CAR PARKING LEVY

The Hon. I.F. EVANS (Davenport) (14:59): My question is to the Premier. Will the car park tax be subject to GST, which will take the impost to $825 per car park per year?

The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL (Cheltenham—Premier, Treasurer, Minister for State Development, Minister for the Public Sector, Minister for the Arts) (14:59): I will bring back an answer to the house.

Members interjecting:

The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL: The transport development levy is levied in the sum of $750, and the way that is applied to each individual car park is going to be a matter for the individual car park owner about the way in which they apply that tax. The incidence of that tax will largely depend on the competitive forces that exist within that particular segment of the car parking market. So, first one needs to understand what will be passed on to car parking users, and then one would be able to calculate the effect of whether there is a GST payable on that, but I will bring back a further answer to the house.

The Hon. I.F. EVANS: A supplementary?

The SPEAKER: Just before you do so, the member for Heysen is warned for the first time and so is the member for Kavel. Member for Davenport.