Crimes of Torture Amendment Act 2006

Crimes of Torture Amendment Act 2006

Public Act2006 No 68
Date of assent4 December 2006
Note

This Act is administered by the Ministry of Justice.

Contents

1 Title

2 Commencement

3 Principal Act amended

Part 1
Amendments to principal Act

4 Title repealed

5 Interpretation

6 New Part heading and section 2A inserted

Part 1
Prosecution of Crimes of Torture

2A Purpose of this Part

7 New Part 2 added

Part 2
Prevention of Crimes of Torture

Preliminary provisions

15 Purpose of this Part

16 Interpretation

Visits by Subcommittee

17 Purpose of sections 18 to 20

18 Subcommittee's access to information

19 Subcommittee's access to places of detention and persons detained

20 Subcommittee may conduct interviews

21 Experts may accompany Subcommittee

22 Objection to visit by Subcommittee

23 Appointment of New Zealand officials

24 Identification certificates

25 Ministerial directions

National Preventive Mechanisms

26 Designation of National Preventive Mechanisms

27 Functions of National Preventive Mechanism

28 National Preventive Mechanism's access to information

29 National Preventive Mechanism's access to places of detention and persons detained

30 National Preventive Mechanism may conduct interviews

Central National Preventive Mechanism

31 Designation of Central National Preventive Mechanism

32 Functions of Central National Preventive Mechanism

Miscellaneous provisions

33 Confidentiality of information

34 Powers of National Preventive Mechanism

35 Protections, privileges, and immunities

36 Publication of National Preventive Mechanism report

37 This Part not limited by other Acts

8 New schedules added

Part 2
Amendments to other Acts

9 Corrections Act 2004 amended

162A Crimes of Torture Act 1989 not limited

10 Health and Disability Services (Safety) Act 2001 amended

47A Crimes of Torture Act 1989 not limited

11 Intellectual Disability (Compulsory Care and Rehabilitation) Act 2003 amended

147A Crimes of Torture Act 1989 not limited

12 Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 1992 amended

99C Crimes of Torture Act 1989 not limited

13 Ombudsmen Act 1975 amended

32A Crimes of Torture Act 1989 not limited

14 Police Complaints Authority Act 1988 amended

38A Crimes of Torture Act 1989 not limited

Schedule
New Schedules added to principal Act

Legislative history

The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows: