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Sentencing Amendment Act 2003

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Act In force Latest version as at 03 September 2007 (as enacted) | 2003 No 109 | Administered by Department of Corrections; and Ministry of Justice

Sentencing Amendment Act 2003

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Sentencing Amendment Act 2003

Public Act 2003 No 109
Date of assent 30 October 2003

Contents

1 Title

2 Commencement

3 Aggravating and mitigating factors

4 Imposition of minimum period of imprisonment of 17 years or more

The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows:

1 Title

  • (1) This Act is the Sentencing Amendment Act 2003.

    (2) In this Act, the Sentencing Act 2002 is called “the principal Act”.

2 Commencement

  • This Act comes into force on the day after the date on which it receives the Royal assent.

3 Aggravating and mitigating factors

  • Section 9(1) of the principal Act is amended by inserting, after paragraph (h), the following paragraph:

    • “(ha) that the offence was committed as part of, or involves, a terrorist act (as defined in section 5(1) of the Terrorism Suppression Act 2002):”.

4 Imposition of minimum period of imprisonment of 17 years or more

  • Section 104 of the principal Act is amended by inserting, after paragraph (e), the following paragraph:

    • “(ea) if the murder was committed as part of a terrorist act (as defined in section 5(1) of the Terrorism Suppression Act 2002); or.”.

Legislative history
21 October 2003 Divided from Counter-Terrorism Bill (Bill 27-2), third reading
Act In force Latest version as at 03 September 2007 (as enacted)

Sentencing Amendment Act 2003

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