Bail Amendment Act 2009
Bail Amendment Act 2009
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Bail Amendment Act 2009
| Public Act | 2009 No 45 |
| Date of assent | 27 October 2009 |
| Commencement | see section 2 |
Contents
The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows:
1 Title
This Act is the Bail Amendment Act 2009.
2 Commencement
This Act comes into force on the day after the date on which it receives the Royal assent.
3 Principal Act amended
This Act amends the Bail Act 2000.
4 Rules as to granting bail
Section 7(2) is amended by omitting
“section 49(1)(a) or section 49(1)(b)”
and substituting“section 49”
.
5 Consideration of just cause for continued detention
Section 8(5) is amended by omitting
“section 49(1)(a) or (b)”
and substituting“section 49”
.
6 Defendant admitted to bail by Police employee
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(1) Section 21(2) is amended by omitting
“section 49(1)(a) or section 49(1)(b)”
and substituting“section 49”
.(2) Section 21 is amended by inserting the following subsections after subsection (4):
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“(4A) If a person charged with a domestic violence offence is granted bail under this section, the Police employee who takes the bail bond of that person may impose—
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“(a) any condition that he or she considers reasonably necessary to protect—
“(i) the victim of the alleged offence; and
“(ii) any particular person residing with the victim:
“(b) any condition that may otherwise be imposed under subsections (3) and (4).
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“(4B) In this subsection and subsection (4A),—
“domestic relationship has the meaning given to it by section 4 of the Domestic Violence Act 1995
“domestic violence offence means an offence against any enactment involving the use of violence against a person with whom the offender is, or has been, in a domestic relationship
“violence has the meaning given to it by section 3(2), (4), and (5) of the Domestic Violence Act 1995.”
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7 Bail and breach of protection order
Section 23(4) is amended by omitting
“subsection (1)(a) or subsection (1)(b) of”
.
Legislative history | |
|---|---|
| 20 October 2009 | Divided from Domestic Violence (Enhancing Safety) Bill (Bill 9–2) by committee of the whole House, third reading |
| 27 October 2009 | Royal assent |
This Act is administered by the Ministry of Justice.
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