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Dog Control (Category 1 Offences) Amendment Bill

Member's bill

About this bill

This bill seeks to reduce the time it takes for charges under the Dog Control Act 1996 to be heard by allowing category 1 offences to be heard by Justices of the Peace and Community Magistrates.
Voting method
Party voting: Parties decided whether or not to support this bill and cast votes on behalf of all their MPs.
Procedural notes
  • Extended sittings used: This bill was progressed during one or more extended sittings of the House of Representatives. This enables MPs to meet for longer than normal to consider legislation. It does not alter the stages that a bill must pass through to become law.
    Learn more about extended sittings
Read the bill
Bill text: Dog Control (Category 1 Offences) Amendment Bill (legislation.govt.nz)
Act text: Dog Control (Category 1 Offences) Amendment Act 2019 (legislation.govt.nz)
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Member responsible

Ian McKelvie
Ian McKelvie

Former National MP for Rangitīkei

Progress

Enacted

This Bill has been passed by Parliament, and signed into law by the Governor-General in a step called Royal Assent. This doesn't mean that everything the Act implements has come into force yet, but it does mean that the Act is on the statute books.

Votes

1st reading
Passed
5 September 2018

112

Ayes

8

Noes

0

Abst.

0

Abse.
2nd reading
Passed
23 October 2019

WhereTheyStand has no totals for this vote. It might have been a voice vote, or there might have been an import error.
3rd reading
Passed
10 December 2019

112

Ayes

8

Noes

0

Abst.

0

Abse.

Only reading votes are shown here; these votes determine whether the Bill progresses through Parliament. Other votes, such as votes on whether to amend parts of the Bill, can be seen in Hansard.

Bill details last synced with the Parliament website about 2 years ago.
(23 March 2023 at 00:00 GMT+00:00)

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