Organic Products and Production Bill

Government bill

27 February 2020

This objectives of this bill are to increase consumer confidence in purchasing organic products, increase certainty for businesses making claims that their products are organic, and facilitate international trade in organic products.

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

Extended sittings were used to progress this bill. Learn more about extended sittings

Urgency used

Urgency was used to progress this bill. This means some of the normal processes may have been skipped or abrogated. Learn more about urgency

  • Introduced on 27 February 2020
  • 1st reading on 19 March 2020
  • 2nd reading on 26 October 2022
  • 3rd reading on 30 March 2023
  • Royal assent on 5 April 2023

Member responsible

Damien O'Connor

Damien O'Connor

Labour Party List MP

Votes

1st reading

Passed

Reading date: 19 March 2020

No vote breakdown is recorded on WhereTheyStand for this reading. Other votes may appear in Hansard.

2nd reading

Passed

27 October 2022

party vote

108Aye
10No
0Abstain
1Absent

3rd reading

Passed

28 March 2023

party vote

107Aye
10No
0Abstain
3Absent

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 5 April 2023 at 12:30 pm.