New Zealand Legislation: Acts
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(1) This Act may be cited as the Domestic Violence Act 1995.
(2) Except as provided in subsection (3) and section 30, this Act shall come into force on a date to be appointed by the Governor-General by Order in Council.
(3) Part 6 shall come into force on a date to be appointed by the Governor-General by Order in Council; and 1 or more Orders in Council may be made appointing different dates for different provisions and for different purposes.
Section 1: Domestic Violence Act 1995 (except section 29 and sections 108–120 of Part 6 came into force only for certain purposes), brought into force, on 1 July 1996, by the Domestic Violence Act Commencement Order 1996 (SR 1996/142).
Section 1: sections 108–120 brought into force for certain purposes, on 15 December 1998, by the Domestic Violence Act Commencement Order 1998 (SR 1998/343).
