Tuesday, 1 August 2023
Vote: Bills — Companies (Directors’ Duties) Amendment Bill
— Third Reading
🗳️ That the Companies (Directors’ Duties) Amendment Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
Camilla Belich
(New Zealand Labour Party — List Member)
INGRID LEARY (Labour—Taieri): It’s a real privilege to get the final word on this small, mighty, and, I believe, really important bill because it is not a brainwave from Dr Duncan Webb, as has been described; it’s actually something that the... 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
(75 Ayes – 44 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 | 9 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 62 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 34 |
| Te Paati Māori | 2 | 0 |