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In 2020 the Self Containment Standard and it use by Private organizations came under Investigation by Internal Affairs, Commerce Commission and others. The conclusion was that the Self Containment Standard was without legal substance and unable to be enforced in law [citation needed]. Much of the reasoning for the failure to be included in the ...
Key provisions of the Arms Legislation Bill include creating a national gun registry; strengthening the licensing regime to filter out "high risk" people and behaviour; creating an advisory group consisting of members of both the firearms and non-firearms communities; strengthening regulation over the importation, distribution, and manufacture of firearms and components; and introducing new ...
The gun laws of New Zealand are contained in the Arms Act 1983 statute, which includes multiple amendments including those that were passed subsequent to the 1990 Aramoana massacre and the 2019 Christchurch mosque shootings. Nearly 300,000 [1] licensed firearm owners own and use New Zealand's estimated 1.5 million [1] firearms.
Bans gang insignia, and introduces new anti-gang dispersal and non-consorting orders. [8] Sentencing Amendment Act 2024: 2024/37: 19 September 2024 Makes gang membership an aggravating actor in sentencing. [8] Education and Training Amendment Act 2024 2024/66-2: 25 September 2024 Reinstates Charter schools in New Zealand. [9] Corrections ...
The Laws of New Zealand is an encyclopedia that is intended to provide a reliable statement of the whole law of New Zealand – statutory, regulatory, and judicial. Publication commenced in 1992. It is published by LexisNexis and is the only current encyclopaedia of New Zealand law. It is the New Zealand equivalent of Halsbury's Laws of England.
New Zealand contract law was initially derived from the English model. Since 1969, however, a series of Acts of Parliament altered this, and New Zealand contract law is now 'largely... distinct from other jurisdictions'. [24] The main distinction of New Zealand contract law is the wide discretionary power given to courts in granting relief.
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Unlike the previous law, the three-strikes law will only apply to criminal sentences above 24 months. The law imposes a non-parole period of 17 years for the second offence and 20 years for the third offence. [2] [13] As with the previous three-strikes legislation, offenders will receive warning of the consequences of reoffending at their first ...