Tuesday, 11 October 2016
Vote: Third Readings
🗳️ That the Senior Courts Bill, the District Court Bill, the Judicial Review Procedure Bill, the Interest on Money Claims Bill, the Electronic Courts and Tribunals Bill, the Arbitration Amendment Bill, the Bills of Exchange Amendment Bill, the Building Societies Amendment Bill, the Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Amendment Bill, the Companies Amendment Bill (No 2), the Contractual Remedies Amendment Bill, the Copyright Amendment Bill (No 2), the Courts (Remote Participation) Amendment Bill, the Criminal Procedure Amendment Bill, the Employment Relations Amendment Bill (No 4), the Family Courts Amendment Bill, the Insolvency Amendment Bill, the Local Government (Rating) Amendment Bill, the Property Law Amendment Bill, the Remuneration Authority Amendment Bill (No 2), the Resource Management Amendment Bill, Te Ture Whenua Maori Amendment Bill, and the Trans-Tasman Proceedings Amendment Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
Hon Amy Adams
(New Zealand National Party — Member for Selwyn)
JOANNE HAYES (National): I stand to take the last call on the Senior Courts Bill—which arises from the Judicature Modernisation Bill—in the third reading. I must say, I was on the Justice and Electoral Committee in the 50th Parliament, when I... 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 |