Crimes (Definition of Female Genital Mutilation) Amendment Bill
Member's bill
About this bill
This bill amends the Crimes Act 1961 to update the definition of female genital mutilation (FGM) to ensure all types of FGM are illegal in New Zealand and all women and girls are adequately protected from FGM. This bill has four members-in-charge: Jenny Marcroft, Priyanca Radhakrishnan, Golriz Ghahraman, and Jo Hayes.
Act text: Crimes (Definition of Female Genital Mutilation) Amendment Act 2020 (legislation.govt.nz)
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Bill text: Crimes (Definition of Female Genital Mutilation) Amendment Bill (legislation.govt.nz)Act text: Crimes (Definition of Female Genital Mutilation) Amendment Act 2020 (legislation.govt.nz)
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Progress
Enacted
This Bill has been passed by Parliament, and signed into law by the Governor-General in a step called Royal Assent. This doesn't mean that everything the Act implements has come into force yet, but it does mean that the Act is on the statute books.
Votes
1st reading
Passed
4 December 2019
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2nd reading
Passed
29 July 2020
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3rd reading
Passed
29 July 2020
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Only reading votes are shown here; these votes determine whether the Bill progresses through Parliament. Other votes, such as votes on whether to amend parts of the Bill, can be seen in Hansard.
Bill details last synced with the Parliament website about 2 years ago.
(23 March 2023 at 00:00 GMT+00:00)