Thursday, 11 February 2016, 2:45 pm Press Release: ACT New Zealand
MPs refuse to debate tougher burglary laws
ACT New
Zealand February 11, 2016. 2:40pm
ACT Leader David
Seymour is disappointed that other members of parliament
objected to his party’s Three Strikes for Burglary
Bill.
“Parliament will now debate the Home and Community
Support (Payment for Travel Between Clients) Settlement Bill
instead of the much more urgent need to ensure anybody who
commits three burglaries goes to jail for three
years.
“Members objected to the Bill being debated
despite reports this morning that fewer than 10 per cent of
burglaries are resolved – and that’s just the reported
ones.
“I have visited people in my electorate where the
occupant has been burgled three times. I suspect my
parliamentary colleagues are not aware burglary is more than
taking your stuff, it is invasive and traumatises
people.
“I will continue seeking ways to get Three
Strikes for Burglary on the agenda as people should not have
to tolerate recidivist burglars.”
The full Sentencing
(Minimum Term for Repeated Burglary Offences) Amendment Bill
is
attached.
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