Strengthening Consequences for Crime in the Crimes Act 1961 [pdf, 541 KB]
...Action Plan commitment to take Cabinet decisions on Crimes Act reform to further strengthen consequences for crime. 3 The proposals in this paper will contribute to the Government priority of restoring law and order and progresses three National/New Zealand First coalition agreement commitments, to: • introduce the Protection for First Responders and Prison Officers legislation, which creates a specific offence for assaults on first responders and includes minimum mandatory prison s...