Legislative Council Fifty-Fourth Parliament, First Session (54-1) 54 1 Parliament of South Australia Legislative Council published Question Time Goods and Services Tax Goods and Services Tax The Hon. R.P. WORTLEY Legislative Council Goods and Services Tax The Hon. R.P. WORTLEY (14:37): It is obvious that the Treasurer is very overenthusiastically embracing this GST contest. The President Legislative Council The PRESIDENT: This is not a supplementary, the Hon. Mr Wortley. Just get on with it. The Hon. R.P. WORTLEY Legislative Council The Hon. R.P. WORTLEY: How can you— An honourable member interjecting: The President Legislative Council The PRESIDENT: I don't require advice from my right. The Hon. R.P. WORTLEY Legislative Council The Hon. R.P. WORTLEY: How can the Treasurer tell this chamber that we will not be worse off, when in 2027, after the transition, all extra money put on the table will no longer be there, and every state will be guaranteed at least 75 cents in the dollar of their GST, which is going to put hundreds of millions of dollars into the coffers of Western Australia, and it has to come from somewhere. An honourable member interjecting: The Hon. R.P. WORTLEY Legislative Council The Hon. R.P. WORTLEY: Well, that's the question. How can— Members interjecting: The President Legislative Council The PRESIDENT: Order! I make the rules— The Hon. R.P. WORTLEY Legislative Council The Hon. R.P. WORTLEY: You sit there like a little clown waving its head on a spring— The President Legislative Council The PRESIDENT: Do not—Mr Wortley, you will get— Members interjecting: The President Legislative Council The PRESIDENT: Order on this side, on my right! The Hon. R.P. WORTLEY Legislative Council The Hon. R.P. WORTLEY: —and the reality is, you have jumped— The President Legislative Council The PRESIDENT: The Hon. Mr Wortley, you were going fine there for a while. The Hon. R.P. WORTLEY Legislative Council The Hon. R.P. WORTLEY: —and this will be seen to be a pathetic deal— The President Legislative Council The PRESIDENT: Sit down. The Hon. R.P. WORTLEY Legislative Council The Hon. R.P. WORTLEY: —and South Australians— The President Legislative Council The PRESIDENT: The Hon. Mr Wortley, sit down. Sit down. The Hon. R.P. Wortley interjecting: The President Legislative Council The PRESIDENT: I do not need a commentary from you. I was being very generous and allowing it. The first half of it actually sounded intelligent. Treasurer, would you like to answer that or— Members interjecting: The President Legislative Council The PRESIDENT: I am not sure what the question was. Members interjecting: The President Legislative Council The PRESIDENT: I rule it out of order. Members interjecting: The President Legislative Council The PRESIDENT: Can the benchers on my right calm down as well? The Hon. Ms Lee.