Crimes (Definition of Female Genital Mutilation) Amendment Act 2020
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Crimes (Definition of Female Genital Mutilation) Amendment Act 2020
Public Act |
2020 No 53 |
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Date of assent |
6 August 2020 |
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Commencement |
see section 2 |
Contents
The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows:
1 Title
This Act is the Crimes (Definition of Female Genital Mutilation) Amendment Act 2020.
2 Commencement
This Act comes into force on the day after the date on which it receives the Royal assent.
3 Principal Act
This Act amends the Crimes Act 1961 (the principal Act).
4 Section 204A amended (Female genital mutilation)
(1)
In section 204A(1), replace the definition of female genital mutilation with:
female genital mutilation—
(a)
means the excision, infibulation, or mutilation of the whole or part of the female genitalia of any person; and
(b)
includes—
(i)
the partial or total removal of the clitoris, labia majora, labia minora, or prepuce, or any combination of these:
(ii)
the narrowing of the vaginal opening by cutting or repositioning the labia majora or the labia minora, or both:
(iii)
other harmful procedures carried out on any part of the female genitalia, such as pricking, piercing, incising, scraping, or cauterising; but
(c)
does not include a procedure carried out for cosmetic or enhancement purposes only
(2)
In section 204A(1), insert in its appropriate alphabetical order:
nurse means a health practitioner who is, or is deemed to be, registered with the Nursing Council of New Zealand continued by section 114(1)(a) of the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 as a practitioner of the profession of nursing
(3)
In section 204A(3)(a)(ii), after “practitioner”
, insert “ or nurse”
.
(4)
Replace section 204A(3)(b)(iii) with:
(iii)
by a medical practitioner, midwife, nurse, or trainee health professional, or, if the case is urgent and none of them are available, by any other person.
Legislative history
4 December 2019 |
Introduction (Bill 194–1), first reading and referral to Health Committee |
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22 July 2020 |
Reported from Health Committee (Bill 194–2) |
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29 July 2020 |
Second reading, committee of the whole House, third reading |
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6 August 2020 |
Royal assent |
This Act is administered by the Ministry of Justice.
Versions
Crimes (Definition of Female Genital Mutilation) Amendment Act 2020
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