New Zealand Legislation: Acts
Acts are laws made by Parliament
Reprint as at 29 November 2010
| Public Act | 1989 No 106 |
| Date of assent | 13 November 1989 |
| Commencement | 13 November 1989 |
Changes authorised by section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989 have been made in this reprint.
A general outline of these changes is set out in the notes at the end of this reprint, together with other explanatory material about this reprint.
This Act is administered by the Ministry of Justice.
[Repealed]
Part 1
Prosecution of crimes of torture
4 Jurisdiction in respect of acts of torture
5 Attorney-General to consider question of compensation
6 Extradition Act 1965 amended [Repealed]
7 Fugitive Offenders Act 1881 amended [Repealed]
8 Crimes deemed to be included in extradition treaties
9 Surrender of offenders [Repealed]
10 Restrictions on surrender of offenders [Repealed]
12 Attorney-General's consent required to prosecutions
14 Application of certain provisions of Crimes Act 1961
Part 2
Prevention of crimes of torture
17 Purpose of sections 18 to 20
18 Subcommittee's access to information
19 Subcommittee's access to places of detention and persons detained
20 Subcommittee may conduct interviews
21 Experts may accompany Subcommittee
22 Objection to visit by Subcommittee
23 Appointment of New Zealand officials
24 Identification certificates
National Preventive Mechanisms
26 Designation of National Preventive Mechanisms
27 Functions of National Preventive Mechanism
28 National Preventive Mechanism's access to information
29 National Preventive Mechanism's access to places of detention and persons detained
30 National Preventive Mechanism may conduct interviews
Central National Preventive Mechanism
31 Designation of Central National Preventive Mechanism
32 Functions of Central National Preventive Mechanism
33 Confidentiality of information
34 Powers of National Preventive Mechanism
35 Protections, privileges, and immunities
36 Publication of National Preventive Mechanism report
37 This Part not limited by other Acts
Schedule 1
Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
Schedule 2
Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
[Repealed]
Title
Title: repealed, on 5 December 2006, by section 4 of the Crimes of Torture Amendment Act 2006 (2006 No 68).
