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Telecommunications (TSO, Broadband, and Other Matters) Amendment Bill

The purpose of the bill is to provide for the Government's key reform of the telecommunications sector to create a step-change in the provision of broadband services in New Zealand.

There have been 71 submissions on this bill.

Bill Events

Event Date Ayes Noes Abstentions
Royal Assent 30 Jun 2011
Third Reading 23 Jun 2011 Bill read a third time. Ayes 65
National 58
ACT 3 (Boscawen, Calvert, Hide)
Maori 3
United F. 1
Noes 52
Labour 40
Green 8
ACT 2 (Douglas, Roy H)
Progres. 1
indep. 1 (Carter C)
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Speaker Recalled 16 Jun 2011
In Committee 16 Jun 2011,
16 Jun 2011,
21 Jun 2011 (resumed),
22 Jun 2011 (resumed)
The result corrected after originally being announced as Ayes 67, Noes 56.

Bill to be reported with amendment presently.
Second Reading 14 Jun 2011 Bill read a second time.

Amendments recommended by the Finance and Expenditure Committee by majority agreed to.
Ayes 66
National 58
Maori 4
ACT 3 (Boscawen, Calvert, Hide)
United F. 1
Noes 55
Labour 42
Green 9
ACT 2 (Douglas, Roy H)
Progres. 1
indep. 1 (Carter C)
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SC Reports 16 May 2011 The Finance and Expenditure Committee reported on this bill. View the bill as reported from the committee of the whole House at the New Zealand Legislation website.
Submissions Due 11 Mar 2011
First Reading 9 Dec 2010,
10 Dec 2010
Bill read a first time.

Motion agreed to:
That the Finance and Expenditure Committee consider the Telecommunications (TSO, Broadband and Other Matters) Amendment Bill , that the committee report finally to the House on or before 6 May 2011, 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, and outside the Wellington area, despite Standing Orders 187, 189(a) and 190(1)(b) and (c).
Introduction 23 Nov 2010

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