Wednesday, 23 September 2015
Vote: Bills — Accident Compensation (Financial Responsibility and Transparency) Amendment Bill
— Third Reading
🗳️ That the Accident Compensation (Financial Responsibility and Transparency) Amendment Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
Hon Nikki Kaye
(New Zealand National Party — Member for Auckland Central)
Hon MAURICE WILLIAMSON (National—Pakuranga): I have to say that that speech by Clayton Mitchell was a breach of the two wonderful old adages—first, that if you do not have anything to say, you best not say anything, and, second, that a good speech is a short... 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
(109 Ayes – 12 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 | 1 | 0 |
| Green Party | 14 | 0 |
| Māori Party | 2 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 0 | 12 |
| New Zealand Labour | 32 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 59 | 0 |
| United Future | 1 | 0 |