Tuesday, 15 November 2016
Vote: Bills — Patents (Trans-Tasman Patent Attorneys and Other Matters) Amendment Bill
— Third Reading
🗳️ That the Patents (Trans-Tasman Patent Attorneys and Other Matters) Amendment Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
Hon Paul Goldsmith
(New Zealand National Party — List Member)
Dr SHANE RETI (National—Whangarei): It is a pleasure to take a short call on this, the Patents (Trans-Tasman Patent Attorneys and Other Matters) Amendment Bill. I first want to echo the views from around the House and offer my condolences also. I also... 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
(103 Ayes – 14 Noes – 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.
🏛️ Party breakdown
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| ACT New Zealand | 1 | 0 |
| Green Party | 11 | 0 |
| Māori Party | 0 | 2 |
| New Zealand First | 0 | 12 |
| New Zealand Labour | 31 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 59 | 0 |
| United Future | 1 | 0 |