1	Title
2	Commencement
3	Principal Act
4	Section 9 amended (Aggravating and mitigating factors)
5	Schedule 1AA amended
	Schedule New Part 5 inserted into Schedule 1AA of Sentencing Act 2002
	Legislative history
	Administrative information

The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows:

1 Title

This Act is the Sentencing Amendment Act 2024.

2 Commencement

This Act comes into force on 21 November 2024.

3 Principal Act

This Act amends the Sentencing Act 2002.

4 Section 9 amended (Aggravating and mitigating factors)

Replace section 9(1)(hb) with:

(hb)

that the offender was, at the time of the offending,—

(i)

a participant in an organised criminal group (within the meaning of section 98A of the Crimes Act 1961); or

(ii)

involved in any other form of organised criminal association:

5 Schedule 1AA amended

In Schedule 1AA,—

(a)

insert the Part 5 set out in the Schedule of this Act as the last part; and

(b)

make all necessary consequential amendments.

Schedule New Part 5 inserted into Schedule 1AA of Sentencing Act 2002

s 5

Part 5 Provisions relating to Sentencing Amendment Act 2024

16 Interpretation

In this Part,—

amendment Act means the Sentencing Amendment Act 2024

commencement date means the date on which section 4 of the amendment Act comes into force.

17 Application to proceedings on or after commencement date

Section 9(1)(hb) of this Act (as replaced by the amendment Act) applies only to proceedings commenced on or after the commencement date.

Legislative history

8 August 2024		Divided from Gangs Legislation Amendment Bill (Bill 23–2) as Bill 23–3B
18 September 2024		Recommittal to committee of the whole House, committee of the whole House
19 September 2024		Third reading
23 September 2024		Royal assent

This Act is administered by the Ministry of Justice.

Sentencing Amendment Act 2024