Wednesday, 17 March 2021
Vote: Bills — Child Protection (Child Sex Offender Government Agency Registration) Amendment Bill
— Third Reading
🗳️ That the Child Protection (Child Sex Offender Government Agency Registration) Amendment Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
Hon Poto Williams
(New Zealand Labour Party — Member for Christchurch East)
WILLOW-JEAN PRIME (Labour—Northland): E te Māngai o te Whare, tēnā koe. Otirā tēnā tātou katoa. I’m pleased to be the last speaker in the debate tonight on the third reading of this bill; a bill that has gone through all stages under urgency. I have... 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 large majority
(110 Ayes – 10 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 | 0 | 10 |
| New Zealand Labour | 65 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 33 | 0 |
| Te Paati Māori | 2 | 0 |