Thursday, 13 May 2004
Vote: Third Readings
π³οΈ That the Judicial Conduct Commissioner and Judicial Conduct Panel Bill, the Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Amendment Bill (No 3), the Coroners Amendment Bill (No 2), the Courts Martial Appeals Amendment Bill (No 2), the District Courts Amendment Bill (No 3), the Employment Relations Amendment Bill, the Family Courts Amendment Bill, the Judicature Amendment Bill (No 2), the Resource Management Amendment Bill (No 3), the Summary Proceedings Amendment Bill (No 2), and the Te Ture Whenua Maori Amendment Bill, be now read a third time
Moved by
Margaret Wilson
(New Zealand Labour Party β List Member)
MURRAY SMITH (United Future): United Future opposes the Judicial Conduct Commissioner and Judicial Conduct Panel Bill and the other bills into which the Judicial Matters Bill has been divided. However, we support the Governmentβs decision to set... Read more β
Third Reading β 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.
β Passed by a narrow margin
(61 Ayes β 56 Noes β 3 Absent)
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 | 0 | 8 |
| Green Party | 9 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 0 | 13 |
| New Zealand Labour | 52 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 26 |
| United Future | 0 | 8 |