District Court (Protecting Judgment Debtors on Main Benefit) Amendment Bill

Member's bill

27 July 2023

This bill aims to protect judgment debtors from being subject to excessive attachment orders. It does this by amending the District Court Act 2016 to ensure that an attachment order on its own cannot lead to a deduction of more than 5 percent of the net earnings of a judgment debtor who is in receipt of a main benefit.

Voting method

Party voting: Parties decided whether or not to support this bill and cast votes on behalf of all their MPs.

  • Introduced on 27 July 2023
  • Defeated on 14 February 2024

Member responsible

Duncan Webb

Duncan Webb

Labour Party MP for Christchurch Central

Votes

1st reading

Defeated

14 February 2024

party vote

55Aye
68No
0Abstain
0Absent

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 on 10 May 2024 at 12:30 pm.