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Mr KIERATH: No, we are leaving the zoning exactly the same as it is now, so that all the same uses can be continued. Urban deferred indicates that in the future it will be rezoned urban. We were faced with whether to allow some short- term property gain or whether to try to make sure that a world-class mineral resource was available for future generations to mine and to value add. Dealing with the whole mineral sands deposit in the Mundijong area, I think the member for Vasse indicated to me that in the ground it is worth about $500m, but with value adding to synthetic rutile it will be worth in the order of $6b. The proceeds of that will go to Western Australians by way of jobs, futures, careers and rates - everything on which the proceeds will be used. What the member for Armadale is saying is wrong. She is saying that if one person suffers a $200 000 loss, she would rather uphold that and sacrifice future wealth and future jobs of future Western Australians. I do not agree. That is one thing that separates the Labor Party from the coalition. The coalition takes the longer-term view for the benefit of most people in the State. The Labor Party engages in a purely political point-scoring exercise. The bottom line is that the land there is currently zoned rural. Sure, the shire attempted to zone it urban development. By knocking that back, we have not taken away anything. We have told the people that the current zoning of their land will continue, so they have lost absolutely nothing. I have said that it is important that planning be sustainable. We should get the mineral resource out first. Once that is out, then the land will be suitable for urban development. In this case we can do both: We can extract the mineral resource, from which the State and the people of Western Australia will benefit, and then we can have urban development. We must consider whether the land is crucial to the growth of the metropolitan area, because that is pretty important. Ms MacTiernan: Did you consider what the mining Warden’s Court said? Mr KIERATH: No, I did not. I will follow up on that. I will look at what the mining Warden’s Court said. However, that is not my area of jurisdiction. Ms MacTiernan: So you are making decisions based on improvisation, and you have not looked at what the mining Warden’s Court said? Mr KIERATH: No. We have gone through the proper processes in planning. Somebody wanted to change the zoning of the land. The legislation clearly deals with that. We advertised, we received submissions and we have analysed those submissions. A very good submission said, “If you do this, you will sterilise a deposit that benefits Western Australia.” Ms MacTiernan: From whom was that? Mr KIERATH: That was from Iluka Resources - I have said that. The member was not listening; she was probably too busy interjecting. I mentioned the company’s name and said that it put in a submission. On the basis of all the reports and information, the Planning Commission accepted that recommendation, and I concurred with it. Why? Because I do not think a small, speculative land gain by one or two people is more important than a resource that has a downstream value adding benefit of some $6b. I am sorry, but my decisions will be for the benefit of the State and against one or two individuals every time. That is most important. I will test the value of what the member has said. Western Australian Planning Commission policy SPP No 8 says that if there is a clash between mining and urban development, development should be sequential - that is, mining first and then urban development. The ministry’s south-east corridor structure plan in 1996 stated that urban development in the area would sterilise these deposits, and that in order to protect these reserves, urban development in the Mundijong area should be deferred. From memory, the company has given a commitment to commence mining by 2006 and to work with the council and the community to prepare a structure plan that fits into the overall planning. Therefore, it is not a case of either/or; the minerals will be extracted first and then there will be urban development. There is more than enough urban land in the system for the next 10 or 15 years, so this will not jeopardise the growth of the metropolitan area. Mr Masters: It is a win-win situation. Mr KIERATH: Yes.

VIOLENCE IN SPORT Grievance MR MASTERS (Vasse) [9.56 am]: I direct my grievance to the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Sport and Recreation. In recent weeks there have been four examples of violence in sport, and they have caused me a great deal of concern. Three of them occurred in the game of Australian Rules football, the most obvious being the fights that occurred between the Fremantle Dockers and the West Coast Eagles in their last match. However, in another incident, a football umpire in the amateur code had his jaw broken. In an incident last weekend in an under 15s grand final at the Swan Districts Football Club ground, a fight was captured on video. I should also mention that there was a bit of a [Thursday, 14 September 2000] 1291 tussle between Andrew Gaze and an American basketball player in a practice match between Australia and the United States just recently. I am concerned about this, and it worries me that, in response to my concerns which I will raise in a minute, people say to me that it is just a reflection of our modern society. It may be nothing more than a reflection of our modern society, but the real question is whether we want this type of society to exist in Australia, where violence is present not only in sport but also in many of our common day-to-day activities, and where that violence is not only tolerated but also accepted. I am also concerned when people say to me that violence in sport should be considered part of the thrill and part of the spectator appeal of sport. In a civilised society such as ours, the answer to that must be no, we do not want violence in sport to be nothing more than an additional thrill, an additional spectator experience. Otherwise, we will essentially go back to the days of the Roman Empire when gladiators fought to the death in front of an appreciative audience. I believe that we have matured as a society and I hope we have gone a long way past that. Why should I be concerned about violence in sport? There are a couple of principal reasons, the less important of which is that clearly it causes injuries to the players. In junior football, when mothers and fathers see their children come home with serious injuries, they say, “No, this is not the sport for our children.” At all levels, the injuries themselves are a problem. However, more importantly, violence in sport sets a terrible example for the younger, more impressionable people in our society. In turn, they grow up accepting that violence is normal - in many cases they may accept that violence is desirable - in situations such as marital disputes, road rage and bullying at school. They are just three situations in which the community overwhelmingly agrees that these displays of violence are certainly not desirable and should not be tolerated. I also add the issue of youth suicide. We live in a society in which the young people of today believe that suicide is an easy and acceptable way out. Youth suicide is a violent and unacceptable way out of problems, which, given a chance, most young people, would simply grow out of. Why am I personally concerned about the issue of violence in sport? Because I have spent the past 26 years umpiring junior football. I started in the Claremont junior football league in 1973-74. When I moved south in 1976-77, I umpired in the South West Football League and then in the Busselton junior football competition. I am still umpiring to this day, and this Saturday I am umpiring the grand final of the under 12s. It is no big deal, but for a man of my age I think that is a pretty good effort. Mr Tubby: How do you keep up with them? Mr MASTERS: Luckily, there are two umpires. Mr Marshall interjected. Mr MASTERS: I am happy to say that the kids do not backchat me because they know they will get appropriate treatment. The impressionability of these young footballers whom I look after every week must be emphasised very strongly. Many members will recall that in the mid 1990s, the West Coast Eagles had a pretty damn good full forward by the name of Peter Sumich. For a few years he was soccering goals that were considered by all and sundry to be marvellous athletic feats. The unfortunate part was that the young footballers I used to umpire would see Peter Sumich doing these excellent goal-kicking exercises on television and then, at the under 12 and under 14 levels, would think that they had the skills and experience to do the same thing. It is not a pretty sight when a 14-year-old goes to kick a ball and completely misses it or, instead of kicking a goal from right in front, kicks it out of bounds on the full. It shows how impressionable these people are. If, in turn, they see violence in sport portrayed in the media or elsewhere, they are then tempted to repeat what they saw when they play football. Who do I blame for the problems of violence in sport? Clearly the footballers and other participants in the violence must receive an awful lot of blame. Equally important is the media, which I believe glorify violence in sport. In particular, after the Dockers-Eagles match, page after page in The West Australian glorified - I do not say reported, because it went far beyond that - the violence that was portrayed in the incident in that football match. The television news services also deserve criticism, because they show this violence on television at times when young people should not be exposed to it. In my view, to try to kill this issue of violence in sport - members should excuse the pun - sporting bodies must throw the book at offending players, officials and spectators. A system of penalties in football should be introduced using yellow and red cards. There should be seriously large fines when appropriate, and bans for players and spectators. The law needs to be applied strongly and the media need to report this as news rather than glorifying it by frequently reporting it. MR MARSHALL (Dawesville - Parliamentary Secretary) [10.03 am]: I thank the member for Vasse for his grievance. I acknowledge his involvement as an umpire of junior football and also his concern for the game following the recent incident of violence in the under 15s game in Bassendean. Australian football has always had an element of roughness and toughness, and every endeavour is made to eliminate the nastiness outside the spirit of the game. The West Australian Football Commission, through the West Australian Football Development Trust, has adopted a comprehensive and extensive policy and procedure for dealing with the issue. This includes both a reactive procedure 1292 [ASSEMBLY] when it occurs, such as a tribunal adjudication system, and an education and training system that educates coaches and officials in ensuring that players and others abide by the rules of the game in the best spirit of the game. As part of its coach accreditation system, the Football Commission has produced various codes of ethics that include an in-depth look at the responsibilities of coaches to ensure that fair play and fair treatment of players and officials become hallmarks of the game. As part of the accreditation procedure, coaches must sign off on these codes of ethics. The Ministry of Sport and Recreation, in partnership with the Australian Sports Commission, has also produced a code of behaviour publication, which is distributed to all sports on an annual basis. This publication outlines the responsibilities of coaches, teachers, parents, administrators and officials in their involvement with junior sport. In fact, Western Australia was the first State to produce this code of behaviour for those who become involved in junior sport. As part of the ministry’s coaching accreditation and education system, policies and strategies deal with violence in a meaningful manner. The Western Australian Government, through the Ministry of Sport and Recreation, has also signed off on a national junior sport policy, which clearly sets guidelines on the responsibilities of everyone involved. The WA Football Commission receives funding from the Ministry of Sport and Recreation to administer and run all aspects of football in this State. This funding is targeted at the operators of the WA Football Development Trust, which has the carriage of the education and training of all involved in the delivery of junior football in Western Australia. It has met all the performance indicators in its contract. The ministry does not condone the recent isolated cases of violence in junior football and has asked the WA Football Commission for a report on the details of how it deals with the issue. The commission has made a number of responses. First, the junior board of the Football Development Trust is dealing with the players involved through due process. That has been seen in this morning’s result in which one of the lads received a two-year ban and the other one received a one-year ban. Secondly, the region in which the event occurred is addressing security issues at future games. Thirdly, the clubs involved have been requested to review and are reviewing their procedures for conducting all aspects of club operations. There is an expectation and responsibility for all clubs’ coaches and officials to ensure that comprehensive directions are given on the expected behaviour of all involved. I am sure the member for Vasse does just that in Busselton. Fourthly, the officers of the Football Development Trust are meeting with the Bassendean club to discuss the issue and to ensure appropriate education and training take place for both players and coaches. Finally, in the past five years the Football Development Trust has initiated a card system to send off players who are playing outside the rules of the competition. A yearly meeting is held with presidents of junior clubs to discuss issues pertinent to juniors, as well as a series of forums and workshops that deal with issues such as racial vilification and cultural awareness. The trust has also initiated a special junior football seminar to deal with clubs’ values and best practice, which is due to be run at the end of October 2000. There are 12 000 games of junior Australian football played in Western Australia each season. Of course, occasional incidents will harm the sport. When behaviour initiates actions which are beyond the rules of the game and which are in breach of civil and criminal law, the ministry strongly supports the full weight of the law being applied to the perpetrators. Football has always been a vigorous game of skill and athleticism, backed by courage and determination. The umpiring of football has always been part of the magic of the game through its interpretation of the rules, such as holding the ball and holding the man. There could be 100 000 people at a game and when a decision is made on whether a player is holding the ball or the man, the roar from the crowd is invigorating. At the highest levels there are many grey areas in which players test the umpires’ interpretations. When possible, they exploit any weakness that the umpire may have. How do we beat that? The introduction of three umpires, increased video scrutiny and penalising the “shirt front” are recent innovations to eliminate off-ball violence. Violence in junior sport is an exception; in fact, it occurs in a minority of games. The member for Vasse has asked how it received so much attention. It certainly did. I have been told that the club playing at the Bassendean Oval was making a video to record the history of the match. It unknowingly engaged the services of a commercial television cameraman with the latest equipment who recorded the violence in the video. That is what history will show. History teaches many people lessons they would rather forget in a hurry. The cameraman had that video and, therefore, the Press had first access to it. The shots were good and they affected the public. Most people involved in sport know that incidences of violence in junior sport are in the minority. The video has harmed the game tremendously and the people involved, particularly the Press and the cameraman, should have had more commonsense and kept it in-house and not shown it to the detriment of sport in Western Australia. The DEPUTY SPEAKER: Grievances noted.

SELECT COMMITTEE ON PETROLEUM PRODUCTS PRICING IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA Extension of Time MR BARNETT (Cottesloe - Leader of the House) [10.11 am]: I move – That the date for presentation of the final report of the Select Committee on Petroleum Products Pricing in Western Australia be extended to 12 October 2000.