BUILDING ADVISORY COMMITTEE

The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY (Leader of the Opposition) (14:57): Will the minister also confirm whether members of his staff are introducing themselves as building surveyors and not as accredited building surveyors, as this is clearly an issue the minister says he has had complaints about in relation to structural calculations from councils? Clearly, if people in the industry are falsely claiming their qualifications, I think the minister needs to look at that matter closely as well.

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order!

The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY (Minister for Mineral Resources Development, Minister for Urban Development and Planning, Minister for Small Business) (14:57): That is a scurrilous allegation against a member of my staff. The honourable member has raised this issue before in relation to the member of staff concerned, who I think certainly has some qualifications in the area. If the honourable member has any evidence, he should bring it forward, but I do not believe that he will find any.

The PRESIDENT: I remind honourable members, when they ask a supplementary question, not to follow the Leader of the Opposition with all that opinion.