Mr KERRY HICKEY: My question is addressed to the Minister for Roads. Can the Minister update the House on how the Government is improving motoring services for country New South Wales?

Mr MICHAEL DALEY: The Government is working hard to make it easier for the people of New South Wales, particularly those in the bush, to access vital services provided by the Roads and Traffic Authority [RTA]. Of course, we are doing this through our extensive network of motor registries, but also increasingly through online services on the website of the Roads and Traffic Authority. This process is bringing a level of service to those in the bush matching the service available to people in the city. I take this opportunity to thank members of Country Labor for inviting me—

The SPEAKER: Order! The House will come to order.

Mr MICHAEL DALEY: I thank the members of Country Labor and people like the member for Port Macquarie, the member for Dubbo and the member for Tamworth for inviting me into their electorates and for assisting this Government to improve its services to people in the bush.

The SPEAKER: Order! The House will come to order. I appreciate that this is the final question, but the Minister will be heard in silence.

Mr MICHAEL DALEY: It is curious to hear the unison of interjection from the other side of the House—the Liberals and The Nationals interjecting in unison, and Mr 4 per cent next to Mr Paranoid interjecting. If appearance matches reality, I have one question for the Leader of the Opposition: If you are so united, why is it that a few weeks ago Charlie Lynn was hiding under a street lamp with a camera taking a photo of a meeting of The Nationals in the seat of Wollondilly?

Mr Brad Hazzard: Point of order: My point of order refers to Standing Order 130, which requires that a Minister not debate the issue while he is answering a question. Standing Order 129 requires the Minister's answer to be relevant. I ask you, Mr Speaker, to bring him back to the question he has been asked and to direct him to cease asking questions of the Opposition because, as you pointed out, when Ministers ask questions of the Opposition, they invite interjections and response.

The SPEAKER: Order! I remind the Minister of the question he was asked.

Mr MICHAEL DALEY: Thank you, Mr Speaker, but I would like to know why Charlie Lynn was in Wollondilly with a camera. Online customers can go to www.myrta.com.au at any time to do certain things, such as register vehicles, lodge transfer notices for sole vehicles, order a customised numberplate, book a licence test, change address details and check demerit points. In addition, pink slips and green slips issued in New South Wales now can be electronically transmitted directly to the Roads and Traffic Authority, allowing registration renewals to be done over the Internet or over the telephone. Recently I announced new online services that allow heavy vehicle operators to renew their registrations online. I note the President of the National Road Transport Operators Association, Rob McIntosh, said:

We congratulate the Minister and his department for taking on board feedback from the industry and introducing this commonsense time-saver for heavy vehicle drivers.

Once again, thank you to Country Labor members. The good news is that the strategy of the Roads and Traffic Authority has shown encouraging results. More people are turning to online transactions. However, we know that that does not suit everybody, so we are making sure that our extensive network of registries is open, particularly in the bush. There are 128 motor registries in New South Wales, 87 of which are in country areas. We are making it easier for country residents to visit Sydney to use our motorways by providing a number of e-tag and e-toll options specifically formulated for those in the bush. I could go on, but given the time I will not. I shall simply conclude by thanking members of Country Labor and our crossbench members, who are the real custodians who care for the people in the bush, and for continuing to help us refine services in the bush. No thanks to the member from Lismore.

The SPEAKER: Order! I call the member for Clarence to order for the second time.

Question time concluded.