House of Assembly: Thursday, July 24, 2008

Contents

LOCAL GOVERNMENT (ADVERTISING MATERIAL) AMENDMENT BILL

Second Reading

Adjourned debate on second reading.

(Continued from 3 April 2008. Page 2522.)

Mr HANNA (Mitchell) (11:21): I thank members for their brief contributions. It is a simple proposition that there should not be junk mail in the boxes of those people who do not want it. That is all this is about. It imposes—

The Hon. G.M. Gunn interjecting:

Mr HANNA: Except for material from political parties. There are a few notable exceptions. Religious affiliation parties would be another exception. But for commercial purposes it would be an offence with a small penalty to put junk mail in the mailbox of those who have stickers saying, 'No junk mail'. That is all the bill is about. I cannot see why there is such a fuss. It is a popular idea in the community. I hope government members will be with me on this bill.

The house divided on the second reading:

AYES (12)

Evans, I.F. Goldsworthy, M.R. Griffiths, S.P.
Gunn, G.M. Hanna, K. (teller) Kerin, R.G.
McFetridge, D. Pederick, A.S. Penfold, E.M.
Pengilly, M. Redmond, I.M. Williams, M.R.

NOES (22)

Bedford, F.E. Bignell, L.W. Breuer, L.R.
Caica, P. Fox, C.C. Geraghty, R.K. (teller)
Hill, J.D. Key, S.W. Koutsantonis, T.
Lomax-Smith, J.D. Maywald, K.A. McEwen, R.J.
O'Brien, M.F. Piccolo, T. Rankine, J.M.
Rann, M.D. Simmons, L.A. Stevens, L.
Thompson, M.G. Weatherill, J.W. White, P.L.
Wright, M.J.

PAIRS (8)

Hamilton-Smith, M.L.J. Atkinson, M.J.
Chapman, V.A. Conlon, P.F.
Pisoni, D.G. Ciccarello, V.
Venning, I.H. Rau, J.R.


Majority of 10 for the noes.

Second reading thus negatived.