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The Week In Parliament Nov 12 2010

By: Tom Frewen
Published: Fri 12 Nov 2010 04:25 PM
The Week In Parliament Nov 12 2010
Tom Frewen: Represenatives from all parties make statements on the threat to the kiwifruit industry. Members' Bills debated on Wednesday. First reading debate on Government's Alcohol Reform Bill. Green MP David Clendon's bill on pecuniary interests for judges drawn ahead of twenty-three others in the members' bills ballot. Earlier in week speaker allows urgent debate on the resignation of Justice Bill Wilson from the Supreme Court.
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