Plant Variety Rights Bill
Government bill
11 May 2021
This bill replaces the Plant Variety Rights Act 1987, modernising the regime and implementing the Crown's obligations under the Treaty of Waitangi in relation to the plant variety rights regime and New Zealand's obligations under the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership.
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
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- Introduced on 11 May 2021
- 1st reading on 18 May 2021
- 2nd reading on 10 May 2022
- 3rd reading on 16 November 2022
- Royal assent on 18 November 2022
Votes
1st reading
PassedReading date: 18 May 2021
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Bill details last synced on 23 March 2023 at 12:02 am.