Three Strikes Legislation Repeal Bill

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Hon Kiritapu Allan

Three Strikes Legislation Repeal Bill

Government Bill

79—3

Contents

Key
1Title
2Commencement
Part 1
Amendments to Sentencing Act 2002
3Principal Act
4Section 4 amended (Interpretation)
5Sections 86A to 86I and cross-heading repealed
6Section 89 amended (Imposition of minimum period of imprisonment)
7Section 102 amended (Presumption in favour of life imprisonment for murder)
8Section 103 amended (Imposition of minimum period of imprisonment or imprisonment without parole if life imprisonment imposed for murder)
9Section 104 amended (Imposition of minimum period of imprisonment of 17 years or more)
10Schedule 1AA amended
Part 2
Amendments to other legislation
Subpart 1—Amendments to Acts
Amendment to Arms Act 1983
11Principal Act
12Section 22H amended (Persons disqualified from holding firearms licence)
Amendment to Criminal Procedure Act 2011
13Principal Act
14Section 180 amended (Court may correct erroneous sentence)
Amendment to Evidence Act 2006
15Principal Act
16Section 139 amended (Evidence of convictions, acquittals, and other judicial proceedings)
Amendments to Parole Act 2002
17Principal Act
18Section 20 amended (Parole eligibility date)
19Section 84 amended (Non-parole periods)
20Section 86 amended (Release date of sentence)
20ASection 88 amended (Chief executive must determine key dates, etc)
Amendments to Victims’ Orders Against Violent Offenders Act 2014
21Principal Act
22Section 4 amended (Interpretation)
23Section 5 amended (Meaning of violent offender or offender)
24Section 7 amended (Application for non-contact order)
25Section 18 amended (Discharge of non-contact order by operation of law)
Subpart 2—Amendments to secondary legislation
Amendments to Criminal Procedure (Transfer of Information) Regulations 2013
26Principal regulations
27Regulation 3 amended (Interpretation)
28Regulation 8A amended (Information about criminal proceedings in VOAVOA proceedings)
Amendment to Legal Services (Quality Assurance) Regulations 2011
29Principal regulations
30Schedule amended
Amendments to Sentencing Regulations 2002
31Principal regulations
31ARegulation 5 amended (Prescribed forms)
32Schedule amended
Schedule
Schedule 1AA amended
Legislative history

The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows: