Substance Addiction (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Bill
Government bill
About this bill
This bill will replace the Alcoholism and Drug Addiction Act 1966, and provides for the compulsory assessment and treatment of individuals who are considered to have a severe substance addiction and who do not have the capacity to participate in treatment.
Act text: Substance Addiction (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 2017 (legislation.govt.nz)
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Bill text: Substance Addiction (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Bill (legislation.govt.nz)Act text: Substance Addiction (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 2017 (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
15 March 2016
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2nd reading
Passed
1 November 2016
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3rd reading
Passed
14 February 2017
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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 00:01 GMT+00:00)