[Wednesday, I11th April, 1979]16 467 with the Standing Orders of the Legislative ICniotathwr Arnwmbtg Assembly. Wednesday, the 11Ith April, 1979 The SPEAKER: I direct that the petition be brought to the Table of the House. The SPEAKER (Mr Thompson) took the See petition No. 47. Chair at 4.30 p.m., and read prayers. PORNOGRAPHY RAILWAYS: FREMANTLE-PERTH Exploitation of Children: Pet' ion Closure: Petition MR OLD (IKatanning-M' ister for Agriculture) [4,34 p.m.): I present a petition MR RUSHTON (Dale-Minister for praying for greater protection of children from Transport) [4.31 p.m.]: I present a petition from exploitation through pornography. The petition 99 840 people praying that the Government give bears 44 signatures. I certify that it conforms with further consideration to its decision to close the the Standing Orders of the Legislative Assembly. Perth-Fremantle railway. The petition conforms with the Standing Orders of the Legislative The SPEAKER: I direct that the petition be Assembly, and I have certified accordingly. brought to the Table of the House. The SPEAKER: I direct that the petition be See petition No. 48. brought to the Table of the House. See petition No. 45. LICENSED CAR SALESMEN Compulsory Unionism: Petition EDUCATION: SCHOOL YEAR MR HJERZFELD (Mundaring) [4.35 p.m.]: I Alteration: Petition desire to present a petition bearing 466 signatures of licensed motor salesmen in the State of MR PEARCE (Gosnells) [4.32 p.m.]: I have a Western Australia which reads as follows- petition that is signed by 127 citizens of Western Australia who represent staff members of the The H-onourable the Speaker and following schools: Gosnells Primary School, Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Sea forth Primary School, Neerigen Brook Parliament Of Western Australia in Primary School, Yale Primary School, Langford Parliament assembled. Primary School, Wirrabirra Primary School, and We, the undersigned, express total Brookman Primary School. The wording of the opposition to the concept of compulsory petition ought to be well known to members of the unionism and object in the strongest terms to Chamber by now. 1 have certified and signed the provisions of Clause 17 of the Licensed thereto that it conforms with the Standing Orders Car Salesmens' Award 1979, requiring of the Assembly. licensed members of the industry to join the Car Salesmens' Association or apply for The SPEAKER: I direct that the petition be exemption under Section 61 B of the brought to the Table of the House. Industrial Arbitration Act. See petition No. 46. Your petitioners therefore humbly pray that you will give this matter earnest EDUCATION: SCHOOL YEAR consideration and your petitioners, as in duty Alteration: Petition bound, will ever pray. MR NANOVICH (Whitford) [4.33 p.m.i]: I I have certified that it conforms with the have a petition addressed to the Speaker and Standing Orders of the Legislative Assembly. members of the Legislative Assembly. It is on the The SPEAKER: r direct that the petition be same basis as the petition read by the member for brought to the Table of the House. Cosnells. I have examined the petition. It is See petition No. 49. signed by 136 teachers teaching at schools within my electorate. The schools are the Bambara EDUCATION: SCHOOL YEAR Primary School, Allenswood Primary School, Greenwood High School, West Greenwood Alteration: Petition Primary School, Lymburner School, Padhury MR JAMIESON (Welshpool) f4.36 p.m.1: I Primary School, Sorrento Pre-School, and Craigie have a petition similar to those presented by the Primary School. I have certified that it conforms member for Gosnells and the member for 468 468[ASSEMBLY] Whitford, It is from the teachers of the Kewdale "DIGEST OF THE PARLIAMENT Junior Primary School, Carlisle Primary School, OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA" Canning Kindergarten, Queens Park Primary Ta bling School, and Wilson Primary School. (t contains 69 signatures and it conforms with the Standing THE SPEAKER (Mr Thompson): I have for Orders of the Legislative Assembly. I have tabling the Digest of the Parliament of Western Australia for 1978. certified accordingly. The paper was tabled (see paper No. 12?) The SPEAKER: I direct that the petition be brought to the Table of the House. QUESTIONS See petition No. 50. Questions were taken at this stage. EDUCATION: SCHOOL YEAR SUPPLY BILL Alteration: Petition Introduction and First Reading DR DADOIJR (Subiaco) [4.37 p.m.]: I present Bill introduced, on motion by Sir Charles Court a petition in similar terms to those presented by (Treasurer), and read a first time. previous members concerning school teachers and the change in the school year. It bears 114 VOTE OF NO CONFIDENCE signatures of residents of Western Australia. It IN SPEAKER conforms with the Standing Orders of the Standing Orders Suspension: Motion Legislative Assembly. I have -certified MR B. T. BURKE (Balcatta) [5.50 p.m.]: I accordingly. It comes from the following schools move, without notice- within my electorate: the Princess Margaret That so much of the Standing Orders be Hospital School, the Western Australian suspended as is necessary to enable me to Correspondence School at Subiaco, the move that thc Speaker does not have the Churchlands Senior High School, the Wembley confidence of the House. Technical College, the Wandarra Primary School, As I said previously, it is not without regret that I the West Leederville 'Primary School, the seek the suspension of Standing Orders to permit Teachers' Centre for Continuing Education, and the motion which I have foreshadowed, to be also the Isolated Students Matriculation Scheme. moved. I am sure members of the Opposition The SPEAKER: I direct that the petition be would quite willingly agree to rethink the entire brought to the Table of the House. proposition upon your assurance, Mr Speaker, that you will reconsider the step which you have See petition No. SI. taken today. There is no doubt that prior to the ruling you EDUCATION: SCHOOL YEAR gave and the decision you made, Mr Speaker, you Alteration: Petition had placed upon the Opposition certain constraints in respect of behaviour at times when MR SODEMAN (Pilbara) [4.38 p.m.]: I have questions without notice were being taken. During seven similar petitions from teachers at schools in those times the behaviour or the Opposition has the Pilbara electorate. The signatories total 84, been such that it could not be described as and they are from the Roebourne Primary School, anything but in compliance with your request. Tomn Price Primary School, Karratha Primary The SPEAKER: Order! In the member for School, Onslow Primary School, Baler Primary Balcatta's opening remarks he asked me to School, Dampier Primary School, and the reconsider the situation. In the interests of trying Newman Senior High School. They are all in to maintain harmony in the House I will give the conformity with the Standing Orders of the member an assurance that I will reconsider the Legislative Assembly, and I have certified position and make a statement on this matter tomorrow, provided he is prepared to withdraw accordingly. the motion he has moved. The SPEAKER: I direct that those petitions be Mr B. T. BURKE: I am quite happy to brought to the Table of the House. withdraw the motion, Mr Speaker. See petition No. 52. Motion, by leave, withdrawn. [Wednesday, 11Ith April, 1979146 469 BILLS (6): INTRODIJCTION That section was inserted to deal with the AND FIRST READING difficulties in relation to knowledge of falsity. I . Bulk Handling Act Amendment Bill. Much of the problem of the section lies in its format as subsection (3) soeaks of "a statement in Bill introduced, on motion by Mr Old contravention of this section" when in fact it seeks (Minister for Agriculture), and to deal with the person who publishes the read a first time. statement and not the statement itself. 2. Land Tax Assessment Act Amendment The amendments to section 8, subsections (1), Bill. (3), and (4) seek to correct what is essentially a Bill introduced, on motion by Sir drafting difficulty. They provide for a person who Charles Court (Treasurer), and publishes a statement which is raise to have a read a first time. defence if he can establish that he had reasonable 3. Cattle Industry Compensation Act grounds to believe and did believe the statement Amendment Bill. to be true, or he did not know and there were no Bill introduced, on motion by Mr Old reasonable grounds on which a person might have (Minister for Agriculture), and suspected or by exercise of reasonable diligence read a first time. may have ascertained that the statement contravened the section. 4. Collie Coal (Western Collieries) Agreement Bill. Penalties at present under the Act are very low, being in the order of a maximum of $200 or six 5. Evaporites (Lake MacLeod) Agreement months' imprisonment or both for a first offence; Act Amendment Bill. $200 to $500 or 12 months' imprisonment or both Bills introduced, on motions by Mr for a second offence; $500 to $1000 or 12 Mensaros (Minister for Industrial months' imprisonment or both for a third and Development), and read a first subsequent offence. time. The graduated penalties will be substituted by 6. Stipendiary Magistrates Act one maximum penalty of $5 000. Amendment Bill. The limitations of section 8 have led to my Bill introduced, on motion by Mr O'Neil department referring matters to the Trade (Deputy Premier), and read a First Practices Commission for action. This is not a time. desirable situation since apart from the penalty TRADE DESCRIPTIONS AND which is much higher under the Trade Practices FALSE ADVERTISEMENTS ACT Act, local legislation should be adequate to deal AMENDMENT DILL with false advertisements published within the State.