Consumers' Right to Know (Country of Origin of Food) Bill
Member's bill
About this bill
The purpose of this bill is to enshrine in law consumers' right to know the country from which the food they are purchasing originated so that they can make informed purchasing decisions.
Act text: Consumers' Right to Know (Country of Origin of Food) Act 2018 (legislation.govt.nz)
Voting method
Party voting: Parties decided whether or not to support this bill and cast votes on behalf of all their MPs.Read the bill
Bill text: Consumers' Right to Know (Country of Origin of Food) Bill (legislation.govt.nz)Act text: Consumers' Right to Know (Country of Origin of Food) Act 2018 (legislation.govt.nz)
Member responsible
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
2nd reading
Passed
17 October 2018
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3rd reading
Passed
28 November 2018
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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)