Drug and Alcohol Testing of Community-based Offenders, Bailees, and Other Persons Legislation Bill

About this bill

This Bill enables the Department of Corrections and the New Zealand Police to require community-based offenders and bailees, if they are subject to conditions prohibiting the use of drugs and alcohol, to undergo drug and alcohol testing to ensure compliance with these conditions.

Current status

Divided into two or more bills — see the schedule of divided bills

Member of Parliament responsible
Bill type

Government bill


All data
Bill type Government bill
Parliament 51
Ref 238-2
Introduced 31 July 2014
First reading 10 March 2015
Select Committee Law and Order Committee
Public submissions due 23 April 2015
Select Committee report back 10 September 2015
Second reading 19 November 2015
Committee of the whole House 2 November 2016
Divided Yes

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