Courts (Remote Participation) Bill

The purpose of this bill is to enable greater use of audio-visual links in New Zealand courts.

There have been 8 submissions on this bill.

Bill Events

Event	Date		Ayes	Noes	Abstentions
Royal Assent	6 Jul 2010
Third Reading	1 Jul 2010	Bill read a third time.
In Committee	30 Jun 2010	Amendment agreed to. Parts 1 and 2 and clauses 1 and 2, as amended, agreed to. Bill reported with amendment. Report adopted.
Second Reading	29 Jun 2010	Bill read a second time.	Ayes 66 National 58 ACT 5 Maori 3	Noes 54 Labour 43 Green 9 Progres. 1 United F. 1	-
SC Reports	31 May 2010	The Justice and Electoral Committee reported on this bill.
Submissions Due	16 Apr 2010
First Reading	16 Mar 2010, 18 Mar 2010 (resumed), 23 Mar 2010 (resumed)	Bill read a first time. Motion agreed to: That the Justice and Electoral Committee consider the Courts (Remote Participation) Bill, that the committee report finally to the House on or before 31 May 2010, and that the committee have the authority to meet at any time while the House is sitting (except during oral questions), and during any evening on a day on which there has been a sitting of the House, and on a Friday in a week in which there has been a sitting of the House, despite Standing Orders 187 and 190(1)(b) and (c).