The purpose of the bill is to allow Police wide powers to collect DNA from persons before being charged or convicted, such as matching DNA profiles against samples from unsolved scenes of crime.
There have been 19 submissions on this bill.
Bill Events
| Event | Date | Ayes | Noes | Abstentions | |
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| Royal Assent | 2 Nov 2009 | ||||
| Third Reading | 27 Oct 2009, 28 Oct 2009 |
Bill read a third time. The result corrected after originally being announced as Ayes 108, Noes 13. |
Ayes 108 National 58 Labour 43 ACT 5 Progres. 1 United F. 1 |
Noes 14 Green 9 Maori 5 |
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| In Committee | 15 Oct 2009, 27 Oct 2009 (resumed) |
Report adopted. | Ayes 108 National 58 Labour 43 ACT 5 Progres. 1 United F. 1 |
Noes 13 Green 8 Maori 5 |
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| Second Reading | 14 Oct 2009 | Bill read a second time. | Ayes 108 National 58 Labour 43 ACT 5 Progres. 1 United F. 1 |
Noes 14 Green 9 Maori 5 |
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| SC Reports | 24 Aug 2009 | The Justice and Electoral Committee reported on this bill. View the bill as reported from the Justice and Electoral Committee at the New Zealand Legislation website. | |||
| Submissions Due | 6 Apr 2009 | ||||
| New Zealand Bill of Rights Act Compliance | 10 Feb 2009 | ||||
| First Reading | 10 Feb 2009, 10 Feb 2009, 12 Feb 2009 (resumed) |
Bill read a first time. Bill referred to the Justice and Electoral Committee. |
Ayes 107 National 58 Labour 43 ACT 5 United F. 1 |
Noes 13 Green 9 Maori 4 |
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