Formerly part of the Objectionable Publications and Indecency Legislation Bill

Formerly part of the Objectionable Publications and Indecency Legislation Bill

Formerly part of the Objectionable Publications and Indecency Legislation Bill

Formerly part of the Objectionable Publications and Indecency Legislation Bill

Formerly part of the Objectionable Publications and Indecency Legislation Bill

This bill seeks to increase the penalties for producing, trading, or possessing child pornography.

This bill proposes amendments to the Parole Act 2002 to reduce the number of parole hearings where the offender has little prospect of release.

This bill proposes amendment to empower the High Court to issue a public protection order to detain a person in a secure facility, when, at the end of a finite prison sentence or subject to the most intensive form of an extended supervision order, they pose a very high risk of imminent and serious sexual or violent reoffending.

This bill will amend the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Act 2009 so that the core obligations will also apply to real estate agents, lawyers, accountants, conveyancers, the New Zealand Racing Board, and some high-value dealers, and also establishes the Department of Internal Affairs as the relevant anti-money laundering and countering financing of terrorism supervisor for these entities.