Solicitor and BMUC member Mike Holland describes to presenter Fran Dyson  Henry VIII clauses.  These clauses began during King Henry's VIII's reign and continue into contemporary Australian parliamentary practices.

Note: Due to technical difficulties the following information from the start of Mike's talk was not recorded. 
"Henry VIII died in 1547. Yet two acts of parliament passed during his reign still have an impact on how Australians are governed today. How can that be so? 
In 1531 the English Parliament passed the Statute of Sewers....."

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