Thursday, 30 March 2006
Vote: Third Readings
🗳️ That the Crimes Amendment Bill, the Customs and Excise Amendment Bill, the District Courts Amendment Bill (No 2), the Immigration Amendment Bill, the Misuse of Drugs Amendment Bill, the Privacy Amendment Bill, the Sentencing Amendment Bill, the Summary Proceedings Amendment Bill, and the Tax Administration Amendment Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
Rick Barker
(New Zealand Labour Party — List Member)
LINDSAY TISCH (National—Piako): The genesis of this legislation goes back to May 2003, so it has had a very long gestation period. Here we are, at the final stage of the third readings. National supports the legislation, but, as our previous... 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
(115 Ayes – 2 Noes – 4 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.
🏛️ Party breakdown
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| Green Party | 6 | 0 |
| Māori Party | 0 | 2 |
| New Zealand First | 7 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 50 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 48 | 0 |
| Progressive | 1 | 0 |
| United Future | 3 | 0 |