1	Title
2	Commencement
3	Principal Act
4	Section 8 amended (Powers and functions of chief executive)
5	Section 77 amended (Outgoing telephone calls)
6	Section 104 amended (General considerations relating to mail)
7	Section 128 amended (Offences by prisoner)
	Legislative history
	Administrative information

The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows:

1 Title

This Act is the Corrections (Victim Protection) Amendment Act 2024.

2 Commencement

This Act comes into force 6 months after Royal assent.

3 Principal Act

This Act amends the Corrections Act 2004.

4 Section 8 amended (Powers and functions of chief executive)

After section 8(1)(j), insert:

(ja)

ensuring that processes are established and maintained to inform visitors of prisoners and recipients of prisoner communications of measures that they can take if they do not want to be contacted by a prisoner:

5 Section 77 amended (Outgoing telephone calls)

After section 77(5), insert:

(5A)

In deciding what conditions (if any) to impose, the chief executive or the Commissioner of Police must take into account the interests of victims (including, in particular, being free from unwanted contact with prisoners).

6 Section 104 amended (General considerations relating to mail)

In section 104(g), after “the interests of victims”, insert “(including, in particular, being free from unwanted contact with prisoners)”.

7 Section 128 amended (Offences by prisoner)

After section 128(1)(r), insert:

(s)

contacts a person, or solicits anyone else to contact a person, who the prisoner knows or ought reasonably to know does not want to be so contacted.

Legislative history

1 February 2024		Introduction (Bill 11–1)
20 March 2024		First reading and referral to Justice Committee
16 September 2024		Reported from Justice Committee (Bill 11–2)
6 November 2024		Second reading
20 November 2024		Committee of the whole House (Bill 11–3)
17 December 2024		Third reading
23 December 2024		Royal assent

This Act is administered by the Department of Corrections.

Corrections (Victim Protection) Amendment Act 2024