Thursday, 28 October 2010
Vote: Bills β Employment Relations (Film Production Work) Amendment Bill
β Third Reading
π³οΈ That the Employment Relations (Film Production) Amendment Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
Kate Wilkinson
(New Zealand National Party β List Member)
Hon TAU HENARE (National): It is pretty obvious why that lot over there on the other side of the House cannot bring themselves to support the Employment Relations (Film Production Work) Amendment Bill. It is because of the shame of it. Their... Read more β
Third Reading β 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.
β Passed by a narrow margin
(66 Ayes β 50 Noes β 5 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.
ποΈ Party breakdown
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| ACT New Zealand | 4 | 0 |
| Green Party | 0 | 8 |
| MΔori Party | 3 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 0 | 41 |
| New Zealand National | 58 | 0 |
| Progressive | 0 | 1 |
| United Future | 1 | 0 |