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Victims of Family Violence (Strengthening Legal Protections) Legislation Bill

Government bill

About this bill

This bill aims to strengthen the courts' statutory powers to protect victims of litigation abuse in family proceedings.
Procedural notes
  • Urgency used: This bill was progressed through one or more stages using urgency. Urgency allows the Government to fast-track the legislative process by extending the sitting hours of the House of Representatives and skipping the select committee stage of a bill, and allows bills to pass through more than one stage per sitting day.
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Read the bill
Bill text: Victims of Family Violence (Strengthening Legal Protections) Legislation Bill (legislation.govt.nz)
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Member responsible

Ginny Andersen
Ginny Andersen

Labour MP for Hutt South

Progress

In progress

This Bill passed its first reading on 30 August 2023. The Select Committee reported back on 29 February 2024 and the Bill is awaiting its second reading.

Votes

1st reading
Passed
30 August 2023

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2nd reading
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3rd reading
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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 23 hours ago.
(26 September 2023 at 12:30 GMT+00:00)

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