This bill amends the Crimes Act 1961 to provide for new offences relating to persons 18 years or older using electronic communications (such as social media platforms) to harm persons under 16 and increases penalties for offences relating to the sexual grooming of children online.

This Bill amends the Crimes Act 1961 to repeal section 123, removing the offence of blasphemous libel from the New Zealand statute book.

This bill makes domestic violence an aggravating factor at the time of sentencing.