The Law Commission's report Review of Part 8 of the Crimes Act 1961: Crimes Against the Person (NZLC R111, November 2009) has been tabled in Parliament. The report recommends that many of the offences in Part 8 of the Crimes Act should be repealed and replaced, including sections 188, 189, 193, and 196 (which are the core assault and injury offences); sections 145, 160 and 190 (which address criminally negligent behaviour); and offences relating to child neglect and ill treatment.
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