Another bill passed
Well for a party that Labour claimed had no policy, National certainly seems to be implementing a lot of it.
Parliament has now passed the following laws:
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Taxation (Urgent Measures and Annual Rates) Bill – Tax Cuts on 1 April 2009
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Employment Relations Amendment Bill – the probation period bill
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Bail Amendment Bill – reversing Labour’s law change that made it easier for offenders to get bail
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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 debating 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.