Legislative Council Fifty-Fourth Parliament, First Session (54-1) 54 1 Parliament of South Australia Legislative Council published Question Time Shop Trading Hours Shop Trading Hours The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN Legislative Council Shop Trading Hours The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN (14:34): My question is to the Minister for Tourism, Trade and Investment. Given the minister heralds from the South-East and understands the impact it may have on tourism and trade in the area, does the minister support the push from the member for MacKillop, Nick McBride, to exempt Millicent from the proposed shop trading changes? The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY Legislative Council Minister for Trade Shop Trading Hours The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY (Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment) (14:35): I thank the honourable member for her question. The Treasurer has just outlined our policies in relation to shop trading hours. Of course the local member for MacKillop, Mr Nick McBride, is entitled to his view, but I take the broader view. I don't support the member for MacKillop's view, in a broader sense from a government perspective, but he is entitled to his view and to represent his local community. We believe in the broader interest, as the Treasurer has just outlined for the last 15 minutes—and I don't think we should waste too much more time. We are interested in the views of others, but on balance we think—in fact, we know—that the benefits from deregulating shop trading hours far outweigh any of the issues that have been raised by some of those who are opposed.