Tuesday, 2 September 2008
Vote: Bills — Customs and Excise Amendment Bill (No 3)
— Third Reading
🗳️ That the Customs and Excise Amendment Bill (No 3) be now read a third time
Moved by
Rick Barker
(New Zealand Labour Party — List Member)
JOHN HAYES (National—Wairarapa): I seek leave of the House to table an excerpt from this morning’s Dominion Post headed “Kiwis get half the pay of Aussies in same jobs”. The ASSISTANT SPEAKER (H V Ross Robertson): The member has sought leave to... 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
(113 Ayes – 6 Noes – 1 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 |
|---|---|---|
| ACT New Zealand | 0 | 2 |
| Green Party | 5 | 0 |
| Māori Party | 0 | 4 |
| New Zealand First | 7 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 49 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 47 | 0 |
| Progressive | 1 | 0 |
| United Future | 2 | 0 |