Review Of Maximum Penalties

Opened 1 Feb 2007

Contact Details

• Dr Warren Young
• wyoung@lawcom.govt.nz
• 04 914 4838

Criminal Law
Maximum penalties contained in the five major criminal statutes are to be reviewed: Crimes Act 1961, Misuse of Drugs Act 1975, Land Transport Act 1998, Arms Act 1983, and Summary Offences Act 1981. Changes will be recommended to correct existing penalty anomalies and to reflect changes in the rules relating to the automatic release of offenders. The first round of public consultation on draft penalty categories is complete. The next step is to review the categories in light of consultation outcomes and provide a report to the Minister on the work to date.