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Reform of family violence law : Paper 3. Prosecuting family violence. Cabinet paper Amy Adams, Ministry of Justice

By: Adams, Amy.
Material type: materialTypeLabelArticlePublisher: Wellington, New Zealand : Ministry of Justice, 2016Description: electronic document (18 pages) ; PDF file: 4.7 MB.Subject(s): GOVERNMENT POLICY | FAMILY VIOLENCE | COERCIVE CONTROL | CRIMINAL LAW | DOMESTIC VIOLENCE | DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ACT 1995 | INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE | JUSTICE | LAW REFORM | LEGISLATION | OFFENDERS | PERPETRATORS | SENTENCING | STRANGULATION | CRIME | NEW ZEALANDOnline resources: Click here to access online | Access the website | NZFVC news item Summary: This is the third of three papers prepared for Cabinet, seeking agreement to reforms to the law applying to family violence, following the review of family violence legislation. [The Minister of Justice] seek[s] agreement to changes to elements of the criminal law's response to family violence. (From the paper). Paper 1 sets the context and Paper 2 relates to civil law. Follow the links to the website for background information including the report - Safer sooner: Strengthening New Zealand's family violence laws (#5158) and the other cabinet papers. Follow the link to the NZFVC news item on these law reforms. Record #5182
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Paper presented to the Cabinet Social Policy Committee. Publicly released cabinet paper, September 2016.

This is the third of three papers prepared for Cabinet, seeking agreement to reforms to the law applying to family violence, following the review of family violence legislation. [The Minister of Justice] seek[s] agreement to changes to elements of the criminal law's response to family violence. (From the paper). Paper 1 sets the context and Paper 2 relates to civil law. Follow the links to the website for background information including the report - Safer sooner: Strengthening New Zealand's family violence laws (#5158) and the other cabinet papers. Follow the link to the NZFVC news item on these law reforms. Record #5182