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Crimes (Coward Punch Causing Injury or Death) Amendment Bill

Member's bill

About this bill

This bill criminalises the specific action of striking a person’s head or neck in circumstances where they are not able to defend themselves from a strike.
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Bill text: Crimes (Coward Punch Causing Injury or Death) Amendment Bill (legislation.govt.nz)
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Member responsible

Paulo Garcia
Paulo Garcia

National MP for New Lynn

Progress

In progress

This Bill was introduced on 28 January 2025 and is awaiting its first reading.

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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 3 hours ago.
(17 May 2025 at 12:30 GMT+00:00)

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