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WESTERN AUSTRALIA PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES MHANSARtD) PI~eishdibs Caurwi thnipgulat kzusmblq TWENTY-NINTH PARLIAMENT THIRD SESSION First Part-From the 29th March to the 17th May, 1979 Secoal Pan-From the 7th Augut to the 6th December, 1979 280 ELIZABETH II VOLUMES 223, 224, 225, 226 and 227 A By Autttwft WILU1.AM C. BROW WIWoemw Pent 1979 92369-1 (3) CONTENTS Ngin Index to Parliamentary Debates- Index to Subet u b je........................................ts................. (I5) Index to Questions and Sp e h s................................................ (163) Legislature of Western Australia........................................................................... (5) Members of the Legislative Assembly ..................................................................... (7) Members of the Legislative Council ...................................................................... (6) Ministry................................................................................................... (5) Officers of Parliament....................................................................................... (8) Papers Tabled during the Session- Legislative Assembly.................................................................................. 6063 Legislative Council .................................................................................. 6060 Public Bills of the Session (introduced but not passed) .................................................. (13) Public Statutes of the Session .............................................................................. (9) Report of Debates .......................................................................................... 1-6059 (5) LEGISLATURE OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA Governor: HIS EXCELLENCY AIR CHIEF MARSHAL SIR WALLACE KYLE. G.C.B., K.C.V.O., C.B.E.. D.S.O.. D.F.C., IC.S1.J. Lieutenant-Governor: THE HONOURABLE SIR FRANCIS THEODORE PAGE BURT, K.C.M.G. COURT MINISTRY (RECONSTITUTED) From the 25th August. 1978 Premier, Treasurer, and Minister Co- Hon. Sir CHARLES WALTER MICHAEL COURT. ordinating Economic and Regional K.-C.M.G., OB.E.,. M. L. A. Development Deputy Premier, Chief Secretary. Hon. DESMOND HENRY O'NEIL, M.L.A. Minister For Police and Traffic, and Minister for Regional Administration and the North West Minister for Agriculture Hon. RICHARD CHARLES OLD. M.L.A. Minister for Works, Minister for Water Han. GRAHAM CHARLES MacKINNON. M.L.C. Supplies. Minister for Tourism, and Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council Minister for Labour and Industry, Hon. RAYMOND JAMES O'CONNOR. Ni L.A. Minister for Consumer Affairs, Minister for Immigration, Minister for Fisheries and Wildlife, and Minister for Conservation and the Environment Attorney General and Minister for Hon. IAN GEORGE M EDCA LF, E.D.. Q.C., M.L.C. Federal Affairs Minister for Education, Minister for Hon. PETER VERNON JONES, N L.A. Cultural Affairs, and Minister for Recreation Minister for Industrial Development. Hon. ANDREW MENSAROS, M.L.A. Minister for Mines, and Minister for Fuel and Energy Minister for Transport Hon. EDGAR CYRIL RUSHTON, M.L.A. M11inister for Housing Hon. KEITH ALAN RIDGE, M.L.A. Minister for Lands, and Minister for Hon. DAV ID JOH N WOR DSWORTH, M. L.C. Forests Minister for Local Government, and Hon. MARGARET JUNE CRAIG, M.L.A. Minister for Urban Development and Town Planning Minister for Health, and Minister for Hon. RAYMOND LAURENCE YOUNG, F.C.A.. Community Welfare M.L.A. Parliamentary Secretary of the Cabinet: Ian James Laurance, Esquire, B.A., M.L.A. Resigned from the Ministry on the 8th November, 1977. Reappointed to the Ministry on the 23rd December. 1977. (6) MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TWENTY-NINTH PARLI AM ENT- Third Session President: Hon. CLIVE EDWARD GRIFFITHS Chairmanof Commit tots andLDeputy President:Hon. VICTOR JASPER FERRY. D.FEC. Deqputy Chairmen of Commitoes: Hon. RICHARD JOHN LLOYD WILLIAMS, B.A., Hon. DONALD WALTER COOLEY, iF-. and Hon. THOMAS KNIGHT, A.F.A.L.M., A.A.I.B. or Year orF' rl Mcm ber I 1eaProvince Yleario ofl're-Pat __________________________________ ___________________ JElecion cii ___ Baxter, Hon. Norman Erie .................... Central .................. 1977 - 1983 N.CRP Berry. Hon. George William .................. Lower North.............. 1974 1980 Lib. CI-aughton. M-on. Roy Frederick, B.A ......... North Metropolitan .... 1974 1980 A.L.P. Cooley, Hon. Donald Walter. J.P............. North-East Metropolitan.. 1974 1980 A.-L,.P. Dans. Hon. Desmond Keith .................. South Metropolitan .... 1977 1983 A.L.P. Elliott, Hon. Lyla Daphne... ................. North-East Metropolitan.. 1977 1983 A.LP. Ferry. Hon. Victor Jasper, D. F.C............. South- West ............... 1977 1983 Li b. Gayfer. Hon. Harry Walter ................... Central...................... 1974 1980 N.C.P. Griffiths, Hon. Clive Edward ................. South-East Metropolitan. 1977 1983 Lib. Hetherington. Hon. Robert, B.A.............. East Metropolitan ..... 1977 1980 A.I.P. Knight. Hon, Thomas, A.FIA.I.M.. A.A.I.B. .. South .................. 1974 1980 Lib. Leeson. Hon. Ronald Thomas ................ South- East............. 1977 1983 A.L. P. Lewis. Hon. Alexander Ashley................ Lower Central............ 1974 1980 [Lib. MacKinnon, Hon. Graham Charles.......... South-West ............ 1974 1980 ib. Masters. Hon. Gordon Edgar.................. West_...................... 1974 1980 Li b. McA leer. lion. Margaret ...................... Upper West ............... 1974 1980 Li b. McKenzie. Hon. Fred Evan ................... East Metropolitan ..... 1977 1983 A.L.P. McNeil. Hon. Thomas.......................... Upper West ............... 1977 1983 N. P. McNeill. Hon. Neil. B.Sc. (Agric.)........... Lower West ............... 1977 1983 Lib. Medea IF.Hon. Ian George. E.D.. Q.C........ Met ropoli tan.............. 1974 1980 1Lib. Moore, Hon. Norman Frederick. B.A.. Dip. Ed _........................................... Lower North.............. 1977 1983 Lib. Oliver. Hon. Oscar Neil Blackbunne. 55I ..... West ....................... 1977 1983 Li b. Piesse. Hon. Winifred Margaret. i-P......._ Lower Central............ 1977 1983 N.C. R. Pike, Hon. Robert Gerald.................. North Metropolitan. .... 1977 1983 Lib. Pratt. Hon. Ian George..................... Lower West ............. _ 1974 1980 Lib. Stubbs, Hon. Robert Henry Claude ........ .. South-EaSt . ...............1974 1980 A.I..RP Thompson. Hon. Ronald ....................... South Metropolitan . 1974 1980 I nd. Tozer, Hon. John Carmichael................. North...................... 1974 1980 L; b. Vaughan. Hon. Grace Sydney. M.Soe. Wk., B.A., Dip. Soe........... ...................... South-East Metropolitan . 1974 1980 A,.L. P. Williams, Hon. Richard John Lloyd. B.A... Metropolitan.............. 1977 1983 Li b. Withers. Hon. William Robert, J, P.......... North .... .................. 1977 1983 Lib. Wordsworth, Hon. David John................ South ...................... I 1977 1983 ILib. (7) MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY TWENTY-NINTH PARLIAMENT-Third Session Speaker Hon. IAN DAVID THOMPSON Chairman o C'ommiutees and Deputy Speaker: Mr JAMES GEORGE CLARKO. A.E.. B.A., Dip. Ed., M.A.C.E., J.P. Deputy Chairmen of Committees: Messrs BARRY ROY BLAIKIE. JOHN SIBSON, LEON HAROLD WATT, ALBERT VICTOR CRANE, and THOMAS HENRY BATEMAN. Member I Constituency Party Barnett, Michael........................................................... Rockingham A.L.P. Bateman, Thomas Henry ............................................... Canning A.1. P. Bertram, Ronald Edward, A.A.S.A ........... .......................... Mt. Hawthorn A.L.P. Blaikie, Barry Roy......................................................... Vasse Li b. Bryce, Malcolm John, B.A.............................................. Ascot A.1. P. Burke, Brian Thomas........... ......................................... Balcatta A.1. P. Burke, Terence Joseph ................................................. Perth 1A.L.P. Carr, Jeffrey Phillip. B.A ................................................. Geraldton A. L.P. Clarko. James George, A.E.. B.A., Dip.Ed., M.A.C.E., J.P......... Ka rri nyu p Lib,. Court, Hon. Sir Charles Walter Michael, l(.C. M.-G., 0.DB.E ......... Nedlands Lib. Cowan, Hendy John ..................................................... Merredin N.P. Coyne. Peter Joseph Aloysius ........................................... Murchison-Eyre Lib. Craig, Hon. Margaret June .......................................... Wellington Lib. Crane, Albert Victor ..................... ................................Moore N.C.P. Dadour, Gabriel Thomas, M.B., B.S.................................... Subiaco Lib. Davies, Hon. Ronald ..................................................... Victoria Park A. L.P. Evans, Hon. Hywel David, B.A......................................... Warren A.L.P. Evans, Hon. Thomas Daniel................................ ........... Kalgoorlie A.L.P, Grayden, Hon. William Leonard ....................................... South Perth Lib. Grewar, Geoffrey Royden, B.Sc. (Agric), J....... .................. Roe Lib. Grill, Julian Fletcher, LL.B ............................................. Vilgarn-Dundas A.L.P. Harman, John Joseph.................................................... Maylands A.1. P. Hassell, Williamn Ralph Boucher, LL.B., M.A .............I.......... Cottesioe Lib. Herzfeld, Thomas Alexander Albert, B.E. (Hons.), M.l. E. Aust ... Mundaring Lib. Hodge, Barry James......................................................