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Screen Industry Workers Bill

Government bill

About this bill

This bill introduces a workplace relations framework that will provide clarity about the employment status of people doing screen production work, introduce a duty of good faith and mandatory terms for contracting relationships in the industry, allow collective bargaining at the occupation and enterprise levels, and create processes for resolving disputes arising from contracting relations or collective bargaining.
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: Screen Industry Workers Bill (legislation.govt.nz)
Act text: Screen Industry Workers Act 2022 (legislation.govt.nz)
View on Parliament website
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Member responsible

Michael Wood
Michael Wood

Former Labour MP for Mt Roskill

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 March 2020

63

Ayes

57

Noes

0

Abst.

0

Abse.
2nd reading
Passed
23 August 2022

76

Ayes

43

Noes

0

Abst.

1

Abse.
3rd reading
Passed
27 September 2022

77

Ayes

43

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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