Shop Trading Hours

The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Leader of the Opposition) (15:07): I seek leave to make a brief explanation before asking the Treasurer a question about shop trading hours.

Leave granted.

The Hon. K.J. MAHER: By letter dated 28 September 2018, the Treasurer wrote to interested parties, as he outlined in question time today, in relation to Christmas trading hours, and it states:

Given Christmas is fast approaching and the passage of the Retail Trading Bill 2018 has not conclusively been determined by Parliament, I invite you to provide a submission in relation to extended shop trading hours for non-exempt shops for the 2018 Christmas shop trading hour period in South Australia.

This will help inform the Government's position on an exemption under the Shop Trading Hours Act 1997 (the Act) to provide additional trading hours for the Christmas period.

Should you wish to provide a submission, please do so by 5.00pm Friday 5 October 2018 to Treasurer.dtf@sa.gov.au.

Yours sincerely,

Hon. Rob Lucas MLC

Treasurer.

Is it still the Treasurer's contention, as he has publicly stated and as he has repeated in the house today, that he received no submission from the SDA to the address nominated by him in his letter?

The Hon. R.I. LUCAS (Treasurer) (15:09): Yes, Mr President.

The PRESIDENT: Leader of the Opposition, supplementary.