Act In force Latest version as at 03 September 2007 (as enacted) | 2003 No 109 | Administered by Department of Corrections; and Ministry of Justice

Sentencing Amendment Act 2003

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Aggravating and mitigating factors

Imposition of minimum period of imprisonment of 17 years or more

Legislative history

Sentencing Amendment Act 2003

Public Act	2003 No 109
Date of assent	30 October 2003

Contents

3 Aggravating and mitigating factors

4 Imposition of minimum period of imprisonment of 17 years or more

The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows:

1 Title

(1) This Act is the Sentencing Amendment Act 2003.

(2) In this Act, the Sentencing Act 2002 is called “the principal Act”.

2 Commencement

This Act comes into force on the day after the date on which it receives the Royal assent.

3 Aggravating and mitigating factors

Section 9(1) of the principal Act is amended by inserting, after paragraph (h), the following paragraph:
- “(ha) that the offence was committed as part of, or involves, a terrorist act (as defined in section 5(1) of the Terrorism Suppression Act 2002):”.

4 Imposition of minimum period of imprisonment of 17 years or more

Section 104 of the principal Act is amended by inserting, after paragraph (e), the following paragraph:
- “(ea) if the murder was committed as part of a terrorist act (as defined in section 5(1) of the Terrorism Suppression Act 2002); or.”.

Legislative history
21 October 2003	Divided from Counter-Terrorism Bill (Bill 27-2), third reading