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Hon Simon Power
Government Bill
9—2
As reported from the Justice and Electoral Committee
Commentary
Key
1 Title
2 Commencement
Part 1Amendments to Domestic Violence Act 1995
3 Principal Act amended
3A Standard conditions of protection order
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 safety orders
124A Interpretation
124B Qualified constable may issue Police safety order
124C Consent to issue of Police safety order not required
124D Police safety order not to be issued against child
124E Effect of Police safety order
124EA Suspension of firearms licence on issue of Police safety order
124F Suspension of parenting orders, etc
124FA Prompt service of Police safety order required
124FB Detention by constable
124G Police safety order to be explained
124H Duration of Police safety order
124I Failure to comply with Police order
124I Contravention of Police safety order
124IA Issue of summons where person cannot be brought before District Court within 24 hours
124IB Jurisdiction of District Court
124IC Issue of warrant to arrest person who contravenes Police safety order or fails to attend adjourned proceedings
124ID Protection order to be issued and served
124IE Protection order to be sent to Family Court
124IF Protection order treated as if made by Family Court
124J District Court summons
124K Police employees, etc, protected from proceedings
7A Consequential amendments to other enactments
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 3Amendments to Bail Act 2000
10 Principal Act amended
10A Rules as to granting bail
10B Consideration of just cause for continued detention
11 Defendant admitted to bail by Police employee
12 Bail and breach of protection order
ScheduleRegulations amended
Legislative history
The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows:
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