❓ Mr Murray questions the Minister for Racing and Gaming about increased red tape for small bar liquor licenses, despite the government's commitment to reducing it. Mr Waldron defends the licensing, explaining his initial concerns about the impact on country hotels and his subsequent change of opinion.
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LIQUOR LICENSING — SMALL BAR APPLICATIONS
I ask a supplementary question. How can the minister claim to be part of a government that is committed to reducing red tape when he has introduced laws that have created additional expense and impediments for these small business people? Mr T.K. WALDRON
I ask a supplementary question. How can the minister claim to be part of a government that is committed to reducing red tape when he has introduced laws that have created additional expense and impediments for these small business people? Mr T.K. WALDRON
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The director provided an exemption to encourage a new form of liquor licensing in the state—the small bar—which was the right thing to do at the time. Mr M. McGowan : No, you didn’t think so; you voted against it. Mr T.K. WALDRON : Let me answer. I thank the member for Rockingham for raising that. If members read the speech I made about this issue, my concern was the effect that it would have on country hotels. In my speech I said that despite my concern, I was happy to watch and see what happened; and if I was wrong about the effect on country hotels, I would support it. I was wrong about the effect on country hotels. It is that simple. Members can read Hansard . The requirements have not changed. They are in line with all liquor licensing requirements. It is an important requirement. Hold-ups usually happen for a good reason, which is fair enough.
Mr T.K. WALDRON replied: The director provided an exemption to encourage a new form of liquor licensing in the state—the small bar—which was the right thing to do at the time. Mr M. McGowan : No, you didn’t think so; you voted against it. Mr T.K. WALDRON : Let me answer. I thank the member for Rockingham for raising that. If members read the speech I made about this issue, my concern was the effect that it would have on country hotels. In my speech I said that despite my concern, I was happy to watch and see what happened; and if I was wrong about the effect on country hotels, I would support it. I was wrong about the effect on country hotels. It is that simple. Members can read Hansard . The requirements have not changed. They are in line with all liquor licensing requirements. It is an important requirement. Hold-ups usually happen for a good reason, which is fair enough.
The director provided an exemption to encourage a new form of liquor licensing in the state—the small bar—which was the right thing to do at the time. Mr M. McGowan : No, you didn’t think so; you voted against it. Mr T.K. WALDRON : Let me answer. I thank the member for Rockingham for raising that. If members read the speech I made about this issue, my concern was the effect that it would have on country hotels. In my speech I said that despite my concern, I was happy to watch and see what happened; and if I was wrong about the effect on country hotels, I would support it. I was wrong about the effect on country hotels. It is that simple. Members can read Hansard . The requirements have not changed. They are in line with all liquor licensing requirements. It is an important requirement. Hold-ups usually happen for a good reason, which is fair enough.
Mr M. McGowan : No, you didn’t think so; you voted against it. Mr T.K. WALDRON : Let me answer. I thank the member for Rockingham for raising that. If members read the speech I made about this issue, my concern was the effect that it would have on country hotels. In my speech I said that despite my concern, I was happy to watch and see what happened; and if I was wrong about the effect on country hotels, I would support it. I was wrong about the effect on country hotels. It is that simple. Members can read Hansard . The requirements have not changed. They are in line with all liquor licensing requirements. It is an important requirement. Hold-ups usually happen for a good reason, which is fair enough.
Mr T.K. WALDRON : Let me answer. I thank the member for Rockingham for raising that. If members read the speech I made about this issue, my concern was the effect that it would have on country hotels. In my speech I said that despite my concern, I was happy to watch and see what happened; and if I was wrong about the effect on country hotels, I would support it. I was wrong about the effect on country hotels. It is that simple. Members can read Hansard . The requirements have not changed. They are in line with all liquor licensing requirements. It is an important requirement. Hold-ups usually happen for a good reason, which is fair enough.
Mr T.K. WALDRON replied: The director provided an exemption to encourage a new form of liquor licensing in the state—the small bar—which was the right thing to do at the time. Mr M. McGowan : No, you didn’t think so; you voted against it. Mr T.K. WALDRON : Let me answer. I thank the member for Rockingham for raising that. If members read the speech I made about this issue, my concern was the effect that it would have on country hotels. In my speech I said that despite my concern, I was happy to watch and see what happened; and if I was wrong about the effect on country hotels, I would support it. I was wrong about the effect on country hotels. It is that simple. Members can read Hansard . The requirements have not changed. They are in line with all liquor licensing requirements. It is an important requirement. Hold-ups usually happen for a good reason, which is fair enough.
The director provided an exemption to encourage a new form of liquor licensing in the state—the small bar—which was the right thing to do at the time. Mr M. McGowan : No, you didn’t think so; you voted against it. Mr T.K. WALDRON : Let me answer. I thank the member for Rockingham for raising that. If members read the speech I made about this issue, my concern was the effect that it would have on country hotels. In my speech I said that despite my concern, I was happy to watch and see what happened; and if I was wrong about the effect on country hotels, I would support it. I was wrong about the effect on country hotels. It is that simple. Members can read Hansard . The requirements have not changed. They are in line with all liquor licensing requirements. It is an important requirement. Hold-ups usually happen for a good reason, which is fair enough.
Mr M. McGowan : No, you didn’t think so; you voted against it. Mr T.K. WALDRON : Let me answer. I thank the member for Rockingham for raising that. If members read the speech I made about this issue, my concern was the effect that it would have on country hotels. In my speech I said that despite my concern, I was happy to watch and see what happened; and if I was wrong about the effect on country hotels, I would support it. I was wrong about the effect on country hotels. It is that simple. Members can read Hansard . The requirements have not changed. They are in line with all liquor licensing requirements. It is an important requirement. Hold-ups usually happen for a good reason, which is fair enough.
Mr T.K. WALDRON : Let me answer. I thank the member for Rockingham for raising that. If members read the speech I made about this issue, my concern was the effect that it would have on country hotels. In my speech I said that despite my concern, I was happy to watch and see what happened; and if I was wrong about the effect on country hotels, I would support it. I was wrong about the effect on country hotels. It is that simple. Members can read Hansard . The requirements have not changed. They are in line with all liquor licensing requirements. It is an important requirement. Hold-ups usually happen for a good reason, which is fair enough.
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