❓ Hon. Tjorn Sibma questions the Minister for Commerce and Industrial Relations regarding the evidence used to determine Christmas retail trading hours and the existence of an initial proposal for extended hours. The Minister responds by referencing industry input and a tabled paper.
AnsweredQoN 1342Legislative Council
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CHRISTMAS RETAIL TRADING
HOURS
1342. Hon TJORN SIBMA to the minister representing the Minister for
Commerce and Industrial Relations:
I refer to question without notice —
Hon Alannah MacTiernan : You
have given notice of this, I presume?
Hon TJORN SIBMA : Yes. I have
a question without notice of which some notice has been given. It has a number
and everything, so it should be in the minister's pack.
I refer to question without notice
1279, asked on Tuesday, 4 December 2018.
(1) What evidence
or information did the minister rely on regarding ''consumer shopping
patterns early in the Christmas trading period''?
(2) Will the
minister table the evidence or information regarding ''consumer shopping
patterns early in the Christmas trading period''; and, if not, why not?
(3) Can the
minister confirm that his initial proposal for extended retail trading hours
for Christmas, which he sought submissions on, was for extended trading from 5
December?
HOURS
1342. Hon TJORN SIBMA to the minister representing the Minister for
Commerce and Industrial Relations:
I refer to question without notice —
Hon Alannah MacTiernan : You
have given notice of this, I presume?
Hon TJORN SIBMA : Yes. I have
a question without notice of which some notice has been given. It has a number
and everything, so it should be in the minister's pack.
I refer to question without notice
1279, asked on Tuesday, 4 December 2018.
(1) What evidence
or information did the minister rely on regarding ''consumer shopping
patterns early in the Christmas trading period''?
(2) Will the
minister table the evidence or information regarding ''consumer shopping
patterns early in the Christmas trading period''; and, if not, why not?
(3) Can the
minister confirm that his initial proposal for extended retail trading hours
for Christmas, which he sought submissions on, was for extended trading from 5
December?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for the question.
The Minister for Commerce and Industrial Relations has provided the following
information.
(1) The minister
relied on the submissions of and discussions with industry participants.
(2) I refer the member to paper
2305, tabled in the Legislative Council on 5 December 2018.
(3) The minister
did not have any initial proposal for extending retail trading hours for
Christmas 2018, as each year requires a separate and unique decision in
accordance with the act.
The Minister for Commerce and Industrial Relations has provided the following
information.
(1) The minister
relied on the submissions of and discussions with industry participants.
(2) I refer the member to paper
2305, tabled in the Legislative Council on 5 December 2018.
(3) The minister
did not have any initial proposal for extending retail trading hours for
Christmas 2018, as each year requires a separate and unique decision in
accordance with the act.
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