Tuesday, 18 December 2018
Vote: Bills β Conservation (Infringement System) Bill
β Third Reading
π³οΈ That the Conservation (Infringement System) Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
Hon Eugenie Sage
(Green Party of Aotearoa / New Zealand β List Member)
JAN TINETTI (Labour): Iβm delighted to stand here in support of this bill this evening. For someone who has not been on the Environment Committee, I think this is an absolutely fantastic bill. Iβve looked at this in great detail over the... Read more β
Third Reading β this is the last vote a bill needs to
pass before it's sent off to become law. Earlier votes (first reading, second reading, and
any votes on amendments along the way) decide what the bill looks like and whether it
keeps moving forward, but this is the one that actually decides whether it happens at all.
β Passed by a narrow margin
(63 Ayes β 57 Noes)
Hansard didn't name individual MPs for this vote, only how each party voted overall, so
there's no per-member breakdown to show here.
ποΈ Party breakdown
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| ACT New Zealand | 0 | 1 |
| Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand | 8 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 9 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 46 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 55 |