Shop Trading Hours

The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Leader of the Opposition) (15:18): Supplementary question arising from the answer: just so we are very clear and it's on the record, the Treasurer in this place has said of commitments that will be done within 100 days, 'They may be 102 days or 103 days.'

The Hon. R.I. LUCAS (Treasurer) (15:18): No, I didn't say it in relation to other commitments. I said it in relation to the shop trading hours question, which was the question the very hardworking Mr Ngo put to me, and I responded to that particular question. The leader might wish to verbal, or attempt to verbal, in a very inadequate way ministers of the government, but my answer was to the question the Hon. Mr Ngo put to me, which is my ministerial responsibility in relation to shop trading hours legislation in South Australia.

Let's be quite explicit: it is still the government's intention to introduce the legislation within the 100 days, but there is actually a sitting week just before the 100 days and there is a sitting week immediately after the 100 days. We are still aiming for the 100 days. The issue will be whether it is the week before the 100 days or the week immediately after the 100 days.