Juries Amendment Bill
Juries Amendment Bill
This Bill was created from the division of the Criminal Procedure Legislation Bill. See the other Bills resulting from this division.
Juries Amendment Bill
Government Bill
74—3F
As reported from the committee of the whole House
This bill was formerly part of the Criminal Procedure Legislation Bill as reported from the Justice and Electoral Committee. The committee of the whole House has further amended the bill and divided it into the following bills:
Criminal Procedure Amendment Bill comprising clauses 1 and 2, Part 1, and Schedule 1
Auctioneers Amendment Bill comprising subpart 1 of Part 2
Crimes Amendment Bill (No 2) comprising subpart 2 of Part 2, and Schedule 2
Criminal Disclosure Amendment Bill comprising subpart 3 of Part 2
Evidence Amendment Bill comprising subpart 3A of Part 2
this bill comprising subpart 4 of Part 2
Misuse of Drugs Amendment Bill comprising subpart 5 of Part 2
Sentencing Amendment Bill comprising subpart 5A of Part 2
Summary Offences Amendment Bill comprising subpart 6 of Part 2
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Juries Amendment Bill
Government Bill
74—3F
Contents
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29 Section 29C amended (Criminal cases)
30 Consequential amendment to Juries Amendment Act 2011
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The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows:
1 Title
This Act is the Juries Amendment Act 2013.
2 Commencement
This Act comes into force on 1 July 2013.
3 Principal Act
This Act amends the Juries Act 1981 (the principal Act).
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29 Section 29C amended (Criminal cases)
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(1) Replace section 29C(4)(b) with:
“(b) affects section 110 or 143 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011.”
(2) Replace section 29C(5) with:
“(5) If, in terms of section 110 or 143 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011, the offence charged, as described in the enactment creating the offence or as charged in the charge, includes the commission of any other offence, the court may accept a majority verdict on the offence charged instead of a unanimous verdict on the included offence.”
30 Consequential amendment to Juries Amendment Act 2011
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(1) This section amends the Juries Amendment Act 2011.
(2) In the Schedule, repeal the item relating to section 29C(4)(b) and (5) of the principal Act.
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Legislative history | |
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| 8 May 2013 | Divided from Criminal Procedure Legislation Bill (Bill 74–2) by committee of the whole House as Bill 74–3F |