N-free ‘faltering’ by Govt
The Governmment was starting to falter on its nuclear-free policies, the Nuclear Free Zone Committee has said. Mr Larry Ross, the committee’s secretary, said it was clear that the Government was not responding to any internal pressure in delaying promised legislation, but to pressure “mounting from the United States Administration.”
Support for New Zealand’s anti-nuclear stand was increasing from residents in the United States, Australia and other parts of the world. “The Government should not dally, but act with confidence in introducing strong nuclear-free legislation now,” said Mr Ross. The committee called on the Government to provide “a fixed and certain date” for the introduction of legis-
lation. A petition calling for nuclear-free legislation now was being circulated, and already contained more than 14,000 signatures. It would be presented to Parliament in late July. If there were a log jam of bills in the first part of the present legislative session, draft legislation could be produced for public appraisal, said Mr Ross.
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