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NZL-2016-L-103736
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Title_of_text
Child Protection (Child Sex Offender Government Agency Registration) Act 2016 (2016 No 42).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
New Zealand
Subjects (Classification)
Elimination of child labour, protection of children and young persons; Criminal and penal law
Adopted on (Date of text)
2016-09-14
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
The purpose of this Act is to establish a Child Sex Offender Register that will reduce sexual reoffending against child victims, and the risk posed by serious child sex offenders, by—
(a) providing government agencies with the information needed to monitor child sex offenders in the community, including after the completion of the sentence; and
(b) providing up-to-date information that assists the Police to more rapidly resolve cases of child sexual offending.
Amended Text region
Amended text(s)
2011-10-17 (NZL-2011-L-88655)
Criminal Procedure Act 2011 (No. 81, 2011).
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Author
New Zealand Legislation, Parliamentary Counsel Office
URL
http://www.legislation.govt.nz/
File
NZL103736.pdf (PDF)