Family Violence (Amendments) Bill

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94 282 New section 194A inserted (Assault on person in family relationship)

(1)

After section 194, insert:

194A Assault on person in family relationship

(1)

Everyone is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years who—

(a)

assaults another person; and

(b)

is, or has been, in a family relationship with that other person.

(2)

In subsection (1), family relationship has the same meaning as in section 4 of the Family and Whānau Violence Act 1995section 12 of Part 1 of the Family Violence Legislation Act 2017.

(3)

The reference in subsection (2) to the meaning of family relationship in section 4 of the Family and Whānau Violence Act 1995section 12 of Part 1 of the Family Violence Legislation Act 2017 is, until the commencement of section 9 of the Family and Whānau Violence Legislation Act 20171 July 2019, a reference to the meaning of domestic relationship in section 4 of the Domestic Violence Act 1995.

(2)

Repeal section 194A(3) on the commencement of section 9 of the Family and Whānau Violence Legislation Act 20171 July 2019.