Electoral (Disqualification of Sentenced Prisoners) Amendment Act 2010
Electoral (Disqualification of Sentenced Prisoners) Amendment Act 2010
| Public Act | 2010 No 128 |
| Date of assent | 15 December 2010 |
| Commencement | see section 2 |
Contents
4 Disqualifications for registration
5 Detention in prison pursuant to conviction
6 Existing status under section 80(1)(d) of principal Act not affected
The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows:
1 Title
This Act is the Electoral (Disqualification of Sentenced Prisoners) Amendment Act 2010.
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 Electoral Act 1993.
4 Disqualifications for registration
Section 80(1) is amended by repealing paragraph (d) and substituting the following paragraph:
“(d) a person who is detained in a prison pursuant to a sentence of imprisonment imposed after the commencement of the Electoral (Disqualification of Sentenced Prisoners) Amendment Act 2010:”.
5 Detention in prison pursuant to conviction
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(1) The heading to section 81 is amended by omitting
“conviction”
and substituting“sentence of imprisonment”
.(2) Section 81(1)(b) is amended by omitting
“; and”
.(3) Section 81(1)(c) is repealed.
(4) Section 81 is amended by adding the following subsection:
“(3) In subsection (1), prison manager has the meaning given to it by section 3(1) of the Corrections Act 2004.”
6 Existing status under section 80(1)(d) of principal Act not affected
To avoid doubt,—
(a) a person who is disqualified for registration as an elector by section 80(1)(d) of the principal Act immediately before the commencement of this Act continues to be disqualified for registration as an elector as if this Act had not been enacted; and
(b) a person who is not disqualified for registration as an elector by section 80(1)(d) of the principal Act immediately before the commencement of this Act is not disqualified for registration as an elector by that section (as substituted) immediately after the commencement of this Act on the ground of an existing sentence of imprisonment; and
(c) section 4 of this Act does not override section 17 of the Interpretation Act 1999.
Legislative history | |
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| 10 February 2010 | Introduction (Bill 117–1) |
| 21 April 2010 | First reading and referral to Law and Order Committee |
| 17 September 2010 | Reported from Law and Order Committee (Bill 117–2) |
| 20 October 2010 | Second reading |
| 10 November 2010 | Committee of the whole House (Bill 117–3) |
| 8 December 2010 | Third reading |
| 15 December 2010 | Royal assent |
This Act is administered by the Ministry of Justice.