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| NZ Bill Would Protect Corrections Officers |
| By voxy.co.nz |
| Published: 10/13/2010 |
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Justice Minister Simon Power today introduced legislation to make offending against Police and Corrections officers a mandatory aggravating factor at sentencing. The changes will be contained in the Sentencing (Aggravating Factors) Amendment Bill. "Under the current Sentencing Act, the fact that an offence has been committed against a law enforcement officer is not an aggravating factor that must be taken into account at sentencing," Mr Power said. "Though the new aggravating factor does not automatically require an increase in an offender's sentence, I'm confident that explicit legislation denouncing this type of offending will help ensure courts impose tough penalties." Read More. |
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