Parole (Electronic Monitoring of Offenders) Amendment Act 2016
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Parole (Electronic Monitoring of Offenders) Amendment Act 2016
Public Act |
2016 No 46 |
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Date of assent |
22 September 2016 |
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Commencement |
see section 2 |
Contents
The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows:
1 Title
This Act is the Parole (Electronic Monitoring of Offenders) Amendment Act 2016.
2 Commencement
This Act comes into force on the day that is 3 months after the date on which it receives the Royal assent.
3 Principal Act
This Act amends the Parole Act 2002 (the principal Act).
4 Section 15 amended (Special conditions)
(1)
In section 15(3), replace “a special condition”
with “special conditions”
.
(2)
Replace section 15(3)(f) with:
(f)
conditions requiring the offender to submit to the electronic monitoring of compliance with any release conditions or conditions of an extended supervision order, imposed under paragraph (ab) or (e), that relate to the whereabouts of the offender:
5 Section 15A amended (Electronic monitoring)
Replace section 15A(3) with:
(3)
An offender who is subject to an electronic monitoring condition—
(a)
may be required to have electronic monitoring equipment attached to his or her body; and
(b)
must comply with written instructions from a probation officer that are reasonably necessary for the effective administration of the electronic monitoring (for example, an instruction to regularly charge the equipment); and
(c)
breaches the electronic monitoring condition if he or she does not comply with those written instructions.
Legislative history
23 August 2016 |
Divided from Electronic Monitoring of Offenders Legislation Bill (Bill 18–2) as Bill 18–3B |
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20 September 2016 |
Third reading |
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22 September 2016 |
Royal assent |
This Act is administered by the Ministry of Justice and Department of Corrections.
Versions
Parole (Electronic Monitoring of Offenders) Amendment Act 2016
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