Corrections (Use of Court Cells) Amendment Act 2009
Corrections (Use of Court Cells) Amendment Act 2009
Public Act |
2009 No 60 |
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Date of assent |
7 December 2009 |
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Commencement |
see section 2 |
Contents
The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows:
1 Title
This Act is the Corrections (Use of Court Cells) Amendment Act 2009.
2 Commencement
This Act comes into force on the day after the date on which it receives the Royal assent.
3 Principal Act amended
This Act amends the Corrections Act 2004.
4 Establishment of prisons
Section 32 is amended by inserting the following subsection after subsection (2):
(2A)
Nothing in section 9 of the Resource Management Act 1991 applies to the detention of prisoners in a court cell block that is declared by notice in the Gazette to be a part of a corrections prison.
5 Consequential amendment to Resource Management Act 1991
(1)
This section consequentially amends the Resource Management Act 1991.
(2)
Section 4 is amended by inserting the following subsection after subsection (3):
(3A)
Section 9 does not apply to the detention of prisoners in a court cell block that is declared by notice in the Gazette to be a part of a corrections prison.
Legislative history
24 November 2009 |
Introduction (Bill 106–1), first reading, second reading, committee of the whole House, third reading |
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7 December 2009 |
Royal assent |
This Act is administered by the Department of Corrections.