Tuesday, 13 December 2005
Vote: Bills — Hazardous Substances and New Organisms (Approvals and Enforcement) Amendment Bill
— Third Reading
🗳️ That the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms (Approvals and Enforcement) Amendment Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
David Benson-Pope
(New Zealand Labour Party — Member for Dunedin South)
SANDRA GOUDIE (National—Coromandel): There is no doubt that the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act actually needs some substantial change, and this bill goes some way towards doing that, but it is only a very small step. National supports 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 large majority
(111 Ayes – 10 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 | 2 | 0 |
| Green Party | 0 | 6 |
| Māori Party | 0 | 4 |
| New Zealand First | 7 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 50 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 48 | 0 |
| Progressive | 1 | 0 |
| United Future | 3 | 0 |