Wednesday, 17 March 2004
Vote: Bills — Resource Management (Aquaculture Moratorium Extension) Amendment Bill
— Third Reading
🗳️ That the Resource Management (Aquaculture Moratorium Extension) Amendment Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
David Benson-Pope
(New Zealand Labour Party — Member for Dunedin South)
JOHN CARTER (National—Northland): I want to make a contribution to the debate on the Resource Management (Aquaculture Moratorium Extension) Amendment Bill. There are three or four important points that I need to make. The first thing is, as has been... 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
(84 Ayes – 36 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 | 8 |
| Green Party | 9 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 13 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 52 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 27 |
| Progressive | 2 | 0 |
| United Future | 8 | 0 |