2019/60
Patsy Reddy, Governor-General
At Wellington this 25th day of March 2019
Present:Her Excellency the Governor-General in Council
This order is made under section 2(2) of the Courts Matters Act 2018 on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council.
This order is the Courts Matters Act 2018 (Amendments to Courts Security Act 1999) Commencement Order 2019.
Sections 7, 10, and 12 to 24 of the Courts Matters Act 2018 come into force on 8 April 2019.
Michael Webster,Clerk of the Executive Council.
Part 1 of the Courts Matters Act 2018 (Part 1) amends the Courts Security Act 1999. The amendments expand court security officers’ powers to enable them to deal more effectively with low-level offending and disruptive behaviour in courts and tribunals. Some of Part 1 came into force on 14 November 2018. This order brings the rest of Part 1 into force on 8 April 2019.
Issued under the authority of the Legislation Act 2012.
Date of notification in Gazette: 28 March 2019.
This order is administered by the Ministry of Justice.