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Article: Easter Sunday trade halt bid.
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- Australasian Business Intelligence
- Article date:
- March 13, 2003
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Mar 13, 2003 (The Mercury - ABIX via COMTEX)
The Tasmanian Opposition has introduced legislation to force major stores to close on Easter Sunday into the Tasmanian Parliament. The Opposition drafted the Bill after the Tasmanian Government refused to amend its own legislation. Opposition Leader, Rene Hidding, said Easter Sunday was a day of great religious significance for many people in Tasmania. The amending legislation reflects policies on Easter Sunday trading in every other state and ...