VoteIn CommitteeDebate resumed.Part 1 Income Tax (continued)The CHAIRPERSON (Adrian Rurawhe): OK I'm going to restate the question that I already put.A party vote was called for on the question That the question be now put.Ayes 63New Zealand Labour 46; New Zealand First 9; Green Party 8.Noes 56New Zealand National 56.Motion agreed to.The question was put that the following amendment in the name of Sarah Dowie be agreed to:add new clause 12A:MC 4 of the Income Tax Act 2007 amended (Second requirement: principal care)Add to MC 4 of the Income Tax Act 2007:and that any person receiving a Best Start tax credit as referred to in MC 1 shall ensure that any dependent child has attended a 15-18 month core Well Child check.A party vote was called for on the question That the amendment be agreed to.Ayes 56New Zealand National 56.Noes 63New Zealand Labour 46; New Zealand First 9; Green Party 8.Amendment not agreed to.The question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon Louise Upston be agreed to:add new clause 12A:MC 4 of the Income Tax Act 2007 amended (Second requirement: principal care)Add to MC 4 of the Income Tax Act 2007:and that any person receiving a Best Start tax credit as referred to in MC 1 with a dependent child who has not attended 3 or more core Well Child checks before the age of 18 months any dependent child in that person's care will be subject to regular monitoring by the Ministry for Vulnerable Children Oranga Tamariki until the age of 5.A party vote was called for on the question That the amendment be agreed to.Ayes 56New Zealand National 56.Noes 63New Zealand Labour 46; New Zealand First 9; Green Party 8.Amendment not agreed to.The question was put that the following amendment in the name of Dr Parmjeet Parmar to be agreed to:add new clause 12A:MC 4 of the Income Tax Act 2007 amended (Second requirements: principal care)add to MC 4 of the Income Tax Act 2007:and that any person receiving a Best Start tax credit as referred to in MC 1 shall ensure that any dependent child is enrolled with a Well Child provider.A party vote was called for on the question That the amendment be agreed to.Ayes 56New Zealand National 56.Noes 63New Zealand Labour 46; New Zealand First 9; Green Party 8.Amendment not agreed to.The question was put that the following amendment in the name of Simon O'Connor be agreed to:add new clause 12A:MC 4 of the Income Tax Act 2007 amended (Second requirement principal care)Add to MC 4 of the Income Tax Act 2007:and that any person receiving a Best Start tax credit as referred to in section MC 1 shall confirm that any dependent children have fulfilled the requirements of the New Zealand Immunisation Schedule (as empowered by the Health (Immunisation) Regulations 1995) as they relate to the age of the dependent children.A party vote was called for on the question That the amendment be agreed to.Ayes 56New Zealand National 56.Noes 63New Zealand Labour 46; New Zealand First 9; Green Party 8.Amendment not agreed to.The question was put that the following amendment in the name of David Seymour to clause 21 be agreed to:after section MF 7(1)(d) insert:(dc)change the amounts in Schedule 1 Part A Section 1 Table 1 Column 2 by an amount that—corresponds to the movement in the New Zealand Consumers Price Index that has not yet been taken into account by an increase:is rounded up to the nearest whole dollar without affecting the calculation of later increases made under this paragraph.A party vote was called for on the question That the amendment be agreed to.Ayes 57New Zealand National 56; ACT New Zealand 1.Noes 63New Zealand Labour 46; New Zealand First 9; Green Party 8.Amendment not agreed to.The question was put that the following amendment in the name of Andrew Bayly to clause 22 be agreed to:after new section MG 1(1)(d) insert:(e)notwithstanding anything in the Bill eligibility for the Best Start tax credit is not affected by any principal caregiver taking any part of their Paid Parental Leave entitlement.A party vote was called for on the question That the amendment be agreed to.Ayes 56New Zealand National 56.Noes 63New Zealand Labour 46; New Zealand First 9; Green Party 8.Amendment not agreed to.The question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon Louise Upston to clause 22 be agreed to:amend section 22 (new subpart MG inserted (Best Start tax credit))after subsection MG 1(1)(d) insert:(e)for the purposes of this section dependent child includes any adopted child between the age of 0 to 3 years.A party vote was called for on the question That the amendment be agreed to.Ayes 56New Zealand National 56.Noes 63New Zealand Labour 46; New Zealand First 9; Green Party 8.Amendment not agreed to.The question was put that the following amendment in the name of Andrew Falloon to clause 22 be agreed to:in clause 22 new section MG 2(3) replace 4 weeks" with "8 weeks".A party vote was called for on the question That the amendment be agreed to.Ayes 56New Zealand National 56.Noes 63New Zealand Labour 46; New Zealand First 9; Green Party 8.Amendment not agreed to.The question was put that the following amendment in the name of Andrew Falloon to clause 22 be agreed to:replace new section MG 3(2)(a) with:full-year abatement is—if the person has no spouse civil union partner or de facto partner during the entitlement period and the person's family scheme income for the relationship period containing the entitlement period is more than $70000 21 cents for each complete dollar of the excess; orif the person has a spouse civil union partner or de facto partner during the entitlement period and the person's family scheme income the family scheme income of their spouse civil union partner or de facto partner or the sum of those incomes for the relationship period containing the entitlement period is more than $70000 21 cents for each complete dollar of the excess:A party vote was called for on the question That the amendment be agreed to.Ayes 56New Zealand National 56.Noes 63New Zealand Labour 46; New Zealand First 9; Green Party 8.Amendment not agreed to.The question was put that the following amendment in the name of Andrew Falloon to clause 22 be agreed to:replace new section MG 3(2)(a) with:full-year abatement is—if the person has no spouse civil union partner or de facto partner during the entitlement period and the person's family scheme income for the relationship period containing the entitlement period is more than $79000 25 cents for each complete dollar of the excess; orif the person has a spouse civil union partner or de facto partner during the entitlement period and the person's family scheme income the family scheme income of their spouse civil union partner or de facto partner or the sum of those incomes for the relationship period containing the entitlement period is more than $79000 25 cents for each complete dollar of the excess:A party vote was called for on the question That the amendment be agreed to.Ayes 56New Zealand National 56.Noes 63New Zealand Labour 46; New Zealand First 9; Green Party 8.Amendment not agreed to.The question was put that the following amendment in the name of Brett Hudson to clause 22 be agreed to:delete new section MG 3(2)(b)(i):A party vote was called for on the question That the amendment be agreed to.Ayes 56New Zealand National 56.Noes 63New Zealand Labour 46; New Zealand First 9; Green Party 8.Amendment not agreed to.The CHAIRPERSON (Adrian Rurawhe): The Hon Louise Upston's tabled amendment to Subpart 1 of Part 1 seeks to amend the Social Security Act 1964. Subpart 1 amends the Income Tax Act 2007. Part 2 deals with amendments to the Social Security Act 1964 and this amendment will be considered there.The question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon Amy Adams to clause 55 be agreed to:replace new section MF 4F(4)(a) with:for the eldest dependent child for who the person is a principal caregiver during the entitlement period $5303; andA party vote was called for on the question That amendment be agreed to.Ayes 56New Zealand National 56.Noes 63New Zealand Labour 46; New Zealand First 9; Green Party 8.Amendment not agreed to.The question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon Amy Adams to clause 55 be agreed to:replace clause MF 4F(4)(a)(i) with:$5000 if the child is younger than 16:A party vote was called for on the question That the amendment be agreed to.Ayes 56New Zealand National 56.Noes 63New Zealand Labour 46; New Zealand First 9; Green Party 8.Amendment not agreed to.The question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon Amy Adams to clause 55 be agreed to:replace new section MF 4F(4)(a)(ii) with:$5250 if the child is 16 or older:A party vote was called for on the question That the amendment be agreed to.Ayes 56New Zealand National 56.Noes 63New Zealand Labour 46; New Zealand First 9; Green Party 8.Amendment not agreed to.The question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon Amy Adams to clause 55 be agreed to:replace clause MF 4F(4)(b) with:for each dependent child for whom the person is a principal caregiver during the entitlement period other than the eldest dependent child $4745.A party vote was called for on the question That the amendment be agreed to.Ayes 56New Zealand National 56.Noes 63New Zealand Labour 46; New Zealand First 9; Green Party 8.Amendment not agreed to.The question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon Amy Adams to clause 55 be agreed to:in clause MF 4F(8)(b)(i) and (ii) replace the following values with the new value shown each time they appear:replace "$36350" with "$35000"andreplace "22.5 cents" with "25 cents"A party vote was called for on the question That the amendment be agreed to.Ayes 56New Zealand National 56.Noes 63New Zealand Labour 46; New Zealand First 9; Green Party 8.Amendment not agreed to.The question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon Amy Adams to clause 55 be agreed to:replace clause MF 4G(4)(a) with the following:for the eldest dependent child for who the person is a principal caregiver during the entitlement period $5303:A party vote was called for on the question That the amendment be agreed to.Ayes 56New Zealand National 56.Noes 63New Zealand Labour 46; New Zealand First 9; Green Party 8.Amendment not agreed to.The question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon Amy Adams to clause 55 be agreed to:replace clause MF 4G(4)(b) with the following:for each dependent child for whom the person is a principal caregiver during the entitlement period other than the eldest dependent child $4745.A party vote was called for on the question That the amendment be agreed to.Ayes 56New Zealand National 56.Noes 63New Zealand Labour 46; New Zealand First 9; Green Party 8.Amendment not agreed to.The question was put that the following amendment in the name of Simon O'Connor to clause 22 be agreed to: amend clause 22 after new section MG 4 to insert new section MG 5:that a further tax credit no greater than $500 or the cost of a "baby box/Pepi Pod/Wahakura" whichever is the lesser be paid upon application.A party vote was called for on the question That the amendment be agreed to.Ayes 56New Zealand National 56.Noes 63New Zealand Labour 46; New Zealand First 9; Green Party 8.Amendment not agreed to.The question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon Steven Joyce to clause 48 be agreed to:in new section MD 3(4)(a) replace subparagraphs (i) to (iii) with:$8734 if the child is younger than 3:$5614 if the child is aged between 3 and 15:$5734 if the child is 16 or older:a weighted average of the amounts in subparagraphs (i) and (ii) that reflects the proportion of the period for which those subparagraphs apply to the child if the child turns 3 during the entitlement period:a weighted average of the amounts in subparagraphs (ii) and (iii) that reflects the proportion of the period for which those subparagraphs apply to the child if the child turns 16 during the entitlement period; andin new section MD 3(4)(b) replace subparagraphs (i) to (v) with:$7517 if the child is younger than 3:$4397 if the child is aged between 3 and 12:$4514 if the child is 13 14 15:$4745 if the child is 16 or older:a weighted average of the amounts in subparagraphs (i) and (ii) that reflects the proportion of the period for which those subparagraphs apply to the child if the child turns 3 during the entitlement period:a weighted average for the amounts in subparagraphs (ii) and (iii) that reflects the proportion of the period for which those subparagraphs apply to the child if the child turns 13 during the entitlement period:a weighted average of the amounts in subparagraphs (iii) and (iv) that reflects the proportion of the period for which those subparagraphs apply to the child if the child turns 16 during the entitlement period.A party vote was called for on the question That the amendment be agreed to.Ayes 56New Zealand National 56.Noes 63New Zealand Labour 46; New Zealand First 9; Green Party 8.Amendments not agreed to.The question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon Steven Joyce be agreed to:in Schedule 1 Part A clause 1 of the Income Tax Act 2007 replace table 1 with:Table 1RowRange of dollar in taxable incomeTax rate1$0 – $140000.0952$18001 – $480000.1753$48001 – $700000.3004$70001 upwards0.330A party vote was called for on the question That the amendment be agreed to.Ayes 56New Zealand National 56.Noes 63New Zealand Labour 46; New Zealand First 9; Green Party 8.Amendment not agreed to.The question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon Steven Joyce be agreed to:in Schedule 1 Part A clause 1 of the Income Tax Act 2007 replace table 1 with:Table 1RowRange of dollar in taxable incomeTax rate1$0 – $140000.1002$14001 – $480000.1753$48001 – $700000.3004$70001 upwards0.330A party vote was called for on the question That the amendment be agreed to.Ayes 56New Zealand National 56.Noes 63New Zealand Labour 46; New Zealand First 9; Green Party 8.Amendment not agreed to.The question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon Steven Joyce be agreed to: in Schedule 1 Part A clause 1 of the Income Tax Act 2007 replace table 1 with:Table 1RowRange of dollar in taxable incomeTax rate1$0 – $160000.1052$16001 – $480000.1753$48001 – $700000.3004$70001 upwards0.330A party vote was called for on the question That the amendment be agreed to.Ayes 56New Zealand National 56.Noes 63New Zealand Labour 46; New Zealand First 9; Green Party 8.Amendment not agreed to.The question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon Steven Joyce be agreed to:in Schedule 1 Part A clause 1 of the Income Tax Act 2007 replace table 1 with:Table 1RowRange of dollar in taxable incomeTax rate1$0 – $180000.1052$18001 – $480000.1753$48001 – $700000.3004$70001 upwards0.330A party vote was called for on the question That the amendment be agreed to.Ayes 56New Zealand National 56.Noes 63New Zealand Labour 46; New Zealand First 9; Green Party 8.Amendment not agreed to.The question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon Steven Joyce be agreed to:in Schedule 1 Part A clause 1 of the Income Tax Act 2007 replace table 1 with:Table 1RowRange of dollar in taxable incomeTax rate1$0 – $200000.1052$20001 – $480000.1753$48001 – $700000.3004$70001 upwards0.330A party vote was called for on the question That the amendment be agreed to.Ayes 56New Zealand National 56.Noes 63New Zealand Labour 46; New Zealand First 9; Green Party 8.Amendment not agreed to.The CHAIRPERSON (Adrian Rurawhe): Dr Parmjeet Parmar's tabled amendment inserting new clauses 79 to 85 requiring newborn enrolment with general practice—this amendment was tabled as a new Part 3. However the form of the bill is such that the clauses are more appropriately located as a subpart to Part 1.The question was put that the following amendment in the name of Dr Parmjeet Parmar be agreed to:after clause 78 insert:79Newborn enrolment with general practiceNo person entitled to a Best Start tax credit under section MG 1 of the Income Tax Act 2007 shall be eligible to receive a tax credit if they have a newborn child and fail to enrol that newborn with a general practice or primary healthcare provider.80InterpretationIn this Part unless the context otherwise requires—DHB has the meaning given to it in section 6(1) of the New Zealand Public Health and Disability Act 2000enrolment in relation to a newborn means that he or she—(a)is enrolled with a general practice and a primary health organisation; and(b)is confirmed as eligible for publicly-funded health and disability servicesgeneral practice means a multidisciplinary team whose members—(a)have the complementary knowledge and skills of medical practitioners and nurses; and(b)may include other health practitioners; and(c)work together to provide primary health care to improve the health of the enrolled populationlead maternity care provider means a person selected by a woman to provide her lead maternity care and is—(a)a registered midwife an obstetrician or a general practitioner who has a Diploma in Obstetrics (or its equivalent as determined by the New Zealand College of General Practitioners); and(b)either a lead maternity care provider in his or her own right or an employee or contractor of a lead maternity care providerpre-enrolment in relation to a newborn means that—(a)he or she is preliminarily enrolled with a general practice; and(b)publicly-funded health and disability services begin for him or her and continue for at least 1 financial quarter; and(c)the general practice has the period of 1 financial quarter within which to ensure the newborn's enrolment to continue fundingregistered in relation to a newborn means that he or she:(a)is listed on a general practice register:(b)is entitled to publicly-funded health and disability services:(c)does not receive subsidised health careregistered midwife means a health practitioner who is or is deemed to be registered with the Midwifery Council established by the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 as a practitioner of the profession of midwiferyresponsible practitioner in relation to a newborn means the relevant—(a)DHB maternity service; or(b)lead maternity care provider.81How pre-enrolment request madeA newborn's responsible practitioner must before the newborn is discharged from the hospital or from maternity care—(a)consult the newborn's mother and any other family members the responsible practitioner considers appropriate about which general practice to nominate as the newborn's primary health care provider; and(b)send a pre-enrolment request on behalf of the newborn to the nominated general practice; and(c)ensure that the request is entered into the maternity system.82What nominated general practice must do when pre-enrolment request received(1)Within 2 weeks of receiving a newborn's pre-enrolment request a general practice must unless section 6 applies—(a)take action to ensure the newborn is pre-enrolled with the practice as his or her primary health care provider; and(b)take any other action required to ensure that—(i)the pre-enrolment takes effect in the maternity system; and(ii)the enrolment process for the newborn is set in progress; and(c)the newborn receives the 6-week immunisation pre-calls.(2)The general practice must take the actions referred to in subsection (1)—(a)within 2 weeks of receiving the newborn's pre-enrolment request; and(b)prior to the 6-week immunisation pre-calls and immunisation event if the request is received before the newborn reaches 6 weeks of age.83Process if nominated general practice unable to enrol newborn when pre-enrolment request received(1)This section applies only if a nominated general practice is working at full patient capacity or there is another good reason why enrolment cannot be completed when it receives a pre-enrolment request made on behalf of a newborn.(2)The general practice must—(a)consult the newborn's caregiver and any other family members the provider considers appropriate as to another preferred general practice; and(b)supply a list of general practices in the newborn's area of residence if so requested; and(c)if the family chooses another general practice refer the pre-enrolment request to that general practice.(3)If the nominated general practice is unable to assist the family in finding another primary health care provider it must refer the pre-enrolment request to the relevant DHB and primary health organisation.(4)The DHB and primary health organisation that receive a referral under subsection (3) are responsible for assisting the family to pre-enrol the newborn with another provider prior to the newborn reaching 6 weeks of age.84Newborn not eligible for enrolmentA nominated general practice that receives a pre-enrolment request from a newborn who is not eligible for enrolment must change the newborn's status in the maternity system to either registered or casual as the case may be so that the newborn may receive fully-funded immunisations if desired.85High-risk newborns to be monitored(1)Any enrolled newborn that is deemed to be high-risk will be monitored by the general practice or primary health care provider.(2)The determination of high-risk will be established through regulations made by Order in Council.A party vote was called for on the question That the amendment be agreed to.Ayes 56New Zealand National 56.Noes 63New Zealand Labour 46; New Zealand First 9; Green Party 8.Amendments not agreed to.A party vote was called for on the question That Part 1 be agreed to.Ayes 63New Zealand Labour 46; New Zealand First 9; Green Party 8.Noes 57New Zealand National 56; ACT New Zealand 1.Part 1 agreed to.Hon LOUISE UPSTON (National—Taupō): I raise a point of order Mr Chairperson. I seek leave of the committee in the interests of the Copperfields' staff for the committee to be adjourned until 2.30 p.m.The CHAIRPERSON (Adrian Rurawhe): No that's something that the whole House has to decide; the committee cannot decide that. The committee is suspended until 2 p.m. Kia ora.Sitting suspended from 1.43 p.m. to 2 p.m."