Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Deletion Bill

This bill eliminates all references to the expressions "the principles of the Treaty", "the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi" and the "Treaty of Waitangi and its principles" from all New Zealand Statutes including all preambles, interpretations, schedules, regulations and other provisos included in or arising from each and every Statute.

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Event	Date		Ayes	Noes	Abstentions
Second Reading	7 Nov 2007	Motion not agreed: That the Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Deletion Bill be now read a second time.	Ayes 7 NZ First 7	Noes 112 Labour 49 National 48 Green 6 Maori 4 United F. 2 Progres. 1 indep. 2 (Copeland, Field)	-
SC Reports	26 Sep 2007	The Justice and Electoral Committee reported on this bill.
Submissions Due	20 Oct 2006
First Reading	26 Jul 2006	Bill read a first time. Bill referred to the Justice and Electoral Committee.	Ayes 111 Labour 50 National 48 NZ First 7 United F. 3 ACT 2 Progres. 1	Noes 10 Green 6 Maori 4	-
Introduction	29 Jun 2006

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