Tuesday, 1 April 2003
Vote: Bills β Social Workers Registration Bill
β Third Reading
π³οΈ That the Social Workers Registration Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
Steve Maharey
(New Zealand Labour Party β Member for Palmerston North)
Dr MURIEL NEWMAN (ACT NZ): It is a shame that this bill is again being passed under urgency. It is also a shame that it has taken so long for it to be passed, since the original time frame was for it to be a bill that would be handled... 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 large majority
(100 Ayes β 6 Noes β 14 Absent)
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 | 6 |
| Green Party | 7 | 0 |
| Labour | 52 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 13 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 20 | 0 |
| United Future | 8 | 0 |