27 September 2013

Media release – Select Committee Office

Sentencing (Protection of Children from Criminal Offending) Amendment Bill

Public submissions are being invited on this bill. The closing date for submissions is Thursday 7 November 2013.

The Sentencing (Protection of Children from Criminal Offending) Amendment Bill seeks to amend the Sentencing Act 2002 to make criminal offending in the presence of a minor an aggravating factor at sentencing, and where the offending endangers or exposes a minor to potential adverse effects from that offending, the sentence should reflect this.
A copy of the bill can be purchased at any Bennetts Government Bookshop or viewed online at www.legislation.govt.nz

Submissions should be forwarded by the due date, either online using our website (www.parliament.nz) or in writing to the address below. If a submitter wishes to appear before the committee, they need to state this clearly and provide a name, daytime phone number and email address. Submissions generally become public and are published on our website. For further guidance on making a submission, read our publication Making a submission to a Parliamentary Select Committee on our website or contact us at
04 817 9520.

Address for correspondence: Law and Order Committee, Parliament Buildings, WELLINGTON 6160.

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