Thursday, 21 February 2013
Vote: Bills β Privacy Amendment Bill
β Third Readings
π³οΈ That the Privacy Amendment Bill, the Tax Administration Amendment Bill, and the Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Amendment Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
Chester Borrows
(New Zealand National Party β Member for Whanganui)
LOUISE UPSTON (NationalβTaupΕ): I stand to take offence on behalf of the thousands of public servants who every day in this country look after the precious information of New Zealanders. I am objecting to the comments of the speaker who has just... 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 large majority
(104 Ayes β 15 Noes β 2 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 | 1 | 0 |
| Green Party | 0 | 14 |
| Mana | 0 | 1 |
| MΔori Party | 2 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 7 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 34 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 59 | 0 |
| United Future | 1 | 0 |