South Australian Tourism Industry Council

The Hon. I.K. HUNTER (14:37): Supplementary arising from the answer: the minister on his feet talked about the importance of a collaborative working relationship with businesses and industries, and one of the businesses that he mentioned in his answer to the question—

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order! I'm allowing the Hon. Mr Hunter to give some context for the benefit of the minister before he answers the question.

The Hon. I.K. HUNTER: One of the businesses that the minister mentioned in his answer to the question actually has a very strong position against the government's deregulation of shop trading hours. How many of those other businesses has the government listened to in relation to the deregulation of shop trading hours and how they will destroy South Australian small businesses?

The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY (Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment) (14:38): I thank the honourable member for his supplementary. Those people on that particular evening did not raise that issue with me. It was a celebration of the tourism industry and the tourism sector, which works seven days a week—24 hours a day, almost 7 days a week—365 days of the year, because the tourism sector understands the importance of being there to serve their clients.