retracted. On 23 March 2009, the Prime Minister John Key announced that the law would not take effect and would be re-written. Personal life In 1993, aged 37, Tizard had a hysterectomy and surgery for uterine cancer from which she recovered. Notes References External links Ministerial profile Judith Tizard's speech to Parliament at the passing of the amendment to the Copyright Act Six different lobby groups decry "A deeply flawed law that undermines fundamental rights and simply will not work." A meeting with Judith Tizard about copyright |- 1956 births New Zealand Labour Party MPs Women members of the New Zealand House of Representatives University of Auckland alumni New Zealand MPs for Auckland electorates Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives Living people Auckland regional councillors Unsuccessful candidates in the 2008 New Zealand general election Unsuccessful candidates in the 1987 New Zealand general election Unsuccessful candidates in the 1981 New Zealand general election 21st-century New Zealand politicians 21st-century New Zealand women politicians Recipients of the New Zealand Suffrage Centennial Medal 1993 Judith