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16 Bills tabled in Parliament

February 9, 2016 5:55 pm

Sixteen Bills were tabled in Parliament yesterday, the first sitting for the year.

Nine of these Bills were went through the first reading.

Five Bills will be debated over the course of the week.

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These include the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill, the Forest Bill 2016 and the Heritage Bill.

Two bills have been referred to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Justice, Law and Human Rights.

The Employment Relations Amendment Bill will be debated in Parliament today.