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Tuesday, 10 December 1991
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MR SPEAKER (Mr Prowse) took the chair at 2.30 pm and read the prayer.
PETITIONS
The Clerk: The following petitions have been lodged for presentation, and copies will be referred to the appropriate Ministers:
Retailing of New Goods
TO THE SPEAKER AND MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
The petition of certain residents of the Australian Capital Territory draws to the attention of the Assembly: that
A. We are retailers or proprietors of retail premises in the Australian Capital Territory.
B. Our retail premises are located in planned shopping centres and we pay directly and indirectly various statutory charges and levies in association with our business.
C. Recently halls, exhibition centres and showgrounds in the Australian Capital Territory have been used to retail goods in circumstances where the retailing was not incidental to a fair or exhibition. The halls, exhibition centres and showgrounds are not planned for use as retailing centres. They are public premises, not attracting commercial rates. Legally such sites may only be used for various public purposes, which do not include pure retailing.
D. Retailing in halls, exhibition centres and showgrounds entails payment of lower rates and operating costs compared to retailing from established retail centres. Consequently, such retailing deprives the planned shopping centres of custom and tenants, and is detrimental to taxpayers in the Territory. Those of us who sell carpets, whitegoods, leather goods and various other goods have
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