❓ The Minister for Tourism argues that liquor licensing reform is crucial for invigorating Perth and WA as tourist destinations, citing industry support and criticising the opposition's obstruction. The debate is heated with multiple interjections and points of order.
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LIQUOR LICENSING REFORM
(1) Will the minister outline the importance of the liquor reform legislation to invigorating Perth and Western Australia as a desirable place for tourists and locals? (2) Is the minister aware of any other views on this issue? Ms S.M. McHALE
(1) Will the minister outline the importance of the liquor reform legislation to invigorating Perth and Western Australia as a desirable place for tourists and locals? (2) Is the minister aware of any other views on this issue? Ms S.M. McHALE
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I thank the member for his question. (1)-(2) I cannot stress enough to this house how important this legislation and reform on liquor licensing is. Mr T. Buswell interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call to order the Deputy Leader of the Opposition for the third time. Ms S.M. McHALE : This legislation is very important to a number of elements in the tourism industry. It is absolutely critical to removing the title Perth wears of not being a modern and energetic destination. We must pass this legislation. It is extraordinary that the opposition is intent on obstructing it. It is even more extraordinary that the member for Carine obviously got rolled in her party room. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas : Do not mislead the house. Ms S.M. McHALE : Was she not rolled? Did she not support the legislation? She was either rolled or she did not support it. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Ms S.M. McHALE : The member for Carine obviously got rolled in the party room. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas : I wonder how many times you get rolled. Several members interjected. Ms S.M. McHALE : I will share some of the comments being made by people who traditionally support the opposition. Obviously, the member for Carine was rolled by the protectionists. Ron Buckey, the chief executive officer of the Tourism Council, said that the Liberal Party is heading down the path of a piecemeal arrangement. He said he thinks it is giving the wrong impression of our state to visitors from overseas. Camille Bradsmith from the Events Industry Association said that she is supportive of the liquor reforms because the current archaic laws impede the experience that event visitors receive post an event when seeking to buy a drink in a restaurant establishment. She said that our international tourists in particular want these reforms because they come from countries where they can freely buy drinks at all times. The other industry that is supportive of our legislation is the music industry. That is obviously not something that the Liberal Party looked into. Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Ms S.M. McHALE : I quote from Paul Bodlovich of the West Australian Music Industry Association. Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call to order the member for South Perth for the first time. Ms S.M. McHALE : Paul Bodlovich said that a broader, more flexible range of licensing will encourage greater diversity of venues and provide increased employment opportunities. Finally, Kate Lamont, chair of Tourism WA, said that tourism is export dollars and all export industries are built on a strong, local industry. She went on to say that one of the reasons people visit Western Australia is its lifestyle. She made the further important comment that restaurants have a vested interest in serving meals so they will not want to not want to serve meals; they will want to make sure they continue to make the food the most attractive part of their business, but they also want the ability to serve drinks. Members opposite should follow the member for Kalgoorlie’s line. This is very important. I urge them to change their position and to support our legislation. Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call to order the member for South Perth for the second time.
(2) Is the minister aware of any other views on this issue? Ms S.M. McHALE replied: I thank the member for his question. (1)-(2) I cannot stress enough to this house how important this legislation and reform on liquor licensing is. Mr T. Buswell interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call to order the Deputy Leader of the Opposition for the third time. Ms S.M. McHALE : This legislation is very important to a number of elements in the tourism industry. It is absolutely critical to removing the title Perth wears of not being a modern and energetic destination. We must pass this legislation. It is extraordinary that the opposition is intent on obstructing it. It is even more extraordinary that the member for Carine obviously got rolled in her party room. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas : Do not mislead the house. Ms S.M. McHALE : Was she not rolled? Did she not support the legislation? She was either rolled or she did not support it. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Ms S.M. McHALE : The member for Carine obviously got rolled in the party room. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas : I wonder how many times you get rolled. Several members interjected. Ms S.M. McHALE : I will share some of the comments being made by people who traditionally support the opposition. Obviously, the member for Carine was rolled by the protectionists. Ron Buckey, the chief executive officer of the Tourism Council, said that the Liberal Party is heading down the path of a piecemeal arrangement. He said he thinks it is giving the wrong impression of our state to visitors from overseas. Camille Bradsmith from the Events Industry Association said that she is supportive of the liquor reforms because the current archaic laws impede the experience that event visitors receive post an event when seeking to buy a drink in a restaurant establishment. She said that our international tourists in particular want these reforms because they come from countries where they can freely buy drinks at all times. The other industry that is supportive of our legislation is the music industry. That is obviously not something that the Liberal Party looked into. Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Ms S.M. McHALE : I quote from Paul Bodlovich of the West Australian Music Industry Association. Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call to order the member for South Perth for the first time. Ms S.M. McHALE : Paul Bodlovich said that a broader, more flexible range of licensing will encourage greater diversity of venues and provide increased employment opportunities. Finally, Kate Lamont, chair of Tourism WA, said that tourism is export dollars and all export industries are built on a strong, local industry. She went on to say that one of the reasons people visit Western Australia is its lifestyle. She made the further important comment that restaurants have a vested interest in serving meals so they will not want to not want to serve meals; they will want to make sure they continue to make the food the most attractive part of their business, but they also want the ability to serve drinks. Members opposite should follow the member for Kalgoorlie’s line. This is very important. I urge them to change their position and to support our legislation. Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call to order the member for South Perth for the second time.
Ms S.M. McHALE replied: I thank the member for his question. (1)-(2) I cannot stress enough to this house how important this legislation and reform on liquor licensing is. Mr T. Buswell interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call to order the Deputy Leader of the Opposition for the third time. Ms S.M. McHALE : This legislation is very important to a number of elements in the tourism industry. It is absolutely critical to removing the title Perth wears of not being a modern and energetic destination. We must pass this legislation. It is extraordinary that the opposition is intent on obstructing it. It is even more extraordinary that the member for Carine obviously got rolled in her party room. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas : Do not mislead the house. Ms S.M. McHALE : Was she not rolled? Did she not support the legislation? She was either rolled or she did not support it. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Ms S.M. McHALE : The member for Carine obviously got rolled in the party room. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas : I wonder how many times you get rolled. Several members interjected. Ms S.M. McHALE : I will share some of the comments being made by people who traditionally support the opposition. Obviously, the member for Carine was rolled by the protectionists. Ron Buckey, the chief executive officer of the Tourism Council, said that the Liberal Party is heading down the path of a piecemeal arrangement. He said he thinks it is giving the wrong impression of our state to visitors from overseas. Camille Bradsmith from the Events Industry Association said that she is supportive of the liquor reforms because the current archaic laws impede the experience that event visitors receive post an event when seeking to buy a drink in a restaurant establishment. She said that our international tourists in particular want these reforms because they come from countries where they can freely buy drinks at all times. The other industry that is supportive of our legislation is the music industry. That is obviously not something that the Liberal Party looked into. Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Ms S.M. McHALE : I quote from Paul Bodlovich of the West Australian Music Industry Association. Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call to order the member for South Perth for the first time. Ms S.M. McHALE : Paul Bodlovich said that a broader, more flexible range of licensing will encourage greater diversity of venues and provide increased employment opportunities. Finally, Kate Lamont, chair of Tourism WA, said that tourism is export dollars and all export industries are built on a strong, local industry. She went on to say that one of the reasons people visit Western Australia is its lifestyle. She made the further important comment that restaurants have a vested interest in serving meals so they will not want to not want to serve meals; they will want to make sure they continue to make the food the most attractive part of their business, but they also want the ability to serve drinks. Members opposite should follow the member for Kalgoorlie’s line. This is very important. I urge them to change their position and to support our legislation. Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call to order the member for South Perth for the second time.
I thank the member for his question. (1)-(2) I cannot stress enough to this house how important this legislation and reform on liquor licensing is. Mr T. Buswell interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call to order the Deputy Leader of the Opposition for the third time. Ms S.M. McHALE : This legislation is very important to a number of elements in the tourism industry. It is absolutely critical to removing the title Perth wears of not being a modern and energetic destination. We must pass this legislation. It is extraordinary that the opposition is intent on obstructing it. It is even more extraordinary that the member for Carine obviously got rolled in her party room. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas : Do not mislead the house. Ms S.M. McHALE : Was she not rolled? Did she not support the legislation? She was either rolled or she did not support it. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Ms S.M. McHALE : The member for Carine obviously got rolled in the party room. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas : I wonder how many times you get rolled. Several members interjected. Ms S.M. McHALE : I will share some of the comments being made by people who traditionally support the opposition. Obviously, the member for Carine was rolled by the protectionists. Ron Buckey, the chief executive officer of the Tourism Council, said that the Liberal Party is heading down the path of a piecemeal arrangement. He said he thinks it is giving the wrong impression of our state to visitors from overseas. Camille Bradsmith from the Events Industry Association said that she is supportive of the liquor reforms because the current archaic laws impede the experience that event visitors receive post an event when seeking to buy a drink in a restaurant establishment. She said that our international tourists in particular want these reforms because they come from countries where they can freely buy drinks at all times. The other industry that is supportive of our legislation is the music industry. That is obviously not something that the Liberal Party looked into. Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Ms S.M. McHALE : I quote from Paul Bodlovich of the West Australian Music Industry Association. Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call to order the member for South Perth for the first time. Ms S.M. McHALE : Paul Bodlovich said that a broader, more flexible range of licensing will encourage greater diversity of venues and provide increased employment opportunities. Finally, Kate Lamont, chair of Tourism WA, said that tourism is export dollars and all export industries are built on a strong, local industry. She went on to say that one of the reasons people visit Western Australia is its lifestyle. She made the further important comment that restaurants have a vested interest in serving meals so they will not want to not want to serve meals; they will want to make sure they continue to make the food the most attractive part of their business, but they also want the ability to serve drinks. Members opposite should follow the member for Kalgoorlie’s line. This is very important. I urge them to change their position and to support our legislation. Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call to order the member for South Perth for the second time.
(1)-(2) I cannot stress enough to this house how important this legislation and reform on liquor licensing is. Mr T. Buswell interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call to order the Deputy Leader of the Opposition for the third time. Ms S.M. McHALE : This legislation is very important to a number of elements in the tourism industry. It is absolutely critical to removing the title Perth wears of not being a modern and energetic destination. We must pass this legislation. It is extraordinary that the opposition is intent on obstructing it. It is even more extraordinary that the member for Carine obviously got rolled in her party room. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas : Do not mislead the house. Ms S.M. McHALE : Was she not rolled? Did she not support the legislation? She was either rolled or she did not support it. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Ms S.M. McHALE : The member for Carine obviously got rolled in the party room. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas : I wonder how many times you get rolled. Several members interjected. Ms S.M. McHALE : I will share some of the comments being made by people who traditionally support the opposition. Obviously, the member for Carine was rolled by the protectionists. Ron Buckey, the chief executive officer of the Tourism Council, said that the Liberal Party is heading down the path of a piecemeal arrangement. He said he thinks it is giving the wrong impression of our state to visitors from overseas. Camille Bradsmith from the Events Industry Association said that she is supportive of the liquor reforms because the current archaic laws impede the experience that event visitors receive post an event when seeking to buy a drink in a restaurant establishment. She said that our international tourists in particular want these reforms because they come from countries where they can freely buy drinks at all times. The other industry that is supportive of our legislation is the music industry. That is obviously not something that the Liberal Party looked into. Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Ms S.M. McHALE : I quote from Paul Bodlovich of the West Australian Music Industry Association. Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call to order the member for South Perth for the first time. Ms S.M. McHALE : Paul Bodlovich said that a broader, more flexible range of licensing will encourage greater diversity of venues and provide increased employment opportunities. Finally, Kate Lamont, chair of Tourism WA, said that tourism is export dollars and all export industries are built on a strong, local industry. She went on to say that one of the reasons people visit Western Australia is its lifestyle. She made the further important comment that restaurants have a vested interest in serving meals so they will not want to not want to serve meals; they will want to make sure they continue to make the food the most attractive part of their business, but they also want the ability to serve drinks. Members opposite should follow the member for Kalgoorlie’s line. This is very important. I urge them to change their position and to support our legislation. Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call to order the member for South Perth for the second time.
Mr T. Buswell interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call to order the Deputy Leader of the Opposition for the third time. Ms S.M. McHALE : This legislation is very important to a number of elements in the tourism industry. It is absolutely critical to removing the title Perth wears of not being a modern and energetic destination. We must pass this legislation. It is extraordinary that the opposition is intent on obstructing it. It is even more extraordinary that the member for Carine obviously got rolled in her party room. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas : Do not mislead the house. Ms S.M. McHALE : Was she not rolled? Did she not support the legislation? She was either rolled or she did not support it. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Ms S.M. McHALE : The member for Carine obviously got rolled in the party room. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas : I wonder how many times you get rolled. Several members interjected. Ms S.M. McHALE : I will share some of the comments being made by people who traditionally support the opposition. Obviously, the member for Carine was rolled by the protectionists. Ron Buckey, the chief executive officer of the Tourism Council, said that the Liberal Party is heading down the path of a piecemeal arrangement. He said he thinks it is giving the wrong impression of our state to visitors from overseas. Camille Bradsmith from the Events Industry Association said that she is supportive of the liquor reforms because the current archaic laws impede the experience that event visitors receive post an event when seeking to buy a drink in a restaurant establishment. She said that our international tourists in particular want these reforms because they come from countries where they can freely buy drinks at all times. The other industry that is supportive of our legislation is the music industry. That is obviously not something that the Liberal Party looked into. Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Ms S.M. McHALE : I quote from Paul Bodlovich of the West Australian Music Industry Association. Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call to order the member for South Perth for the first time. Ms S.M. McHALE : Paul Bodlovich said that a broader, more flexible range of licensing will encourage greater diversity of venues and provide increased employment opportunities. Finally, Kate Lamont, chair of Tourism WA, said that tourism is export dollars and all export industries are built on a strong, local industry. She went on to say that one of the reasons people visit Western Australia is its lifestyle. She made the further important comment that restaurants have a vested interest in serving meals so they will not want to not want to serve meals; they will want to make sure they continue to make the food the most attractive part of their business, but they also want the ability to serve drinks. Members opposite should follow the member for Kalgoorlie’s line. This is very important. I urge them to change their position and to support our legislation. Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call to order the member for South Perth for the second time.
The SPEAKER : Order! I call to order the Deputy Leader of the Opposition for the third time. Ms S.M. McHALE : This legislation is very important to a number of elements in the tourism industry. It is absolutely critical to removing the title Perth wears of not being a modern and energetic destination. We must pass this legislation. It is extraordinary that the opposition is intent on obstructing it. It is even more extraordinary that the member for Carine obviously got rolled in her party room. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas : Do not mislead the house. Ms S.M. McHALE : Was she not rolled? Did she not support the legislation? She was either rolled or she did not support it. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Ms S.M. McHALE : The member for Carine obviously got rolled in the party room. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas : I wonder how many times you get rolled. Several members interjected. Ms S.M. McHALE : I will share some of the comments being made by people who traditionally support the opposition. Obviously, the member for Carine was rolled by the protectionists. Ron Buckey, the chief executive officer of the Tourism Council, said that the Liberal Party is heading down the path of a piecemeal arrangement. He said he thinks it is giving the wrong impression of our state to visitors from overseas. Camille Bradsmith from the Events Industry Association said that she is supportive of the liquor reforms because the current archaic laws impede the experience that event visitors receive post an event when seeking to buy a drink in a restaurant establishment. She said that our international tourists in particular want these reforms because they come from countries where they can freely buy drinks at all times. The other industry that is supportive of our legislation is the music industry. That is obviously not something that the Liberal Party looked into. Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Ms S.M. McHALE : I quote from Paul Bodlovich of the West Australian Music Industry Association. Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call to order the member for South Perth for the first time. Ms S.M. McHALE : Paul Bodlovich said that a broader, more flexible range of licensing will encourage greater diversity of venues and provide increased employment opportunities. Finally, Kate Lamont, chair of Tourism WA, said that tourism is export dollars and all export industries are built on a strong, local industry. She went on to say that one of the reasons people visit Western Australia is its lifestyle. She made the further important comment that restaurants have a vested interest in serving meals so they will not want to not want to serve meals; they will want to make sure they continue to make the food the most attractive part of their business, but they also want the ability to serve drinks. Members opposite should follow the member for Kalgoorlie’s line. This is very important. I urge them to change their position and to support our legislation. Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call to order the member for South Perth for the second time.
Ms S.M. McHALE : This legislation is very important to a number of elements in the tourism industry. It is absolutely critical to removing the title Perth wears of not being a modern and energetic destination. We must pass this legislation. It is extraordinary that the opposition is intent on obstructing it. It is even more extraordinary that the member for Carine obviously got rolled in her party room. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas : Do not mislead the house. Ms S.M. McHALE : Was she not rolled? Did she not support the legislation? She was either rolled or she did not support it. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Ms S.M. McHALE : The member for Carine obviously got rolled in the party room. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas : I wonder how many times you get rolled. Several members interjected. Ms S.M. McHALE : I will share some of the comments being made by people who traditionally support the opposition. Obviously, the member for Carine was rolled by the protectionists. Ron Buckey, the chief executive officer of the Tourism Council, said that the Liberal Party is heading down the path of a piecemeal arrangement. He said he thinks it is giving the wrong impression of our state to visitors from overseas. Camille Bradsmith from the Events Industry Association said that she is supportive of the liquor reforms because the current archaic laws impede the experience that event visitors receive post an event when seeking to buy a drink in a restaurant establishment. She said that our international tourists in particular want these reforms because they come from countries where they can freely buy drinks at all times. The other industry that is supportive of our legislation is the music industry. That is obviously not something that the Liberal Party looked into. Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Ms S.M. McHALE : I quote from Paul Bodlovich of the West Australian Music Industry Association. Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call to order the member for South Perth for the first time. Ms S.M. McHALE : Paul Bodlovich said that a broader, more flexible range of licensing will encourage greater diversity of venues and provide increased employment opportunities. Finally, Kate Lamont, chair of Tourism WA, said that tourism is export dollars and all export industries are built on a strong, local industry. She went on to say that one of the reasons people visit Western Australia is its lifestyle. She made the further important comment that restaurants have a vested interest in serving meals so they will not want to not want to serve meals; they will want to make sure they continue to make the food the most attractive part of their business, but they also want the ability to serve drinks. Members opposite should follow the member for Kalgoorlie’s line. This is very important. I urge them to change their position and to support our legislation. Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call to order the member for South Perth for the second time.
Ms K. Hodson-Thomas : Do not mislead the house. Ms S.M. McHALE : Was she not rolled? Did she not support the legislation? She was either rolled or she did not support it. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Ms S.M. McHALE : The member for Carine obviously got rolled in the party room. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas : I wonder how many times you get rolled. Several members interjected. Ms S.M. McHALE : I will share some of the comments being made by people who traditionally support the opposition. Obviously, the member for Carine was rolled by the protectionists. Ron Buckey, the chief executive officer of the Tourism Council, said that the Liberal Party is heading down the path of a piecemeal arrangement. He said he thinks it is giving the wrong impression of our state to visitors from overseas. Camille Bradsmith from the Events Industry Association said that she is supportive of the liquor reforms because the current archaic laws impede the experience that event visitors receive post an event when seeking to buy a drink in a restaurant establishment. She said that our international tourists in particular want these reforms because they come from countries where they can freely buy drinks at all times. The other industry that is supportive of our legislation is the music industry. That is obviously not something that the Liberal Party looked into. Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Ms S.M. McHALE : I quote from Paul Bodlovich of the West Australian Music Industry Association. Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call to order the member for South Perth for the first time. Ms S.M. McHALE : Paul Bodlovich said that a broader, more flexible range of licensing will encourage greater diversity of venues and provide increased employment opportunities. Finally, Kate Lamont, chair of Tourism WA, said that tourism is export dollars and all export industries are built on a strong, local industry. She went on to say that one of the reasons people visit Western Australia is its lifestyle. She made the further important comment that restaurants have a vested interest in serving meals so they will not want to not want to serve meals; they will want to make sure they continue to make the food the most attractive part of their business, but they also want the ability to serve drinks. Members opposite should follow the member for Kalgoorlie’s line. This is very important. I urge them to change their position and to support our legislation. Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call to order the member for South Perth for the second time.
Ms S.M. McHALE : Was she not rolled? Did she not support the legislation? She was either rolled or she did not support it. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Ms S.M. McHALE : The member for Carine obviously got rolled in the party room. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas : I wonder how many times you get rolled. Several members interjected. Ms S.M. McHALE : I will share some of the comments being made by people who traditionally support the opposition. Obviously, the member for Carine was rolled by the protectionists. Ron Buckey, the chief executive officer of the Tourism Council, said that the Liberal Party is heading down the path of a piecemeal arrangement. He said he thinks it is giving the wrong impression of our state to visitors from overseas. Camille Bradsmith from the Events Industry Association said that she is supportive of the liquor reforms because the current archaic laws impede the experience that event visitors receive post an event when seeking to buy a drink in a restaurant establishment. She said that our international tourists in particular want these reforms because they come from countries where they can freely buy drinks at all times. The other industry that is supportive of our legislation is the music industry. That is obviously not something that the Liberal Party looked into. Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Ms S.M. McHALE : I quote from Paul Bodlovich of the West Australian Music Industry Association. Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call to order the member for South Perth for the first time. Ms S.M. McHALE : Paul Bodlovich said that a broader, more flexible range of licensing will encourage greater diversity of venues and provide increased employment opportunities. Finally, Kate Lamont, chair of Tourism WA, said that tourism is export dollars and all export industries are built on a strong, local industry. She went on to say that one of the reasons people visit Western Australia is its lifestyle. She made the further important comment that restaurants have a vested interest in serving meals so they will not want to not want to serve meals; they will want to make sure they continue to make the food the most attractive part of their business, but they also want the ability to serve drinks. Members opposite should follow the member for Kalgoorlie’s line. This is very important. I urge them to change their position and to support our legislation. Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call to order the member for South Perth for the second time.
Ms K. Hodson-Thomas interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Ms S.M. McHALE : The member for Carine obviously got rolled in the party room. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas : I wonder how many times you get rolled. Several members interjected. Ms S.M. McHALE : I will share some of the comments being made by people who traditionally support the opposition. Obviously, the member for Carine was rolled by the protectionists. Ron Buckey, the chief executive officer of the Tourism Council, said that the Liberal Party is heading down the path of a piecemeal arrangement. He said he thinks it is giving the wrong impression of our state to visitors from overseas. Camille Bradsmith from the Events Industry Association said that she is supportive of the liquor reforms because the current archaic laws impede the experience that event visitors receive post an event when seeking to buy a drink in a restaurant establishment. She said that our international tourists in particular want these reforms because they come from countries where they can freely buy drinks at all times. The other industry that is supportive of our legislation is the music industry. That is obviously not something that the Liberal Party looked into. Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Ms S.M. McHALE : I quote from Paul Bodlovich of the West Australian Music Industry Association. Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call to order the member for South Perth for the first time. Ms S.M. McHALE : Paul Bodlovich said that a broader, more flexible range of licensing will encourage greater diversity of venues and provide increased employment opportunities. Finally, Kate Lamont, chair of Tourism WA, said that tourism is export dollars and all export industries are built on a strong, local industry. She went on to say that one of the reasons people visit Western Australia is its lifestyle. She made the further important comment that restaurants have a vested interest in serving meals so they will not want to not want to serve meals; they will want to make sure they continue to make the food the most attractive part of their business, but they also want the ability to serve drinks. Members opposite should follow the member for Kalgoorlie’s line. This is very important. I urge them to change their position and to support our legislation. Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call to order the member for South Perth for the second time.
The SPEAKER : Order! Ms S.M. McHALE : The member for Carine obviously got rolled in the party room. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas : I wonder how many times you get rolled. Several members interjected. Ms S.M. McHALE : I will share some of the comments being made by people who traditionally support the opposition. Obviously, the member for Carine was rolled by the protectionists. Ron Buckey, the chief executive officer of the Tourism Council, said that the Liberal Party is heading down the path of a piecemeal arrangement. He said he thinks it is giving the wrong impression of our state to visitors from overseas. Camille Bradsmith from the Events Industry Association said that she is supportive of the liquor reforms because the current archaic laws impede the experience that event visitors receive post an event when seeking to buy a drink in a restaurant establishment. She said that our international tourists in particular want these reforms because they come from countries where they can freely buy drinks at all times. The other industry that is supportive of our legislation is the music industry. That is obviously not something that the Liberal Party looked into. Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Ms S.M. McHALE : I quote from Paul Bodlovich of the West Australian Music Industry Association. Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call to order the member for South Perth for the first time. Ms S.M. McHALE : Paul Bodlovich said that a broader, more flexible range of licensing will encourage greater diversity of venues and provide increased employment opportunities. Finally, Kate Lamont, chair of Tourism WA, said that tourism is export dollars and all export industries are built on a strong, local industry. She went on to say that one of the reasons people visit Western Australia is its lifestyle. She made the further important comment that restaurants have a vested interest in serving meals so they will not want to not want to serve meals; they will want to make sure they continue to make the food the most attractive part of their business, but they also want the ability to serve drinks. Members opposite should follow the member for Kalgoorlie’s line. This is very important. I urge them to change their position and to support our legislation. Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call to order the member for South Perth for the second time.
Ms S.M. McHALE : The member for Carine obviously got rolled in the party room. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas : I wonder how many times you get rolled. Several members interjected. Ms S.M. McHALE : I will share some of the comments being made by people who traditionally support the opposition. Obviously, the member for Carine was rolled by the protectionists. Ron Buckey, the chief executive officer of the Tourism Council, said that the Liberal Party is heading down the path of a piecemeal arrangement. He said he thinks it is giving the wrong impression of our state to visitors from overseas. Camille Bradsmith from the Events Industry Association said that she is supportive of the liquor reforms because the current archaic laws impede the experience that event visitors receive post an event when seeking to buy a drink in a restaurant establishment. She said that our international tourists in particular want these reforms because they come from countries where they can freely buy drinks at all times. The other industry that is supportive of our legislation is the music industry. That is obviously not something that the Liberal Party looked into. Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Ms S.M. McHALE : I quote from Paul Bodlovich of the West Australian Music Industry Association. Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call to order the member for South Perth for the first time. Ms S.M. McHALE : Paul Bodlovich said that a broader, more flexible range of licensing will encourage greater diversity of venues and provide increased employment opportunities. Finally, Kate Lamont, chair of Tourism WA, said that tourism is export dollars and all export industries are built on a strong, local industry. She went on to say that one of the reasons people visit Western Australia is its lifestyle. She made the further important comment that restaurants have a vested interest in serving meals so they will not want to not want to serve meals; they will want to make sure they continue to make the food the most attractive part of their business, but they also want the ability to serve drinks. Members opposite should follow the member for Kalgoorlie’s line. This is very important. I urge them to change their position and to support our legislation. Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call to order the member for South Perth for the second time.
Ms K. Hodson-Thomas : I wonder how many times you get rolled. Several members interjected. Ms S.M. McHALE : I will share some of the comments being made by people who traditionally support the opposition. Obviously, the member for Carine was rolled by the protectionists. Ron Buckey, the chief executive officer of the Tourism Council, said that the Liberal Party is heading down the path of a piecemeal arrangement. He said he thinks it is giving the wrong impression of our state to visitors from overseas. Camille Bradsmith from the Events Industry Association said that she is supportive of the liquor reforms because the current archaic laws impede the experience that event visitors receive post an event when seeking to buy a drink in a restaurant establishment. She said that our international tourists in particular want these reforms because they come from countries where they can freely buy drinks at all times. The other industry that is supportive of our legislation is the music industry. That is obviously not something that the Liberal Party looked into. Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Ms S.M. McHALE : I quote from Paul Bodlovich of the West Australian Music Industry Association. Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call to order the member for South Perth for the first time. Ms S.M. McHALE : Paul Bodlovich said that a broader, more flexible range of licensing will encourage greater diversity of venues and provide increased employment opportunities. Finally, Kate Lamont, chair of Tourism WA, said that tourism is export dollars and all export industries are built on a strong, local industry. She went on to say that one of the reasons people visit Western Australia is its lifestyle. She made the further important comment that restaurants have a vested interest in serving meals so they will not want to not want to serve meals; they will want to make sure they continue to make the food the most attractive part of their business, but they also want the ability to serve drinks. Members opposite should follow the member for Kalgoorlie’s line. This is very important. I urge them to change their position and to support our legislation. Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call to order the member for South Perth for the second time.
Several members interjected. Ms S.M. McHALE : I will share some of the comments being made by people who traditionally support the opposition. Obviously, the member for Carine was rolled by the protectionists. Ron Buckey, the chief executive officer of the Tourism Council, said that the Liberal Party is heading down the path of a piecemeal arrangement. He said he thinks it is giving the wrong impression of our state to visitors from overseas. Camille Bradsmith from the Events Industry Association said that she is supportive of the liquor reforms because the current archaic laws impede the experience that event visitors receive post an event when seeking to buy a drink in a restaurant establishment. She said that our international tourists in particular want these reforms because they come from countries where they can freely buy drinks at all times. The other industry that is supportive of our legislation is the music industry. That is obviously not something that the Liberal Party looked into. Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Ms S.M. McHALE : I quote from Paul Bodlovich of the West Australian Music Industry Association. Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call to order the member for South Perth for the first time. Ms S.M. McHALE : Paul Bodlovich said that a broader, more flexible range of licensing will encourage greater diversity of venues and provide increased employment opportunities. Finally, Kate Lamont, chair of Tourism WA, said that tourism is export dollars and all export industries are built on a strong, local industry. She went on to say that one of the reasons people visit Western Australia is its lifestyle. She made the further important comment that restaurants have a vested interest in serving meals so they will not want to not want to serve meals; they will want to make sure they continue to make the food the most attractive part of their business, but they also want the ability to serve drinks. Members opposite should follow the member for Kalgoorlie’s line. This is very important. I urge them to change their position and to support our legislation. Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call to order the member for South Perth for the second time.
Ms S.M. McHALE : I will share some of the comments being made by people who traditionally support the opposition. Obviously, the member for Carine was rolled by the protectionists. Ron Buckey, the chief executive officer of the Tourism Council, said that the Liberal Party is heading down the path of a piecemeal arrangement. He said he thinks it is giving the wrong impression of our state to visitors from overseas. Camille Bradsmith from the Events Industry Association said that she is supportive of the liquor reforms because the current archaic laws impede the experience that event visitors receive post an event when seeking to buy a drink in a restaurant establishment. She said that our international tourists in particular want these reforms because they come from countries where they can freely buy drinks at all times. The other industry that is supportive of our legislation is the music industry. That is obviously not something that the Liberal Party looked into. Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Ms S.M. McHALE : I quote from Paul Bodlovich of the West Australian Music Industry Association. Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call to order the member for South Perth for the first time. Ms S.M. McHALE : Paul Bodlovich said that a broader, more flexible range of licensing will encourage greater diversity of venues and provide increased employment opportunities. Finally, Kate Lamont, chair of Tourism WA, said that tourism is export dollars and all export industries are built on a strong, local industry. She went on to say that one of the reasons people visit Western Australia is its lifestyle. She made the further important comment that restaurants have a vested interest in serving meals so they will not want to not want to serve meals; they will want to make sure they continue to make the food the most attractive part of their business, but they also want the ability to serve drinks. Members opposite should follow the member for Kalgoorlie’s line. This is very important. I urge them to change their position and to support our legislation. Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call to order the member for South Perth for the second time.
The other industry that is supportive of our legislation is the music industry. That is obviously not something that the Liberal Party looked into. Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Ms S.M. McHALE : I quote from Paul Bodlovich of the West Australian Music Industry Association. Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call to order the member for South Perth for the first time. Ms S.M. McHALE : Paul Bodlovich said that a broader, more flexible range of licensing will encourage greater diversity of venues and provide increased employment opportunities. Finally, Kate Lamont, chair of Tourism WA, said that tourism is export dollars and all export industries are built on a strong, local industry. She went on to say that one of the reasons people visit Western Australia is its lifestyle. She made the further important comment that restaurants have a vested interest in serving meals so they will not want to not want to serve meals; they will want to make sure they continue to make the food the most attractive part of their business, but they also want the ability to serve drinks. Members opposite should follow the member for Kalgoorlie’s line. This is very important. I urge them to change their position and to support our legislation. Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call to order the member for South Perth for the second time.
Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Ms S.M. McHALE : I quote from Paul Bodlovich of the West Australian Music Industry Association. Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call to order the member for South Perth for the first time. Ms S.M. McHALE : Paul Bodlovich said that a broader, more flexible range of licensing will encourage greater diversity of venues and provide increased employment opportunities. Finally, Kate Lamont, chair of Tourism WA, said that tourism is export dollars and all export industries are built on a strong, local industry. She went on to say that one of the reasons people visit Western Australia is its lifestyle. She made the further important comment that restaurants have a vested interest in serving meals so they will not want to not want to serve meals; they will want to make sure they continue to make the food the most attractive part of their business, but they also want the ability to serve drinks. Members opposite should follow the member for Kalgoorlie’s line. This is very important. I urge them to change their position and to support our legislation. Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call to order the member for South Perth for the second time.
The SPEAKER : Order! Ms S.M. McHALE : I quote from Paul Bodlovich of the West Australian Music Industry Association. Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call to order the member for South Perth for the first time. Ms S.M. McHALE : Paul Bodlovich said that a broader, more flexible range of licensing will encourage greater diversity of venues and provide increased employment opportunities. Finally, Kate Lamont, chair of Tourism WA, said that tourism is export dollars and all export industries are built on a strong, local industry. She went on to say that one of the reasons people visit Western Australia is its lifestyle. She made the further important comment that restaurants have a vested interest in serving meals so they will not want to not want to serve meals; they will want to make sure they continue to make the food the most attractive part of their business, but they also want the ability to serve drinks. Members opposite should follow the member for Kalgoorlie’s line. This is very important. I urge them to change their position and to support our legislation. Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call to order the member for South Perth for the second time.
Ms S.M. McHALE : I quote from Paul Bodlovich of the West Australian Music Industry Association. Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call to order the member for South Perth for the first time. Ms S.M. McHALE : Paul Bodlovich said that a broader, more flexible range of licensing will encourage greater diversity of venues and provide increased employment opportunities. Finally, Kate Lamont, chair of Tourism WA, said that tourism is export dollars and all export industries are built on a strong, local industry. She went on to say that one of the reasons people visit Western Australia is its lifestyle. She made the further important comment that restaurants have a vested interest in serving meals so they will not want to not want to serve meals; they will want to make sure they continue to make the food the most attractive part of their business, but they also want the ability to serve drinks. Members opposite should follow the member for Kalgoorlie’s line. This is very important. I urge them to change their position and to support our legislation. Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call to order the member for South Perth for the second time.
Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call to order the member for South Perth for the first time. Ms S.M. McHALE : Paul Bodlovich said that a broader, more flexible range of licensing will encourage greater diversity of venues and provide increased employment opportunities. Finally, Kate Lamont, chair of Tourism WA, said that tourism is export dollars and all export industries are built on a strong, local industry. She went on to say that one of the reasons people visit Western Australia is its lifestyle. She made the further important comment that restaurants have a vested interest in serving meals so they will not want to not want to serve meals; they will want to make sure they continue to make the food the most attractive part of their business, but they also want the ability to serve drinks. Members opposite should follow the member for Kalgoorlie’s line. This is very important. I urge them to change their position and to support our legislation. Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call to order the member for South Perth for the second time.
The SPEAKER : Order! I call to order the member for South Perth for the first time. Ms S.M. McHALE : Paul Bodlovich said that a broader, more flexible range of licensing will encourage greater diversity of venues and provide increased employment opportunities. Finally, Kate Lamont, chair of Tourism WA, said that tourism is export dollars and all export industries are built on a strong, local industry. She went on to say that one of the reasons people visit Western Australia is its lifestyle. She made the further important comment that restaurants have a vested interest in serving meals so they will not want to not want to serve meals; they will want to make sure they continue to make the food the most attractive part of their business, but they also want the ability to serve drinks. Members opposite should follow the member for Kalgoorlie’s line. This is very important. I urge them to change their position and to support our legislation. Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call to order the member for South Perth for the second time.
Ms S.M. McHALE : Paul Bodlovich said that a broader, more flexible range of licensing will encourage greater diversity of venues and provide increased employment opportunities. Finally, Kate Lamont, chair of Tourism WA, said that tourism is export dollars and all export industries are built on a strong, local industry. She went on to say that one of the reasons people visit Western Australia is its lifestyle. She made the further important comment that restaurants have a vested interest in serving meals so they will not want to not want to serve meals; they will want to make sure they continue to make the food the most attractive part of their business, but they also want the ability to serve drinks. Members opposite should follow the member for Kalgoorlie’s line. This is very important. I urge them to change their position and to support our legislation. Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call to order the member for South Perth for the second time.
Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call to order the member for South Perth for the second time.
The SPEAKER : Order! I call to order the member for South Perth for the second time.
(2) Is the minister aware of any other views on this issue? Ms S.M. McHALE replied: I thank the member for his question. (1)-(2) I cannot stress enough to this house how important this legislation and reform on liquor licensing is. Mr T. Buswell interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call to order the Deputy Leader of the Opposition for the third time. Ms S.M. McHALE : This legislation is very important to a number of elements in the tourism industry. It is absolutely critical to removing the title Perth wears of not being a modern and energetic destination. We must pass this legislation. It is extraordinary that the opposition is intent on obstructing it. It is even more extraordinary that the member for Carine obviously got rolled in her party room. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas : Do not mislead the house. Ms S.M. McHALE : Was she not rolled? Did she not support the legislation? She was either rolled or she did not support it. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Ms S.M. McHALE : The member for Carine obviously got rolled in the party room. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas : I wonder how many times you get rolled. Several members interjected. Ms S.M. McHALE : I will share some of the comments being made by people who traditionally support the opposition. Obviously, the member for Carine was rolled by the protectionists. Ron Buckey, the chief executive officer of the Tourism Council, said that the Liberal Party is heading down the path of a piecemeal arrangement. He said he thinks it is giving the wrong impression of our state to visitors from overseas. Camille Bradsmith from the Events Industry Association said that she is supportive of the liquor reforms because the current archaic laws impede the experience that event visitors receive post an event when seeking to buy a drink in a restaurant establishment. She said that our international tourists in particular want these reforms because they come from countries where they can freely buy drinks at all times. The other industry that is supportive of our legislation is the music industry. That is obviously not something that the Liberal Party looked into. Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Ms S.M. McHALE : I quote from Paul Bodlovich of the West Australian Music Industry Association. Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call to order the member for South Perth for the first time. Ms S.M. McHALE : Paul Bodlovich said that a broader, more flexible range of licensing will encourage greater diversity of venues and provide increased employment opportunities. Finally, Kate Lamont, chair of Tourism WA, said that tourism is export dollars and all export industries are built on a strong, local industry. She went on to say that one of the reasons people visit Western Australia is its lifestyle. She made the further important comment that restaurants have a vested interest in serving meals so they will not want to not want to serve meals; they will want to make sure they continue to make the food the most attractive part of their business, but they also want the ability to serve drinks. Members opposite should follow the member for Kalgoorlie’s line. This is very important. I urge them to change their position and to support our legislation. Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call to order the member for South Perth for the second time.
Ms S.M. McHALE replied: I thank the member for his question. (1)-(2) I cannot stress enough to this house how important this legislation and reform on liquor licensing is. Mr T. Buswell interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call to order the Deputy Leader of the Opposition for the third time. Ms S.M. McHALE : This legislation is very important to a number of elements in the tourism industry. It is absolutely critical to removing the title Perth wears of not being a modern and energetic destination. We must pass this legislation. It is extraordinary that the opposition is intent on obstructing it. It is even more extraordinary that the member for Carine obviously got rolled in her party room. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas : Do not mislead the house. Ms S.M. McHALE : Was she not rolled? Did she not support the legislation? She was either rolled or she did not support it. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Ms S.M. McHALE : The member for Carine obviously got rolled in the party room. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas : I wonder how many times you get rolled. Several members interjected. Ms S.M. McHALE : I will share some of the comments being made by people who traditionally support the opposition. Obviously, the member for Carine was rolled by the protectionists. Ron Buckey, the chief executive officer of the Tourism Council, said that the Liberal Party is heading down the path of a piecemeal arrangement. He said he thinks it is giving the wrong impression of our state to visitors from overseas. Camille Bradsmith from the Events Industry Association said that she is supportive of the liquor reforms because the current archaic laws impede the experience that event visitors receive post an event when seeking to buy a drink in a restaurant establishment. She said that our international tourists in particular want these reforms because they come from countries where they can freely buy drinks at all times. The other industry that is supportive of our legislation is the music industry. That is obviously not something that the Liberal Party looked into. Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Ms S.M. McHALE : I quote from Paul Bodlovich of the West Australian Music Industry Association. Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call to order the member for South Perth for the first time. Ms S.M. McHALE : Paul Bodlovich said that a broader, more flexible range of licensing will encourage greater diversity of venues and provide increased employment opportunities. Finally, Kate Lamont, chair of Tourism WA, said that tourism is export dollars and all export industries are built on a strong, local industry. She went on to say that one of the reasons people visit Western Australia is its lifestyle. She made the further important comment that restaurants have a vested interest in serving meals so they will not want to not want to serve meals; they will want to make sure they continue to make the food the most attractive part of their business, but they also want the ability to serve drinks. Members opposite should follow the member for Kalgoorlie’s line. This is very important. I urge them to change their position and to support our legislation. Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call to order the member for South Perth for the second time.
I thank the member for his question. (1)-(2) I cannot stress enough to this house how important this legislation and reform on liquor licensing is. Mr T. Buswell interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call to order the Deputy Leader of the Opposition for the third time. Ms S.M. McHALE : This legislation is very important to a number of elements in the tourism industry. It is absolutely critical to removing the title Perth wears of not being a modern and energetic destination. We must pass this legislation. It is extraordinary that the opposition is intent on obstructing it. It is even more extraordinary that the member for Carine obviously got rolled in her party room. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas : Do not mislead the house. Ms S.M. McHALE : Was she not rolled? Did she not support the legislation? She was either rolled or she did not support it. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Ms S.M. McHALE : The member for Carine obviously got rolled in the party room. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas : I wonder how many times you get rolled. Several members interjected. Ms S.M. McHALE : I will share some of the comments being made by people who traditionally support the opposition. Obviously, the member for Carine was rolled by the protectionists. Ron Buckey, the chief executive officer of the Tourism Council, said that the Liberal Party is heading down the path of a piecemeal arrangement. He said he thinks it is giving the wrong impression of our state to visitors from overseas. Camille Bradsmith from the Events Industry Association said that she is supportive of the liquor reforms because the current archaic laws impede the experience that event visitors receive post an event when seeking to buy a drink in a restaurant establishment. She said that our international tourists in particular want these reforms because they come from countries where they can freely buy drinks at all times. The other industry that is supportive of our legislation is the music industry. That is obviously not something that the Liberal Party looked into. Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Ms S.M. McHALE : I quote from Paul Bodlovich of the West Australian Music Industry Association. Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call to order the member for South Perth for the first time. Ms S.M. McHALE : Paul Bodlovich said that a broader, more flexible range of licensing will encourage greater diversity of venues and provide increased employment opportunities. Finally, Kate Lamont, chair of Tourism WA, said that tourism is export dollars and all export industries are built on a strong, local industry. She went on to say that one of the reasons people visit Western Australia is its lifestyle. She made the further important comment that restaurants have a vested interest in serving meals so they will not want to not want to serve meals; they will want to make sure they continue to make the food the most attractive part of their business, but they also want the ability to serve drinks. Members opposite should follow the member for Kalgoorlie’s line. This is very important. I urge them to change their position and to support our legislation. Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call to order the member for South Perth for the second time.
(1)-(2) I cannot stress enough to this house how important this legislation and reform on liquor licensing is. Mr T. Buswell interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call to order the Deputy Leader of the Opposition for the third time. Ms S.M. McHALE : This legislation is very important to a number of elements in the tourism industry. It is absolutely critical to removing the title Perth wears of not being a modern and energetic destination. We must pass this legislation. It is extraordinary that the opposition is intent on obstructing it. It is even more extraordinary that the member for Carine obviously got rolled in her party room. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas : Do not mislead the house. Ms S.M. McHALE : Was she not rolled? Did she not support the legislation? She was either rolled or she did not support it. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Ms S.M. McHALE : The member for Carine obviously got rolled in the party room. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas : I wonder how many times you get rolled. Several members interjected. Ms S.M. McHALE : I will share some of the comments being made by people who traditionally support the opposition. Obviously, the member for Carine was rolled by the protectionists. Ron Buckey, the chief executive officer of the Tourism Council, said that the Liberal Party is heading down the path of a piecemeal arrangement. He said he thinks it is giving the wrong impression of our state to visitors from overseas. Camille Bradsmith from the Events Industry Association said that she is supportive of the liquor reforms because the current archaic laws impede the experience that event visitors receive post an event when seeking to buy a drink in a restaurant establishment. She said that our international tourists in particular want these reforms because they come from countries where they can freely buy drinks at all times. The other industry that is supportive of our legislation is the music industry. That is obviously not something that the Liberal Party looked into. Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Ms S.M. McHALE : I quote from Paul Bodlovich of the West Australian Music Industry Association. Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call to order the member for South Perth for the first time. Ms S.M. McHALE : Paul Bodlovich said that a broader, more flexible range of licensing will encourage greater diversity of venues and provide increased employment opportunities. Finally, Kate Lamont, chair of Tourism WA, said that tourism is export dollars and all export industries are built on a strong, local industry. She went on to say that one of the reasons people visit Western Australia is its lifestyle. She made the further important comment that restaurants have a vested interest in serving meals so they will not want to not want to serve meals; they will want to make sure they continue to make the food the most attractive part of their business, but they also want the ability to serve drinks. Members opposite should follow the member for Kalgoorlie’s line. This is very important. I urge them to change their position and to support our legislation. Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call to order the member for South Perth for the second time.
Mr T. Buswell interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call to order the Deputy Leader of the Opposition for the third time. Ms S.M. McHALE : This legislation is very important to a number of elements in the tourism industry. It is absolutely critical to removing the title Perth wears of not being a modern and energetic destination. We must pass this legislation. It is extraordinary that the opposition is intent on obstructing it. It is even more extraordinary that the member for Carine obviously got rolled in her party room. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas : Do not mislead the house. Ms S.M. McHALE : Was she not rolled? Did she not support the legislation? She was either rolled or she did not support it. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Ms S.M. McHALE : The member for Carine obviously got rolled in the party room. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas : I wonder how many times you get rolled. Several members interjected. Ms S.M. McHALE : I will share some of the comments being made by people who traditionally support the opposition. Obviously, the member for Carine was rolled by the protectionists. Ron Buckey, the chief executive officer of the Tourism Council, said that the Liberal Party is heading down the path of a piecemeal arrangement. He said he thinks it is giving the wrong impression of our state to visitors from overseas. Camille Bradsmith from the Events Industry Association said that she is supportive of the liquor reforms because the current archaic laws impede the experience that event visitors receive post an event when seeking to buy a drink in a restaurant establishment. She said that our international tourists in particular want these reforms because they come from countries where they can freely buy drinks at all times. The other industry that is supportive of our legislation is the music industry. That is obviously not something that the Liberal Party looked into. Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Ms S.M. McHALE : I quote from Paul Bodlovich of the West Australian Music Industry Association. Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call to order the member for South Perth for the first time. Ms S.M. McHALE : Paul Bodlovich said that a broader, more flexible range of licensing will encourage greater diversity of venues and provide increased employment opportunities. Finally, Kate Lamont, chair of Tourism WA, said that tourism is export dollars and all export industries are built on a strong, local industry. She went on to say that one of the reasons people visit Western Australia is its lifestyle. She made the further important comment that restaurants have a vested interest in serving meals so they will not want to not want to serve meals; they will want to make sure they continue to make the food the most attractive part of their business, but they also want the ability to serve drinks. Members opposite should follow the member for Kalgoorlie’s line. This is very important. I urge them to change their position and to support our legislation. Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call to order the member for South Perth for the second time.
The SPEAKER : Order! I call to order the Deputy Leader of the Opposition for the third time. Ms S.M. McHALE : This legislation is very important to a number of elements in the tourism industry. It is absolutely critical to removing the title Perth wears of not being a modern and energetic destination. We must pass this legislation. It is extraordinary that the opposition is intent on obstructing it. It is even more extraordinary that the member for Carine obviously got rolled in her party room. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas : Do not mislead the house. Ms S.M. McHALE : Was she not rolled? Did she not support the legislation? She was either rolled or she did not support it. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Ms S.M. McHALE : The member for Carine obviously got rolled in the party room. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas : I wonder how many times you get rolled. Several members interjected. Ms S.M. McHALE : I will share some of the comments being made by people who traditionally support the opposition. Obviously, the member for Carine was rolled by the protectionists. Ron Buckey, the chief executive officer of the Tourism Council, said that the Liberal Party is heading down the path of a piecemeal arrangement. He said he thinks it is giving the wrong impression of our state to visitors from overseas. Camille Bradsmith from the Events Industry Association said that she is supportive of the liquor reforms because the current archaic laws impede the experience that event visitors receive post an event when seeking to buy a drink in a restaurant establishment. She said that our international tourists in particular want these reforms because they come from countries where they can freely buy drinks at all times. The other industry that is supportive of our legislation is the music industry. That is obviously not something that the Liberal Party looked into. Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Ms S.M. McHALE : I quote from Paul Bodlovich of the West Australian Music Industry Association. Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call to order the member for South Perth for the first time. Ms S.M. McHALE : Paul Bodlovich said that a broader, more flexible range of licensing will encourage greater diversity of venues and provide increased employment opportunities. Finally, Kate Lamont, chair of Tourism WA, said that tourism is export dollars and all export industries are built on a strong, local industry. She went on to say that one of the reasons people visit Western Australia is its lifestyle. She made the further important comment that restaurants have a vested interest in serving meals so they will not want to not want to serve meals; they will want to make sure they continue to make the food the most attractive part of their business, but they also want the ability to serve drinks. Members opposite should follow the member for Kalgoorlie’s line. This is very important. I urge them to change their position and to support our legislation. Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call to order the member for South Perth for the second time.
Ms S.M. McHALE : This legislation is very important to a number of elements in the tourism industry. It is absolutely critical to removing the title Perth wears of not being a modern and energetic destination. We must pass this legislation. It is extraordinary that the opposition is intent on obstructing it. It is even more extraordinary that the member for Carine obviously got rolled in her party room. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas : Do not mislead the house. Ms S.M. McHALE : Was she not rolled? Did she not support the legislation? She was either rolled or she did not support it. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Ms S.M. McHALE : The member for Carine obviously got rolled in the party room. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas : I wonder how many times you get rolled. Several members interjected. Ms S.M. McHALE : I will share some of the comments being made by people who traditionally support the opposition. Obviously, the member for Carine was rolled by the protectionists. Ron Buckey, the chief executive officer of the Tourism Council, said that the Liberal Party is heading down the path of a piecemeal arrangement. He said he thinks it is giving the wrong impression of our state to visitors from overseas. Camille Bradsmith from the Events Industry Association said that she is supportive of the liquor reforms because the current archaic laws impede the experience that event visitors receive post an event when seeking to buy a drink in a restaurant establishment. She said that our international tourists in particular want these reforms because they come from countries where they can freely buy drinks at all times. The other industry that is supportive of our legislation is the music industry. That is obviously not something that the Liberal Party looked into. Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Ms S.M. McHALE : I quote from Paul Bodlovich of the West Australian Music Industry Association. Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call to order the member for South Perth for the first time. Ms S.M. McHALE : Paul Bodlovich said that a broader, more flexible range of licensing will encourage greater diversity of venues and provide increased employment opportunities. Finally, Kate Lamont, chair of Tourism WA, said that tourism is export dollars and all export industries are built on a strong, local industry. She went on to say that one of the reasons people visit Western Australia is its lifestyle. She made the further important comment that restaurants have a vested interest in serving meals so they will not want to not want to serve meals; they will want to make sure they continue to make the food the most attractive part of their business, but they also want the ability to serve drinks. Members opposite should follow the member for Kalgoorlie’s line. This is very important. I urge them to change their position and to support our legislation. Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call to order the member for South Perth for the second time.
Ms K. Hodson-Thomas : Do not mislead the house. Ms S.M. McHALE : Was she not rolled? Did she not support the legislation? She was either rolled or she did not support it. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Ms S.M. McHALE : The member for Carine obviously got rolled in the party room. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas : I wonder how many times you get rolled. Several members interjected. Ms S.M. McHALE : I will share some of the comments being made by people who traditionally support the opposition. Obviously, the member for Carine was rolled by the protectionists. Ron Buckey, the chief executive officer of the Tourism Council, said that the Liberal Party is heading down the path of a piecemeal arrangement. He said he thinks it is giving the wrong impression of our state to visitors from overseas. Camille Bradsmith from the Events Industry Association said that she is supportive of the liquor reforms because the current archaic laws impede the experience that event visitors receive post an event when seeking to buy a drink in a restaurant establishment. She said that our international tourists in particular want these reforms because they come from countries where they can freely buy drinks at all times. The other industry that is supportive of our legislation is the music industry. That is obviously not something that the Liberal Party looked into. Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Ms S.M. McHALE : I quote from Paul Bodlovich of the West Australian Music Industry Association. Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call to order the member for South Perth for the first time. Ms S.M. McHALE : Paul Bodlovich said that a broader, more flexible range of licensing will encourage greater diversity of venues and provide increased employment opportunities. Finally, Kate Lamont, chair of Tourism WA, said that tourism is export dollars and all export industries are built on a strong, local industry. She went on to say that one of the reasons people visit Western Australia is its lifestyle. She made the further important comment that restaurants have a vested interest in serving meals so they will not want to not want to serve meals; they will want to make sure they continue to make the food the most attractive part of their business, but they also want the ability to serve drinks. Members opposite should follow the member for Kalgoorlie’s line. This is very important. I urge them to change their position and to support our legislation. Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call to order the member for South Perth for the second time.
Ms S.M. McHALE : Was she not rolled? Did she not support the legislation? She was either rolled or she did not support it. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Ms S.M. McHALE : The member for Carine obviously got rolled in the party room. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas : I wonder how many times you get rolled. Several members interjected. Ms S.M. McHALE : I will share some of the comments being made by people who traditionally support the opposition. Obviously, the member for Carine was rolled by the protectionists. Ron Buckey, the chief executive officer of the Tourism Council, said that the Liberal Party is heading down the path of a piecemeal arrangement. He said he thinks it is giving the wrong impression of our state to visitors from overseas. Camille Bradsmith from the Events Industry Association said that she is supportive of the liquor reforms because the current archaic laws impede the experience that event visitors receive post an event when seeking to buy a drink in a restaurant establishment. She said that our international tourists in particular want these reforms because they come from countries where they can freely buy drinks at all times. The other industry that is supportive of our legislation is the music industry. That is obviously not something that the Liberal Party looked into. Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Ms S.M. McHALE : I quote from Paul Bodlovich of the West Australian Music Industry Association. Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call to order the member for South Perth for the first time. Ms S.M. McHALE : Paul Bodlovich said that a broader, more flexible range of licensing will encourage greater diversity of venues and provide increased employment opportunities. Finally, Kate Lamont, chair of Tourism WA, said that tourism is export dollars and all export industries are built on a strong, local industry. She went on to say that one of the reasons people visit Western Australia is its lifestyle. She made the further important comment that restaurants have a vested interest in serving meals so they will not want to not want to serve meals; they will want to make sure they continue to make the food the most attractive part of their business, but they also want the ability to serve drinks. Members opposite should follow the member for Kalgoorlie’s line. This is very important. I urge them to change their position and to support our legislation. Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call to order the member for South Perth for the second time.
Ms K. Hodson-Thomas interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Ms S.M. McHALE : The member for Carine obviously got rolled in the party room. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas : I wonder how many times you get rolled. Several members interjected. Ms S.M. McHALE : I will share some of the comments being made by people who traditionally support the opposition. Obviously, the member for Carine was rolled by the protectionists. Ron Buckey, the chief executive officer of the Tourism Council, said that the Liberal Party is heading down the path of a piecemeal arrangement. He said he thinks it is giving the wrong impression of our state to visitors from overseas. Camille Bradsmith from the Events Industry Association said that she is supportive of the liquor reforms because the current archaic laws impede the experience that event visitors receive post an event when seeking to buy a drink in a restaurant establishment. She said that our international tourists in particular want these reforms because they come from countries where they can freely buy drinks at all times. The other industry that is supportive of our legislation is the music industry. That is obviously not something that the Liberal Party looked into. Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Ms S.M. McHALE : I quote from Paul Bodlovich of the West Australian Music Industry Association. Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call to order the member for South Perth for the first time. Ms S.M. McHALE : Paul Bodlovich said that a broader, more flexible range of licensing will encourage greater diversity of venues and provide increased employment opportunities. Finally, Kate Lamont, chair of Tourism WA, said that tourism is export dollars and all export industries are built on a strong, local industry. She went on to say that one of the reasons people visit Western Australia is its lifestyle. She made the further important comment that restaurants have a vested interest in serving meals so they will not want to not want to serve meals; they will want to make sure they continue to make the food the most attractive part of their business, but they also want the ability to serve drinks. Members opposite should follow the member for Kalgoorlie’s line. This is very important. I urge them to change their position and to support our legislation. Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call to order the member for South Perth for the second time.
The SPEAKER : Order! Ms S.M. McHALE : The member for Carine obviously got rolled in the party room. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas : I wonder how many times you get rolled. Several members interjected. Ms S.M. McHALE : I will share some of the comments being made by people who traditionally support the opposition. Obviously, the member for Carine was rolled by the protectionists. Ron Buckey, the chief executive officer of the Tourism Council, said that the Liberal Party is heading down the path of a piecemeal arrangement. He said he thinks it is giving the wrong impression of our state to visitors from overseas. Camille Bradsmith from the Events Industry Association said that she is supportive of the liquor reforms because the current archaic laws impede the experience that event visitors receive post an event when seeking to buy a drink in a restaurant establishment. She said that our international tourists in particular want these reforms because they come from countries where they can freely buy drinks at all times. The other industry that is supportive of our legislation is the music industry. That is obviously not something that the Liberal Party looked into. Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Ms S.M. McHALE : I quote from Paul Bodlovich of the West Australian Music Industry Association. Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call to order the member for South Perth for the first time. Ms S.M. McHALE : Paul Bodlovich said that a broader, more flexible range of licensing will encourage greater diversity of venues and provide increased employment opportunities. Finally, Kate Lamont, chair of Tourism WA, said that tourism is export dollars and all export industries are built on a strong, local industry. She went on to say that one of the reasons people visit Western Australia is its lifestyle. She made the further important comment that restaurants have a vested interest in serving meals so they will not want to not want to serve meals; they will want to make sure they continue to make the food the most attractive part of their business, but they also want the ability to serve drinks. Members opposite should follow the member for Kalgoorlie’s line. This is very important. I urge them to change their position and to support our legislation. Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call to order the member for South Perth for the second time.
Ms S.M. McHALE : The member for Carine obviously got rolled in the party room. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas : I wonder how many times you get rolled. Several members interjected. Ms S.M. McHALE : I will share some of the comments being made by people who traditionally support the opposition. Obviously, the member for Carine was rolled by the protectionists. Ron Buckey, the chief executive officer of the Tourism Council, said that the Liberal Party is heading down the path of a piecemeal arrangement. He said he thinks it is giving the wrong impression of our state to visitors from overseas. Camille Bradsmith from the Events Industry Association said that she is supportive of the liquor reforms because the current archaic laws impede the experience that event visitors receive post an event when seeking to buy a drink in a restaurant establishment. She said that our international tourists in particular want these reforms because they come from countries where they can freely buy drinks at all times. The other industry that is supportive of our legislation is the music industry. That is obviously not something that the Liberal Party looked into. Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Ms S.M. McHALE : I quote from Paul Bodlovich of the West Australian Music Industry Association. Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call to order the member for South Perth for the first time. Ms S.M. McHALE : Paul Bodlovich said that a broader, more flexible range of licensing will encourage greater diversity of venues and provide increased employment opportunities. Finally, Kate Lamont, chair of Tourism WA, said that tourism is export dollars and all export industries are built on a strong, local industry. She went on to say that one of the reasons people visit Western Australia is its lifestyle. She made the further important comment that restaurants have a vested interest in serving meals so they will not want to not want to serve meals; they will want to make sure they continue to make the food the most attractive part of their business, but they also want the ability to serve drinks. Members opposite should follow the member for Kalgoorlie’s line. This is very important. I urge them to change their position and to support our legislation. Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call to order the member for South Perth for the second time.
Ms K. Hodson-Thomas : I wonder how many times you get rolled. Several members interjected. Ms S.M. McHALE : I will share some of the comments being made by people who traditionally support the opposition. Obviously, the member for Carine was rolled by the protectionists. Ron Buckey, the chief executive officer of the Tourism Council, said that the Liberal Party is heading down the path of a piecemeal arrangement. He said he thinks it is giving the wrong impression of our state to visitors from overseas. Camille Bradsmith from the Events Industry Association said that she is supportive of the liquor reforms because the current archaic laws impede the experience that event visitors receive post an event when seeking to buy a drink in a restaurant establishment. She said that our international tourists in particular want these reforms because they come from countries where they can freely buy drinks at all times. The other industry that is supportive of our legislation is the music industry. That is obviously not something that the Liberal Party looked into. Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Ms S.M. McHALE : I quote from Paul Bodlovich of the West Australian Music Industry Association. Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call to order the member for South Perth for the first time. Ms S.M. McHALE : Paul Bodlovich said that a broader, more flexible range of licensing will encourage greater diversity of venues and provide increased employment opportunities. Finally, Kate Lamont, chair of Tourism WA, said that tourism is export dollars and all export industries are built on a strong, local industry. She went on to say that one of the reasons people visit Western Australia is its lifestyle. She made the further important comment that restaurants have a vested interest in serving meals so they will not want to not want to serve meals; they will want to make sure they continue to make the food the most attractive part of their business, but they also want the ability to serve drinks. Members opposite should follow the member for Kalgoorlie’s line. This is very important. I urge them to change their position and to support our legislation. Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call to order the member for South Perth for the second time.
Several members interjected. Ms S.M. McHALE : I will share some of the comments being made by people who traditionally support the opposition. Obviously, the member for Carine was rolled by the protectionists. Ron Buckey, the chief executive officer of the Tourism Council, said that the Liberal Party is heading down the path of a piecemeal arrangement. He said he thinks it is giving the wrong impression of our state to visitors from overseas. Camille Bradsmith from the Events Industry Association said that she is supportive of the liquor reforms because the current archaic laws impede the experience that event visitors receive post an event when seeking to buy a drink in a restaurant establishment. She said that our international tourists in particular want these reforms because they come from countries where they can freely buy drinks at all times. The other industry that is supportive of our legislation is the music industry. That is obviously not something that the Liberal Party looked into. Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Ms S.M. McHALE : I quote from Paul Bodlovich of the West Australian Music Industry Association. Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call to order the member for South Perth for the first time. Ms S.M. McHALE : Paul Bodlovich said that a broader, more flexible range of licensing will encourage greater diversity of venues and provide increased employment opportunities. Finally, Kate Lamont, chair of Tourism WA, said that tourism is export dollars and all export industries are built on a strong, local industry. She went on to say that one of the reasons people visit Western Australia is its lifestyle. She made the further important comment that restaurants have a vested interest in serving meals so they will not want to not want to serve meals; they will want to make sure they continue to make the food the most attractive part of their business, but they also want the ability to serve drinks. Members opposite should follow the member for Kalgoorlie’s line. This is very important. I urge them to change their position and to support our legislation. Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call to order the member for South Perth for the second time.
Ms S.M. McHALE : I will share some of the comments being made by people who traditionally support the opposition. Obviously, the member for Carine was rolled by the protectionists. Ron Buckey, the chief executive officer of the Tourism Council, said that the Liberal Party is heading down the path of a piecemeal arrangement. He said he thinks it is giving the wrong impression of our state to visitors from overseas. Camille Bradsmith from the Events Industry Association said that she is supportive of the liquor reforms because the current archaic laws impede the experience that event visitors receive post an event when seeking to buy a drink in a restaurant establishment. She said that our international tourists in particular want these reforms because they come from countries where they can freely buy drinks at all times. The other industry that is supportive of our legislation is the music industry. That is obviously not something that the Liberal Party looked into. Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Ms S.M. McHALE : I quote from Paul Bodlovich of the West Australian Music Industry Association. Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call to order the member for South Perth for the first time. Ms S.M. McHALE : Paul Bodlovich said that a broader, more flexible range of licensing will encourage greater diversity of venues and provide increased employment opportunities. Finally, Kate Lamont, chair of Tourism WA, said that tourism is export dollars and all export industries are built on a strong, local industry. She went on to say that one of the reasons people visit Western Australia is its lifestyle. She made the further important comment that restaurants have a vested interest in serving meals so they will not want to not want to serve meals; they will want to make sure they continue to make the food the most attractive part of their business, but they also want the ability to serve drinks. Members opposite should follow the member for Kalgoorlie’s line. This is very important. I urge them to change their position and to support our legislation. Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call to order the member for South Perth for the second time.
The other industry that is supportive of our legislation is the music industry. That is obviously not something that the Liberal Party looked into. Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Ms S.M. McHALE : I quote from Paul Bodlovich of the West Australian Music Industry Association. Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call to order the member for South Perth for the first time. Ms S.M. McHALE : Paul Bodlovich said that a broader, more flexible range of licensing will encourage greater diversity of venues and provide increased employment opportunities. Finally, Kate Lamont, chair of Tourism WA, said that tourism is export dollars and all export industries are built on a strong, local industry. She went on to say that one of the reasons people visit Western Australia is its lifestyle. She made the further important comment that restaurants have a vested interest in serving meals so they will not want to not want to serve meals; they will want to make sure they continue to make the food the most attractive part of their business, but they also want the ability to serve drinks. Members opposite should follow the member for Kalgoorlie’s line. This is very important. I urge them to change their position and to support our legislation. Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call to order the member for South Perth for the second time.
Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Ms S.M. McHALE : I quote from Paul Bodlovich of the West Australian Music Industry Association. Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call to order the member for South Perth for the first time. Ms S.M. McHALE : Paul Bodlovich said that a broader, more flexible range of licensing will encourage greater diversity of venues and provide increased employment opportunities. Finally, Kate Lamont, chair of Tourism WA, said that tourism is export dollars and all export industries are built on a strong, local industry. She went on to say that one of the reasons people visit Western Australia is its lifestyle. She made the further important comment that restaurants have a vested interest in serving meals so they will not want to not want to serve meals; they will want to make sure they continue to make the food the most attractive part of their business, but they also want the ability to serve drinks. Members opposite should follow the member for Kalgoorlie’s line. This is very important. I urge them to change their position and to support our legislation. Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call to order the member for South Perth for the second time.
The SPEAKER : Order! Ms S.M. McHALE : I quote from Paul Bodlovich of the West Australian Music Industry Association. Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call to order the member for South Perth for the first time. Ms S.M. McHALE : Paul Bodlovich said that a broader, more flexible range of licensing will encourage greater diversity of venues and provide increased employment opportunities. Finally, Kate Lamont, chair of Tourism WA, said that tourism is export dollars and all export industries are built on a strong, local industry. She went on to say that one of the reasons people visit Western Australia is its lifestyle. She made the further important comment that restaurants have a vested interest in serving meals so they will not want to not want to serve meals; they will want to make sure they continue to make the food the most attractive part of their business, but they also want the ability to serve drinks. Members opposite should follow the member for Kalgoorlie’s line. This is very important. I urge them to change their position and to support our legislation. Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call to order the member for South Perth for the second time.
Ms S.M. McHALE : I quote from Paul Bodlovich of the West Australian Music Industry Association. Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call to order the member for South Perth for the first time. Ms S.M. McHALE : Paul Bodlovich said that a broader, more flexible range of licensing will encourage greater diversity of venues and provide increased employment opportunities. Finally, Kate Lamont, chair of Tourism WA, said that tourism is export dollars and all export industries are built on a strong, local industry. She went on to say that one of the reasons people visit Western Australia is its lifestyle. She made the further important comment that restaurants have a vested interest in serving meals so they will not want to not want to serve meals; they will want to make sure they continue to make the food the most attractive part of their business, but they also want the ability to serve drinks. Members opposite should follow the member for Kalgoorlie’s line. This is very important. I urge them to change their position and to support our legislation. Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call to order the member for South Perth for the second time.
Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call to order the member for South Perth for the first time. Ms S.M. McHALE : Paul Bodlovich said that a broader, more flexible range of licensing will encourage greater diversity of venues and provide increased employment opportunities. Finally, Kate Lamont, chair of Tourism WA, said that tourism is export dollars and all export industries are built on a strong, local industry. She went on to say that one of the reasons people visit Western Australia is its lifestyle. She made the further important comment that restaurants have a vested interest in serving meals so they will not want to not want to serve meals; they will want to make sure they continue to make the food the most attractive part of their business, but they also want the ability to serve drinks. Members opposite should follow the member for Kalgoorlie’s line. This is very important. I urge them to change their position and to support our legislation. Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call to order the member for South Perth for the second time.
The SPEAKER : Order! I call to order the member for South Perth for the first time. Ms S.M. McHALE : Paul Bodlovich said that a broader, more flexible range of licensing will encourage greater diversity of venues and provide increased employment opportunities. Finally, Kate Lamont, chair of Tourism WA, said that tourism is export dollars and all export industries are built on a strong, local industry. She went on to say that one of the reasons people visit Western Australia is its lifestyle. She made the further important comment that restaurants have a vested interest in serving meals so they will not want to not want to serve meals; they will want to make sure they continue to make the food the most attractive part of their business, but they also want the ability to serve drinks. Members opposite should follow the member for Kalgoorlie’s line. This is very important. I urge them to change their position and to support our legislation. Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call to order the member for South Perth for the second time.
Ms S.M. McHALE : Paul Bodlovich said that a broader, more flexible range of licensing will encourage greater diversity of venues and provide increased employment opportunities. Finally, Kate Lamont, chair of Tourism WA, said that tourism is export dollars and all export industries are built on a strong, local industry. She went on to say that one of the reasons people visit Western Australia is its lifestyle. She made the further important comment that restaurants have a vested interest in serving meals so they will not want to not want to serve meals; they will want to make sure they continue to make the food the most attractive part of their business, but they also want the ability to serve drinks. Members opposite should follow the member for Kalgoorlie’s line. This is very important. I urge them to change their position and to support our legislation. Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call to order the member for South Perth for the second time.
Mr J.E. McGrath interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call to order the member for South Perth for the second time.
The SPEAKER : Order! I call to order the member for South Perth for the second time.
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