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Fair Trading (Gift Card Expiry) Amendment Bill

Member's bill

About this bill

This bill seeks to prohibit the sale of gift cards with an expiry date of less than three years after the initial sale date.
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: Fair Trading (Gift Card Expiry) Amendment Bill (legislation.govt.nz)
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Member responsible

Dan Bidois
Dan Bidois

National MP for Northcote

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
1 August 2023

109

Ayes

10

Noes

0

Abst.

0

Abse.
2nd reading
Passed
31 July 2024

112

Ayes

11

Noes

0

Abst.

0

Abse.
3rd reading
Passed
11 September 2024

111

Ayes

11

Noes

0

Abst.

1

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 8 months ago.
(16 September 2024 at 12:30 GMT+00:00)

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