party vehemently opposes it—except in their own electorates, where they are happy to accept it, and where they even get a benefit out of it for their own personal businesses. We know that the new and more enlightened member of the Liberal Party in this Parliament is a strong supporter of extended trading hours. Correct? Mr C.C. Porter : I cannot wait to see your bill! When is it coming? Where is the detail? Where is the bill? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We know that the member for Bunbury will not tell us — Mr G.M. Castrilli : The Premier would not know! You tell me! Come on! I will tell you what, Premier—I will answer your question if you answer mine first. Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the member’s question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : No, you have not. Come on! Tell me! Do you know whether I have supported or opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury? It is a simple question! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The answer to the member for Bunbury’s question is no. That is why I asked the member what his position was. What is it? Mr G.M. Castrilli : I have opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury. Is that all right? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it is. The member will now be able to go down to his electorate and oppose extended trading hours in Bunbury. That is good. Point of Order Mr D.T. REDMAN : Mr Speaker, I have to make the point that I was the member who asked the question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the member for Stirling is particularly accurate in his summation that he asked the question; I remember him doing so. One of the problems of encouraging interjections is that we sometimes drift off from where the question came from. I am sure the Premier has already answered the member for Stirling’s question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the member for Stirling. I think we now have his position on this matter. In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us see! We have an uncertain position here on extended trading hours! The National Party vehemently opposes it—except in their own electorates, where they are happy to accept it, and where they even get a benefit out of it for their own personal businesses. We know that the new and more enlightened member of the Liberal Party in this Parliament is a strong supporter of extended trading hours. Correct? Mr C.C. Porter : I cannot wait to see your bill! When is it coming? Where is the detail? Where is the bill? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We know that the member for Bunbury will not tell us — Mr G.M. Castrilli : The Premier would not know! You tell me! Come on! I will tell you what, Premier—I will answer your question if you answer mine first. Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the member’s question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : No, you have not. Come on! Tell me! Do you know whether I have supported or opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury? It is a simple question! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The answer to the member for Bunbury’s question is no. That is why I asked the member what his position was. What is it? Mr G.M. Castrilli : I have opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury. Is that all right? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it is. The member will now be able to go down to his electorate and oppose extended trading hours in Bunbury. That is good. Point of Order Mr D.T. REDMAN : Mr Speaker, I have to make the point that I was the member who asked the question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the member for Stirling is particularly accurate in his summation that he asked the question; I remember him doing so. One of the problems of encouraging interjections is that we sometimes drift off from where the question came from. I am sure the Premier has already answered the member for Stirling’s question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the member for Stirling. I think we now have his position on this matter. In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
Mr C.C. Porter : I cannot wait to see your bill! When is it coming? Where is the detail? Where is the bill? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We know that the member for Bunbury will not tell us — Mr G.M. Castrilli : The Premier would not know! You tell me! Come on! I will tell you what, Premier—I will answer your question if you answer mine first. Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the member’s question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : No, you have not. Come on! Tell me! Do you know whether I have supported or opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury? It is a simple question! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The answer to the member for Bunbury’s question is no. That is why I asked the member what his position was. What is it? Mr G.M. Castrilli : I have opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury. Is that all right? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it is. The member will now be able to go down to his electorate and oppose extended trading hours in Bunbury. That is good. Point of Order Mr D.T. REDMAN : Mr Speaker, I have to make the point that I was the member who asked the question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the member for Stirling is particularly accurate in his summation that he asked the question; I remember him doing so. One of the problems of encouraging interjections is that we sometimes drift off from where the question came from. I am sure the Premier has already answered the member for Stirling’s question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the member for Stirling. I think we now have his position on this matter. In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We know that the member for Bunbury will not tell us — Mr G.M. Castrilli : The Premier would not know! You tell me! Come on! I will tell you what, Premier—I will answer your question if you answer mine first. Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the member’s question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : No, you have not. Come on! Tell me! Do you know whether I have supported or opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury? It is a simple question! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The answer to the member for Bunbury’s question is no. That is why I asked the member what his position was. What is it? Mr G.M. Castrilli : I have opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury. Is that all right? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it is. The member will now be able to go down to his electorate and oppose extended trading hours in Bunbury. That is good. Point of Order Mr D.T. REDMAN : Mr Speaker, I have to make the point that I was the member who asked the question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the member for Stirling is particularly accurate in his summation that he asked the question; I remember him doing so. One of the problems of encouraging interjections is that we sometimes drift off from where the question came from. I am sure the Premier has already answered the member for Stirling’s question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the member for Stirling. I think we now have his position on this matter. In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
Mr G.M. Castrilli : The Premier would not know! You tell me! Come on! I will tell you what, Premier—I will answer your question if you answer mine first. Come on! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the member’s question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : No, you have not. Come on! Tell me! Do you know whether I have supported or opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury? It is a simple question! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The answer to the member for Bunbury’s question is no. That is why I asked the member what his position was. What is it? Mr G.M. Castrilli : I have opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury. Is that all right? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it is. The member will now be able to go down to his electorate and oppose extended trading hours in Bunbury. That is good. Point of Order Mr D.T. REDMAN : Mr Speaker, I have to make the point that I was the member who asked the question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the member for Stirling is particularly accurate in his summation that he asked the question; I remember him doing so. One of the problems of encouraging interjections is that we sometimes drift off from where the question came from. I am sure the Premier has already answered the member for Stirling’s question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the member for Stirling. I think we now have his position on this matter. In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the member’s question. Mr G.M. Castrilli : No, you have not. Come on! Tell me! Do you know whether I have supported or opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury? It is a simple question! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The answer to the member for Bunbury’s question is no. That is why I asked the member what his position was. What is it? Mr G.M. Castrilli : I have opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury. Is that all right? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it is. The member will now be able to go down to his electorate and oppose extended trading hours in Bunbury. That is good. Point of Order Mr D.T. REDMAN : Mr Speaker, I have to make the point that I was the member who asked the question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the member for Stirling is particularly accurate in his summation that he asked the question; I remember him doing so. One of the problems of encouraging interjections is that we sometimes drift off from where the question came from. I am sure the Premier has already answered the member for Stirling’s question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the member for Stirling. I think we now have his position on this matter. In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
Mr G.M. Castrilli : No, you have not. Come on! Tell me! Do you know whether I have supported or opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury? It is a simple question! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The answer to the member for Bunbury’s question is no. That is why I asked the member what his position was. What is it? Mr G.M. Castrilli : I have opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury. Is that all right? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it is. The member will now be able to go down to his electorate and oppose extended trading hours in Bunbury. That is good. Point of Order Mr D.T. REDMAN : Mr Speaker, I have to make the point that I was the member who asked the question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the member for Stirling is particularly accurate in his summation that he asked the question; I remember him doing so. One of the problems of encouraging interjections is that we sometimes drift off from where the question came from. I am sure the Premier has already answered the member for Stirling’s question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the member for Stirling. I think we now have his position on this matter. In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The answer to the member for Bunbury’s question is no. That is why I asked the member what his position was. What is it? Mr G.M. Castrilli : I have opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury. Is that all right? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it is. The member will now be able to go down to his electorate and oppose extended trading hours in Bunbury. That is good. Point of Order Mr D.T. REDMAN : Mr Speaker, I have to make the point that I was the member who asked the question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the member for Stirling is particularly accurate in his summation that he asked the question; I remember him doing so. One of the problems of encouraging interjections is that we sometimes drift off from where the question came from. I am sure the Premier has already answered the member for Stirling’s question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the member for Stirling. I think we now have his position on this matter. In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
Mr G.M. Castrilli : I have opposed seven-day trading in Bunbury. Is that all right? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it is. The member will now be able to go down to his electorate and oppose extended trading hours in Bunbury. That is good. Point of Order Mr D.T. REDMAN : Mr Speaker, I have to make the point that I was the member who asked the question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the member for Stirling is particularly accurate in his summation that he asked the question; I remember him doing so. One of the problems of encouraging interjections is that we sometimes drift off from where the question came from. I am sure the Premier has already answered the member for Stirling’s question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the member for Stirling. I think we now have his position on this matter. In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it is. The member will now be able to go down to his electorate and oppose extended trading hours in Bunbury. That is good. Point of Order Mr D.T. REDMAN : Mr Speaker, I have to make the point that I was the member who asked the question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the member for Stirling is particularly accurate in his summation that he asked the question; I remember him doing so. One of the problems of encouraging interjections is that we sometimes drift off from where the question came from. I am sure the Premier has already answered the member for Stirling’s question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the member for Stirling. I think we now have his position on this matter. In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the member for Stirling is particularly accurate in his summation that he asked the question; I remember him doing so. One of the problems of encouraging interjections is that we sometimes drift off from where the question came from. I am sure the Premier has already answered the member for Stirling’s question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the member for Stirling. I think we now have his position on this matter. In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
The SPEAKER : Members, the member for Stirling is particularly accurate in his summation that he asked the question; I remember him doing so. One of the problems of encouraging interjections is that we sometimes drift off from where the question came from. I am sure the Premier has already answered the member for Stirling’s question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the member for Stirling. I think we now have his position on this matter. In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
In relation to the question about which businesses would benefit from extended trading hours, businesses that want to operate under an extended trading hour regime can do so. Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
Mr B.J. Grylls : Ninety-eight per cent of retail businesses in Western Australia currently can open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Then the member should not have a problem. I think he is answering the question: if they can, they do.
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