Legal Services Bill

This bill replaces the Legal Services Act 2000 and reforms the current legal aid system.

There have been 28 submissions on this bill.

Bill Events

Event	Date		Ayes	Noes	Abstentions
Royal Assent	11 Apr 2011
Third Reading	6 Apr 2011, 6 Apr 2011 (resumed)	Bill read a third time.	Ayes 106 National 58 Labour 41 ACT 5 Progres. 1 United F. 1	Noes 14 Green 9 Maori 4 indep. 1 (Carter C)	-
Speaker Recalled	8 Mar 2011
In Committee	8 Mar 2011, 8 Mar 2011, 5 Apr 2011 (resumed)	Clause 2 agreed to. Bill to be reported without amendment presently.	Ayes 106 National 58 Labour 41 ACT 5 Progres. 1 United F. 1	Noes 15 Green 9 Maori 4 indep. 2 (Carter C, Harawira)	-
Second Reading	15 Feb 2011
SC Reports	15 Dec 2010	The Justice and Electoral Committee reported on this bill.
Submissions Due	8 Oct 2010
First Reading	25 Aug 2010	Bill read a first time. Motion agreed: That the Legal Services Bill be considered by the Justice and Electoral Committee, that the committee report finally to the House on or before 21 December 2010, and that the committee have 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).	112 69	9 52	- -
Introduction	4 Aug 2010