Tuesday, 10 August 2021
Vote: Bills — Family Court (Supporting Children in Court) Legislation Bill
— Third Reading
🗳️ That the Family Court (Supporting Children in Court) Legislation Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
Hon Jacqui Dean
(New Zealand National Party — Member for Waitaki)
Dr EMILY HENDERSON (Labour—Whangārei): This bill is about refocusing the Family Court on the children, at its heart, and focusing lawyers for children on children, but it has tonight become an opportunity to relitigate the frankly disastrous Collins... Read more →
Third Reading — 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.
✓ Passed by a clear majority
(87 Ayes – 33 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.
🏛️ Party breakdown
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| ACT New Zealand | 10 | 0 |
| Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand | 10 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 65 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 33 |
| Te Paati Māori | 2 | 0 |