Wednesday, 12 March 2025
Vote: Bills — Crimes (Theft by Employer) Amendment Bill
— Third Reading
🗳️ That the Crimes (Theft by Employer) Amendment Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
Camilla Belich
(New Zealand Labour Party — List Member)
GRANT McCALLUM (National—Northland): Well, I’m the last speaker on this bill, and sometimes you’re that person: you’re the last speaker at a function before everyone goes to have a beer. Well, that’s kind of where we’re at, at the moment. I’d like to... 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 narrow margin
(63 Ayes – 60 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 | 11 |
| Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand | 15 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 8 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 34 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 49 |