New Zealand Legislation: Acts

26 Designation of National Preventive Mechanisms

• (1) In accordance with Article 17 of the Optional Protocol, the Minister must, not later than 1 year after the Optional Protocol is ratified by New Zealand, designate by notice in the Gazette the number of National Preventive Mechanisms the Minister considers necessary.

  (2) In designating a National Preventive Mechanism the Minister must have regard to the matters set out in Article 18 of the Optional Protocol.

  (3) A National Preventive Mechanism may be designated—

  • (a) in respect of such places of detention as may be specified in the notice; and

  • (b) on any terms and conditions specified in the notice.

  (4) After designating 1 or more National Preventive Mechanisms under subsection (1), the Minister may, at any time, by notice in the Gazette—

  • (a) revoke the designation of a National Preventive Mechanism:

  • (b) designate 1 or more other National Preventive Mechanisms:

  • (c) vary the designation of a National Preventive Mechanism to include or exclude such other places of detention as may be specified in the notice:

  • (d) vary or revoke the terms or conditions to which the designation of a National Preventive Mechanism is subject, or revoke those terms and conditions and impose new terms and conditions.

  Part 2 (comprising sections 15 to 37) was inserted, as from 5 December 2006, by section 7 Crimes of Torture Amendment Act 2006 (2006 No 68).