Wednesday, 23 June 2004
Vote: Bills β Family Courts (Openness of Proceedings) Amendment Bill
β First Reading
π³οΈ That the Family Courts (Openness of Proceedings) Amendment Bill be now read a first time
Moved by
Muriel Newman
(ACT New Zealand β List Member)
Dr MURIEL NEWMAN (Deputy LeaderβACT): What an amazing contribution that was! The people who should be ashamed of themselves are those Labour Government members who, supported by the Green party, will fail to send this bill to a select committee, in spite... Read more β
π We've linked this vote to our
βFamily Court proceedings opennessβ
policy - our best judgment is that a vote for this is a vote
for Family Court proceedings openness.
π Bill failed here β this reading vote failed, and a bill can't proceed
past a failed reading. So even though this isn't the third reading, it's the last we saw
of this bill: it doesn't get another vote after this one.
β Failed by a narrow margin
(57 Ayes β 62 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.
ποΈ Party breakdown
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| ACT New Zealand | 8 | 0 |
| Green Party | 0 | 9 |
| New Zealand First | 13 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 0 | 51 |
| New Zealand National | 27 | 0 |
| Progressive | 0 | 2 |
| United Future | 8 | 0 |