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achievement of the marathon effort, crossing the line, and presenting it to you.
MR SPEAKER: There being no further speakers, the discussion is concluded.
PERSONAL EXPLANATION
MR JENSEN: Mr Speaker, I seek to make a statement. I claim to have been misrepresented.
MR SPEAKER: Please proceed.
MR JENSEN: I refer to some statements made, which seem to imply that I, as the only Norm in the chamber, was the person who looked like Norm in the "Life. Be In It" campaign. I can assure all members opposite that I participate and have always participated in sport, and I suggest that no-one can accuse me of being a "Norm", as they say in the "Life. Be In It" campaign.
DISCHARGE OF ORDER OF THE DAY
Motion (by Mrs Nolan), by leave, proposed:
That private Members' business, order of the day No. 1, be discharged.
MR WHALAN (4.25): We will not oppose the discharge, but we are disappointed that we will not have an opportunity to discuss this in principle in view of the embarrassment which has been caused to Mrs Nolan by the retail traders who have quite clearly opposed her initiatives in relation to extended trading hours. We are well aware of the hostile meetings which have been called by retailers. It would have provided us with another opportunity to pursue the question of the 600 letters that were posted out to retailers by Mrs Nolan. Otherwise, we do not oppose the discharge.
MR KAINE (Chief Minister) (4.26): I am pleased that Mr Whalan does not oppose this. I do not believe that it is reasonable to allow his speculation about embarrassment to Mrs Nolan to hang unresponded to, and I intend to respond to it. I am quite sure that Mrs Nolan is no more embarrassed by this issue than the fact that it was Mr Whalan who extended Saturday afternoon trading for some weeks before Christmas last year. I am in no way embarrassed by the fact that I continued that extension of trading hours, and that determination of mine remains in force until I withdraw it. So to a degree, Mrs Nolan's Bill would have had little effect, even if it came before us and was put into effect. As Mr Whalan well knows, it is within the power of the Minister to make such a
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