Gangs Legislation Amendment Bill

This omnibus bill implements a single broad policy to improve public confidence in law and order through creating new offences and Police powers targeting gangs.

Voting method

Party voting: Parties decided whether or not to support this bill and cast votes on behalf of all their MPs.

Procedural notes

• Urgency used: This bill was progressed through one or more stages using urgency. Urgency allows the Government to fast-track the legislative process by extending the sitting hours of the House of Representatives and skipping the select committee stage of a bill, and allows bills to pass through more than one stage per sitting day.
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Read the bill

Bill text: Gangs Legislation Amendment Bill (legislation.govt.nz)

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