Copyright (Infringing File Sharing) Amendment Bill

This bill amends the Copyright Act 1994 to provide new enforcement measures against the unauthorised sharing of copyright material via the Internet.

There have been 261 submissions on this bill.

Bill Events

Event	Date		Ayes	Noes	Abstentions
Royal Assent	18 Apr 2011
Third Reading	13 Apr 2011, 14 Apr 2011	Bill read a third time. Debate resumed.	Ayes 111 National 58 Labour 42 ACT 5 Maori 4 Progres. 1 United F. 1	Noes 11 Green 9 indep. 2 (Carter C, Harawira)	-
In Committee	13 Apr 2011	Bill reported with amendment. Report adopted.
Second Reading	13 Apr 2011	Bill read a second time. Amendments recommended by the Commerce Committee by majority agreed to.	Ayes 111 National 58 Labour 42 ACT 5 Maori 4 Progres. 1 United F. 1	Noes 11 Green 9 indep. 2 (Carter C, Harawira)	-
SC Reports	3 Nov 2010	The Commerce Committee reported on this bill.
Submissions Due	17 Jun 2010
First Reading	22 Apr 2010	Bill read a first time. Bill referred to the Commerce Committee.
Introduction	23 Feb 2010