WESTERN AUSTRALIA PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES (HANSARD) Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly THIRTY-THIRD PARLIAMENT FOURTH SESSION From 12 March to 3 December 1992 410 ELIZABETH 11 VOLUMIES 297, 298, 299, 300, 301, 302 and 303 WARYL oUmELD. Omwnufi Ptmnt, Warn MAuxi 1992 CONTENTS Page Committees . .. ..xii Estimates Committees: Index and Proceedings (See final volume) Index to Parliamentary Debates - Index to Subjects ................................. (1) Index to Questions and Speeches .......... ............... (217) Legislature of Western Australia .............................. iYvvi Members of the Legislative Assembly ............................. X Members of the Legislative Council .............................. ix. M inistry .. .. Jy-vuli Officers of Parliament ................................... xiii Papers tabled during thie Session - Legislative Assembly .... ...... ........ ........ .. 8319 Legislative Council ... .. .. .. 8303 Public Bills of fte Session ................................. xvii Public Statutes of the Session ................................ Xiv Report of Debates .... ................... ..............1 iv LEGISLATURE OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA Governor IS EXCELLENCY THE HONOURABLE SIR FRANCIS THEODORE PAGE BURT. AC. KCMG, QC (Trm expired 31 July 199) Lieutemant Governor and Administrator THE CHIEF JUSTICE. THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE DAVID KINGSLEY MALCOLM LAWRENCE MINISTRY (RECONSTITUTED) From 20 August 1991 Premier Treasturer, Minister for li~e Family; Hon CARMEN MARY LAWRENCE, B Psych. Women's Tnterests Ph D. MLA Deputy Premier Minister for State Development; Hon IAN FREDERICK TAYLOR, B Econ (lions), Goldf ields JP', MLA Attorney General; Minister for Corrective Services; Hion JOSEPH MAX BERINSON, LL 8, QC, MWC Leader of the Government in t Legislative Council Minister for Education; Employment and Training; Hon ELSIE KAY HALLAHAN, BSW. IP, MLC T1he Arts; Deputy Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council Minister for the Environment; Leader of the House Hon ROBERT JOHN PEARCE. BA, Dip Ed, JP., in the Legislative Assembly MLA Minister for Health Hon KEITH JAMES WILSON, MLA Minister for Transport;, Racing and Gaming; Hon PAMELA ANNE BEOGS, JP. MLA Tourism Minister for Agriculture: Water Resources; Hon ERNEST FRANCIS BRIDGE, MLA North-West Minister for Mines; Fisheries; Mid-West; Minister Hon GORDON LESLIE HILL. JP, MLA assisting the Minister for State Development Minister for Police; Emergency Services; Sport and Hon GRAHAM JOHN EDWARDS, MLC Recreation Minister for Productivity and Labour Relations; Hon YVONNE DAPHNE HENDERSON, BA, Consumer Affairs Dip Ed, IFP, MLA Minister for Lands; Planning; Justice; Local Hon DAVID LAWRENCE SMITH, LL B, JP, Government; South-West MLA Minister for Fuel and Energy; Microeconomnic Hon GEOFFREY IAN GALLOP, B Econ, MA, Reform; Parliamentary and Electoral Reform; M Phil, D Phil, NRA Minister assisting the Treasurer Minister for Aboriginal Affairs; Multicultural and Hon JUDYTH WATSON, Cent Nsg Ed, Ethnic Affairs; Seniors; Minister assisting the B Sc (Hons), Ph D. JP Minister for Women's Interests Minister for Community Services;. Disability Hon ERIC STEPHEN RIPPER, BA, Dip Ed Services Minister for Housing: Construction; Services: Hon JAMES ANDREW McGINTY, BA, Heritage B Juris (Hons), LL B, JP Parliamentary Secretary of the Cabinet William Ian Thomas, Esquire, BA, NLA Parliamentary Secretaries: Hon John Malden. Hon Markc Nevill, Hon Torn Stephens v LEGISLATURE OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA Lieatenam Governor and Adminstrator THE CHIEF JUSTICE. THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE DAVID KINGSLEY MALCOLM LAWRENCE MINISTRY (RECONSTITUTED) From 7 September 1992 Premier. Treaurer. Minister for Employment; Hon CARMEN MARY LAWRENCE, B Psych. Trade and Investment Ph D, MLA Deputy Premier Minister for State Development; Hon [AN FREDERICK TAYLOR. B Bean (lions). Goldfields; Mid-West IP, MLA Attorney General; Minister for Corrective Services;, Hon JOSEPH MAX BERINSON. (LB.QC. MLC Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council Minister for Education: Training; The Arts; Deputy Hon ELSIE KAY HALLAHAN, BSW, JP, MLC Leader of the Government in the Legislative council Minister for the Environment; Leader of the Rouse Hon ROBERT JOHN PEARCE, BA, Dip Ed. JP, indie Legislative Assembly MLA Minister for Health Hon KEITH JAMES WILSON, MLA Minister for Transport; Racing and Owing; Hon PAMELA ANNE BEGGS, JP. MLA Tourism Minister for Agriculture; Water Resources; Hon ERNEST FRANCIS BRIDGE, MLA North-West Minister for Small Business; Mines; Fisheries; Hon GORDON LESLIE HILL. IP, MLA Minister assisting the Minister for Employment; Trade and Investment Minister for Police; Emergency Services; Sport and Hon GRAHAM JOHN EDWARDS, MLC Recreation Minister for Productivity and Labour Relations; Hon YVONNE DAPHNE HENDERSON, BA, Consumer Affairs Dip Ed, JP, MLA Minister for Lands; Planning: Justice; Local Hon DAVID LAWRENCE SMITH, LL B, IP. Government; South-West NILA Minister for Fuel and Energy; Microeconomic Hon GEOFFREY IAN GALLOP, B Econ, MA, Reform; Parliamenta~ry and Electoral Reform;, M Phil, D Phil, MLA Minister assisting the Treasurer Minister for Aboriginal Affairs; Multicultural and Hon JIJDYTH WATSON, Cer Nsg Ed. Ethnic Affairs; Seniors; Women's Interests B Sc (Hoes), Ph D, JP Minister for The Family; Community Development; Hon ERIC STEPHEN RIPPER. BA, Dip Ed Youth Justice; Disability Services Minister for Housing; Construction; Services; Hon JAMES ANDREW McGINTY, BA, Heritage B Juis (lions), LL B, JP Parliamentary Secretary of the Cabinet: William Ian Thomas, Esquire BA, MLA Parliamentary Secretaries: Ho. John Halden, Hon Mark Nevill, Hon Torn Stephens vi LEGISLATURE OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA Governor HIS EXCELLENCY THE HONOURABLE SIR FRANCIS THEODORE PAGE BURT, AC, KCMG, QC (Resumed office 10 November 1992) Lieutenant Governor THE CH-IEF JUSTICE. THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE DAVID KINGSLEY MALCOLM LAWRENCE MINISTRY (RECONSTITUTED) From 26 October1992 Premier, Treasurer Minister for Employment; Hon CARMEN MARY LAWRENCE, B Psych, Trade and Investment Ph D. MLA Deputy Premier, Minister for State Development; Hon IAN FREDERCK TAYLOR, B Econ (lions), Goldfields; Mid-West JP.,MLA Attorney General; Minister for Conrective Services; Hon JOSEPH MAX BERINSON, LIL 8, QC, MLC Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council Minister for Education; Training; The Arts; Deputy Hon ELSIE KAY HALLAHAN, BSW, 3P, MLC Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council Minister for Health Hon KEITH JAMES WILSON, MILA Minister for Transport; Racing and Gaming; Hion PAMELA ANNE BEGGS, JP, MLA Tourism Minister for Agriculture;. Water Resources; Hon ERNEST FRANCIS BRIDGE, MLA North-West Minister for Small Business; Mines; Fisheries: Hon GORDON LESLIE HILL, JP, MLA Minister assisting the Minister for Employment: Trade and Investment Minister for Police; Emergency Services; Sport and Hon GRAHAM JOHN EDWARDS, MLC Recreation Minister for Productivity and Labour Relations; lion YVONNE DAPHNE HENDERSON, BA, Consumer Affairs Dip Ed, IP, MLA Minister for Lands; Planning; Justice; Local Hon DAVID LAWRENCE SMITH, LL B, JP. Government: South-West MIA Minister for Fuel and Energy; Microeconomic Hon GEOFFREY IAN GALLOP, B Econ, MA. Refonm. Parliamentary and Electoral Reform; M Phil, D Phil, MLA Minister assisting the Tireasurer Minister for Aboriginal Affairs; Multicultural and Hon JUDYTH WATSON, Cert Nsg Ed, Ethnic Affairs; Seniors; Women's Interests B Sc (Hons), Ph D, IP Minister for The Family; Community Development: Hon ERIC STEPHEN RIPPER, BA, Dip Ed Youth Justice; Disability Services; Leader of die House in the Legislative Assembly Minister for the Environment; Housing;, Hon JAMES ANDREW McGINITY, BA, Constrction; Services; Heritage BiJuris (Hons). LL B, JP Parliamentary Secretary of the Cabinet Mr John Charles Kobelke Parliamentary Secretaries: Hon John Halden. Hon Mask Nevill, Hon Toni Stephens vii LEGISLATURE OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA Governor HIS EXCELLENCY THE HONOURABLE SIR FRANCIS THEODORE PAGE BURT. AC. KCMG, QC (Resumed office 10 November 1992) Lieutenant Governor THE CHIEF JUSTICE, THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE DAVID KINGSLEY MALCOLM LAWRENCE MINISTRY (RECONSTITUTED) From 20 November 1992 Premier Treasurw Minister for Employment Han CARMEN MARY LAWRENCE, B Psych. Trade and Investment Ph D. MLA Deputy Premier; Minister for State Development: Hon IAN FREDERICK TAYLOR, B Econ (lions). Goldfields Mid-West; Acting Minister for Health JI'. MLA Attorney General: Minister for Corrective Services; Hon JOSEPH MAX BERINSON, LL B, QC. MLC Lecader or the Government in the Legislative Council Minister for Education; Training; The Arts; Deputy Hon ELSIE KAY KALLAHAN, BSW, JP. NRC Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council Minister for Transport; Racing and Gaming;, Hon PAMELA ANNE BEGGS. JP, MLA Tourism Minister for Agriculture; Water Resources; Hon ERNEST FRANCIS BRIDGE. MLA North-West Minister for Small Business; Mines; Fisheries;, Hon GORDON LESLIE HILL, JP. NRA Minister assisting the Minister for Employment; Trade and Investment Minister for Police;, Emergency Services: Sport and Hon GRAHAM JOHN EDWARDS. NRC Recreation Minister for Productivity and Labour Relations; Hon YVONNE DAPHNE HENDERSON, BA. Consumer Affairs Dip Ed, JP, MLA Minister for Lands; Planning;, Justice; Local Hon DAVID LAWRENCE SMITH, LL B. JP, Government; South-West MLA Ministe, for Fuel and Energy; Microecnomic Hon GEOFFREY IAN GALLOP. B Econ, MA, Reform; Parliamentary and Electoral Reform: M Phil. D Phil, MLA Minister assisting the Treasurer Minister for Aboriginal