Wednesday, 11 May 2022
Vote: Bills — Retail Payment System Bill
— Third Reading
🗳️ That the Retail Payment System Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
Hon Dr David Clark
(New Zealand Labour Party — Member for Dunedin)
VANUSHI WALTERS (Labour—Upper Harbour): Thank you, Madam Speaker. Despite what the Opposition member has just said, this isn’t a little bill. This is a bill that is significant to a number of business owners. This is a bill that is about the conversations... 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
(109 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 | 0 | 10 |
| Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand | 10 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 65 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 32 | 0 |
| Te Paati Māori | 2 | 0 |