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Hon Simon Power
Government Bill
9—1
Explanatory note
1 Title
2 Commencement
Part 1Amendments to Domestic Violence Act 1995
3 Principal Act amended
4 Power to direct respondent or associated respondent to attend programme
5 New sections 49 and 49A substituted
49 Offence to contravene protection order
49A Offence to fail to comply with direction
6 New section 50 substituted
50 Power to arrest for breach of protection order
7 New Part 6A inserted
Part 6APolice orders
124A Interpretation
124B Qualified constable may issue Police order
124C Consent to issue of order not required
124D Police order not to be issued against child
124E Effect of Police order
124F Suspension of parenting orders, etc
124G Police order to be served and explained
124H Duration of Police order
124I Failure to comply with Police order
124J District Court summons
124K Police employees, etc, protected from proceedings
Part 2Amendments to Sentencing Act 2002
8 Principal Act amended
9 New heading and sections 123A to 123G inserted
Protection orders
123A Interpretation of terms used in this section and sections 123B to 123G
123B Protection order
123C Provisions applying to protection order made under section 123B
123D Explanation of protection order
123E Protection order to be issued and served on offender
123F Protection order to be sent to Family Court
123G Protection order treated as if made by Family Court
Part 3Amendment to Bail Act 2000
10 Principal Act amended
11 Defendant admitted to bail by Police employee
The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows:
