Sentencing and Parole Reform Act 2010

rdf:langString Sentencing and Parole Reform Act 2010

rdf:langString An Act to— deny parole to certain repeat offenders and to offenders guilty of the worst murders: impose maximum terms of imprisonment on persistent repeat offenders who continue to commit serious violent offences.

rdf:langString Sentencing and Parole Reform Act 2010

rdf:langString Repealed

rdf:langString The Sentencing and Parole Reform Act 2010, now repealed, was an Act of Parliament in New Zealand that denied parole to repeat violent offenders, and imposed maximum terms of imprisonment on repeat offenders who commit three serious violent offences - unless it would be manifestly unjust. The law was known informally in New Zealand public, media and government circles as the "three-strikes law". The bill passed its third reading on 25 May 2010. It was supported by the conservative National and libertarian ACT parties but was opposed by the Labour, Green, and Māori parties. It became law when it received royal assent on 31 May 2010. It led to some anomalous sentencing outcomes with questionable evidence that it helped to reduce violent offending. It was repealed on 9 August 2022, by the Sixth Labour Government.

rdf:langString Three Strikes Legislation Repeal Act 2022