Sentencing (Aggravating Factors) Amendment Act 2012
Sentencing (Aggravating Factors) Amendment Act 2012
| Public Act | 2012 No 74 |
| Date of assent | 17 September 2012 |
| Commencement | see section 2 |
Contents
The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows:
1 Title
This Act is the Sentencing (Aggravating Factors) Amendment Act 2012.
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 Sentencing Act 2002.
4 Interpretation
Section 4(1) is amended by inserting the following definition in its appropriate alphabetical order:
“prison officer means an officer as defined in section 3(1) of the Corrections Act 2004”.
5 Aggravating and mitigating factors
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(1) Section 9(1) is amended by inserting the following paragraphs after paragraph (f):
“(fa) that the victim was a constable, or a prison officer, acting in the course of his or her duty:
“(fb) that the victim was an emergency health or fire services provider acting in the course of his or her duty at the scene of an emergency:”.
(2) Section 9 is amended by inserting the following subsection after subsection (4):
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“(4A) In subsection (1)(fb), emergency health or fire services provider means a person who has a legal duty (under any enactment, employment contract, other binding agreement or arrangement, or other source) to, at the scene of an emergency, provide services that are either or both—
“(a) ambulance services, first aid, or medical or paramedical care:
“(b) services provided by or on behalf of a fire brigade (as defined in section 2(1) of the Fire Service Act 1975) to save life or property.”
Legislative history | |
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| 13 October 2010 | Introduction (Bill 222–1) |
| 12 April 2011 | First reading and referral to Law and Order Committee |
| 7 July 2011 | Reported from Law and Order Committee |
| 8 February 2012 | Second reading |
| 31 July 2012 | Committee of the whole House (Bill 222–2) |
| 12 September 2012 | Third reading |
| 17 September 2012 | Royal assent |
This Act is administered by the Ministry of Justice.