House of Assembly - Fifty-Third Parliament, Second Session (53-2)
2015-05-06 Daily Xml

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Red Tape Reduction Steering Committee

Mr VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN (Stuart) (15:00): My question is to the Minister for Small Business. Can the minister advise why the government has disbanded the Red Tape Reduction Steering Committee?

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS (West Torrens—Treasurer, Minister for Finance, Minister for State Development, Minister for Mineral Resources and Energy, Minister for Small Business) (15:00): We are going for a simpler regulation. We think we have done a fair bit of work reducing red tape. We have done a substantial amount of work, and now we are simplifying and streamlining our regulatory processes. For example, I know members—

Members interjecting:

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS: The wall of noise from members who don't ask questions isn't impressive: being impressive is getting up and asking a question.

Ms CHAPMAN: Point of order: I am sure, sir, if you wanted to ask a question, you would. You don't need to be instructed by the minister.

The SPEAKER: I call the deputy leader to order for a bogus point of order. It could have been a good point of order that I would have upheld, and I warn the Treasurer for the second and final time for taunting Her Majesty's Opposition.

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS: Long may they reign, sir—especially the head.

Mr Gardner: He's defying your ruling, sir.

The SPEAKER: Yes, he is. He is defying my ruling.

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS: No, sir, I am honouring your ruling. I honour your rulings. The government has done a large amount of work since we came to office to try to reduce and remove red tape. We are streamlining our regulatory processes, so we are moving to another stage of that process.

Mr VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN: Supplementary, sir.

The SPEAKER: Supplementary, member for Stuart.