Legislative Council - Fifty-Second Parliament, First Session (52-1)
2011-09-29 Daily Xml

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RUNDLE MALL

The Hon. S.G. WADE (14:49): I have a supplementary question. Could the minister identify what elements of by-law 6 are not available under by-law 4?

The Hon. R.P. WORTLEY (Minister for Industrial Relations, Minister for State/Local Government Relations) (14:49): As I stated before, there is confusion over exactly what the council—

The Hon. S.G. Wade: You just don't know.

The Hon. R.P. WORTLEY: Do you know?

The Hon. S.G. Wade: You tell me. I do.

The Hon. R.P. WORTLEY: You're the one—you do know. Good. What is occurring right now is that the council have no control over regulating the preachers in Rundle Mall.

The Hon. S.G. Wade: That is rubbish!

The PRESIDENT: Order!

The Hon. R.P. WORTLEY: No control over the preachers in Rundle Mall. Obviously, you are trying to cover up your mistakes by trying to blame the police for not enforcing the law. The reality is that the traders themselves are flabbergasted (which was the word I saw) at the incompetence of this man because they are now subjected to wild scenes in Rundle Mall through the actions of certain preachers, and shoppers themselves have found themselves physically accosted by these preachers.

The PRESIDENT: The flabbergasted Hon. Mr Wade.