Another bill passed

Well for a party that Labour claimed had no , National certainly seems to be implementing a lot of it.

Parliament has now passed the following laws:

  1. Taxation (Urgent Measures and Annual Rates) Bill on 1 April 2009

  2. Employment Relations Amendment Bill – the probation period bill

  3. Bail Amendment Bill – reversing Labour's change that made it easier for offenders to get

  4. Education (National Standards) Amendment Bill – increases maximum fines for parents of truants and allows for setting of, and reporting against national literacy and numeracy standards

They are now the Sentencing (Offences Against Children) Amendment Bill, that will direct the Courts to take into account additional aggravating factors when sentencing for violent offences against children aged under 14.

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