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Crimes (Substituted Section 59) Amendment Bill

The purpose of this Bill is to stop force, and associated violence, being inflicted on children in the context of correction and discipline.

Bill Events

Event Date Ayes Noes Abstentions
Royal Assent 21 May 2007
Third Reading 16 May 2007 Bill read a third time.

Sitting suspended from 5.56 p.m. to 7.30 p.m.		 Ayes 113
Labour 49
National 48
Green 6
Maori 4
NZ First 4 (Woolerton, Stewart, Donnelly, Brown)
United Future 1 (Dunne)
Progres. 1		 Noes 8
NZ First 3 (Peters, Paraone, Mark)
ACT 2
United Future 1 (Turner)
indep. 2 (Copeland, Field)		 -
In Committee 14 Mar 2007,
28 Mar 2007 (resumed),
2 May 2007 (resumed)		 New clause 6 agreed to.

The question was put that the amendment set out on Supplementary Order Paper 102 in the name of the Hon David Benson-Pope to add new clause 6 be agreed to.		 Ayes 116
Labour 49
National 48
Green 6
NZ First 4 (Brown, Mark, Peters, Stewart)
United F. 3
Maori 3
ACT 2
Progres. 1		 Noes 4
NZ First 3 (Donnelly, Woolerton, Paraone)
indep. 1 (Field)		 -
Second Reading 21 Feb 2007
SC Reports 20 Nov 2006 The Justice and Electoral Committee reported on this bill.
Submissions Due 28 Feb 2006
First Reading 27 Jul 2005 n/a * n/a * n/a *
Introduction 9 Jun 2005

* We don't have voting data from before Nov 2005 in our database at present.

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