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Contraception, Sterilisation, and Abortion (Safe Areas) Amendment Bill

Member's bill

About this bill

This Member’s bill provides a regulation-making power to set up safe areas around specific abortion facilities on a case-by-case basis.
Voting method
/ Mixed voting: Both personal and party voting were used at different stages of this bill's progression.
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: Contraception, Sterilisation, and Abortion (Safe Areas) Amendment Bill (legislation.govt.nz)
Act text: Contraception, Sterilisation, and Abortion (Safe Areas) Amendment Act 2022 (legislation.govt.nz)
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Member responsible

Louisa Wall
Louisa Wall

Former Labour List MP

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
10 March 2021

100

Ayes

15

Noes

2

Abst.

3

Abse.
2nd reading
Passed
15 February 2022

108

Ayes

12

Noes

0

Abst.

0

Abse.
3rd reading
Passed
16 March 2022

108

Ayes

12

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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