Hon Simon Power
Government Bill
17—1
Explanatory note
1 Title
2 Commencement
3 Purpose
Part 1Amendments to Sentencing Act 2002
4 Principal Act amended
5 New sections 86A to 86H and heading inserted
Additional consequences for repeated serious violent offending
86A Interpretation
86B First warning on receiving first qualifying sentence for serious violent offence
86C Final warning on receiving second qualifying sentence for serious violent offence
86D Imprisonment for life on third or subsequent qualifying sentence
86E Offenders with record of warning or final warning who are sentenced to imprisonment for life for murder
86F Continuing effect of warnings
86G Appeal against order imposing minimum period of imprisonment or life without parole
86H Sections 86B to 86E prevail over inconsistent provisions
6 Heading above section 103 amended
7 Imposition of minimum period of imprisonment if life imprisonment imposed for murder
8 Imposition of minimum period of imprisonment of 17 years or more
9 Transitional provision
Part 2Amendments to Parole Act 2002
10 Principal Act amended
11 Parole eligibility date
12 Non-parole periods
The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows: