8 July 2016

Media release – Select Committee Office

Maritime Crimes Amendment Bill

Public submissions are now being invited on the Maritime Crimes Amendment Bill.

The closing date for submissions is Friday 19 August 2016.

This bill amends the Maritime Crimes Act 1999 to implement obligations under two maritime counter-terrorism treaties, the Protocol of 2005 to the Rome Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Maritime Navigation and the Protocol of 2005 to the Rome Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Fixed Platforms Located on the Continental Shelf, to ensure that the maritime security framework can respond to contemporary transnational terrorist threats.

A copy of the bill can be viewed online at

http://www.legislation.govt.nz/bill/government/2016/0128/latest/DLM6831111.html?src=qs

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: Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee, Parliament Buildings, WELLINGTON 6160.

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