Thursday, 9 April 2009
Vote: Bills — Criminal Proceeds (Recovery) Bill
— Third Readings
🗳️ That the Criminal Proceeds (Recovery) Bill, the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Amendment Bill, and the Sentencing Amendment Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
Simon Power
(New Zealand National Party — Member for Rangitīkei)
AMY ADAMS (National—Selwyn): I rise to take a call on the third reading of the legislation that began as the Criminal Proceeds (Recovery) Bill and is now before the House as a divided bill with the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Amendment... 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
(108 Ayes – 14 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 | 5 | 0 |
| Green Party | 0 | 9 |
| Māori Party | 0 | 5 |
| New Zealand Labour | 43 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 58 | 0 |
| Progressive | 1 | 0 |
| United Future | 1 | 0 |