Thursday, 6 October 2011
Vote: Bills β Video Camera Surveillance (Temporary Measures) Bill
β Third Reading
π³οΈ That the Video Camera Surveillance (Temporary Measures) Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
Hon Christopher Finlayson
(New Zealand National Party β List Member)
Hon RODNEY HIDE (Minister of Local Government): I will take just a short call, hopefully, on the third reading of the Video Camera Surveillance (Temporary Measures) Bill. If the bill did what Ms Katene said and Mr Locke alleged, I, for one, would not be voting for... Read more β
Policing Amendment Bill would let police film you, detain you, and demand your name at any public gathering - Free Speech Union
Hamed v R - Wikipedia
Policing Amendment Bill to reaffirm police can record images, sounds in some places - The Lawyer
Video Camera Surveillance (Temporary Measures) Act 2011 - Wikipedia
Search and Surveillance Act 2012 - Wikipedia
π We've linked this vote to our
βExpanding police surveillance and recording powersβ
policy - our best judgment is that a vote for this is a vote
for Expanding police surveillance and recording powers.
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 large majority
(105 Ayes β 14 Noes β 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.
ποΈ Party breakdown
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| ACT New Zealand | 5 | 0 |
| Green Party | 0 | 9 |
| Mana | 0 | 1 |
| MΔori Party | 0 | 4 |
| New Zealand Labour | 41 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 57 | 0 |
| Progressive | 1 | 0 |
| United Future | 1 | 0 |