Extract from Hansard  Legislative Council 18 November 1999
Ian Gilfillan Australian Democrats Member of the Legislative Council		Parliament Index 1999 Spring Session Index Browse by Subject About the SA Parliament Hansard on line

BUILDING WORK CONTRACTORS (GST) AMENDMENT BILL

Adjourned debate on second reading ( resumed on motion).

The Hon. IAN GILFILLAN: I see no difficulties with this bill. The Attorney-General has pointed out in his second reading explanation why the bill is necessary. The reasons are persuasive and reflect commonsense. It is most encouraging to realise that the home building industry is booming. In this climate there is undoubtedly a positive advantage for consumers in requiring contractors to spell out the possible effects of the GST in `prominent type or handwriting'.

Also it will operate as a safeguard for builders who otherwise may be unjustifiably accused of profiteering. If the Commonwealth in its legislation has provided that all contracts may be negotiated to incorporate the effect of the GST, I would have thought that this would cover the field adequately. Under section 109 of the Constitution, I assume that the commonwealth legislation would override section 29 of the Building Work Contractors Act to the extent of any inconsistency. Nevertheless, it is probably just as well that the rights of the parties are made perfectly clear in the Building Work Contractors Act, and to this end the Democrats support the second reading.

A further Bill on the same subject was dealt with several months later:  23 May 2000

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