Sentencing and Parole Reform Act 2010

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Sentencing and Parole Reform Act 2010

Public Act	2010 No 33
Date of assent	31 May 2010
Commencement	see section 2

Contents

Part 1
Amendments to Sentencing Act 2002

4 Principal Act amended

5 Interpretation

6 New sections 86A to 86I and heading inserted

Additional consequences for repeated serious violent offending

86A Interpretation

86B Stage-1 offence: offender given first warning

86C Stage-2 offence other than murder: offender given final warning and must serve full term of imprisonment

86D Stage-3 offences other than murder: offender sentenced to maximum term of imprisonment

86E When murder is a stage-2 or stage-3 offence

86F Continuing effect of warnings

86G Consequences of cancellation of record on later sentences

86H Appeal against orders relating to imprisonment

86I Sections 86B to 86E prevail over inconsistent provisions

7 Imposition of minimum period of imprisonment

8 Presumption in favour of life imprisonment for murder

9 Heading above section 103 amended

10 Imposition of minimum period of imprisonment if life imprisonment imposed for murder

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

12 Transitional provision

13 Consequential amendments to other Acts

Part 2
Amendments to Parole Act 2002

14 Principal Act amended

15 Parole eligibility date

16 Non-parole periods

17 Release date of sentence

Schedule
Consequential amendments to other Acts

Legislative history

The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows: