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February 21st, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda Perth shoppers look set to get the freedom of those in other capital cities, with a Sunday trading bill introduced to Western Australia’s parliament.
A bill was introduced on Tuesday to allow all metropolitan general retail shops, including supermarkets and department stores, to open between 11am and 5pm on Sundays.
The bill will abolish special trading precincts in Perth’s CBD and four suburbs where Sunday trading has been allowed.
The Labor opposition has indicated it will support the expanded Sunday trading hours.
The government hopes the amendments to the Retail Trading Hours Act will be in force by August.
“I think the people of Perth will be delighted,” Mr Barnett told reporters.
He said the issue had been a long-running frustration for Perth people and the proposed change had followed two years of discussions with all interested parties, including unions.
Opposition Leader Mark McGowan said Labor’s view was to get the issue over with and move on with other key issues in WA.
He said Mr Barnett had changed his position since 2008 when he had said his government was not seeking to extend Sunday trading.
Mr McGowan also said he was disappointed the premier had declined to sit down and work out a bipartisan approach to the issue.
Commerce and Small Business Minister Simon O’Brien said the changes were part of the government’s ongoing campaign to relax restrictions on trading hours and create “a fairer and more competitive retail sector”.
“The precincts proved there was a demand for shopping on Sundays and public holidays but gave traders within these precincts an unfair advantage over their competitors outside,” he said.
The amendments will also give the minister discretion to allow retail shops to trade on public holidays, except Christmas, Good Friday and ANZAC Day.
Retail Traders’ Association of WA Executive Director Wayne Spencer said the proposed new laws were a positive step forward and had been long awaited after decades of dabbling around the edges.
“Unfortunately, this legislation will not deliver total deregulation nor remove all the inconsistencies of the Act,” he said.
“Many of the regulations remain that stipulate what products can be sold or not sold on Sundays.”
Chamber of Commerce and Industry Chief Executive Officer James Pearson welcomed the legislation but urged the government and the opposition to fully deregulate retail trading in WA and remove complex and unnecessary rules.
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