Submissions on Bill to prevent child sex offender name changes open
Mon 18 Jan 2016
The Government is inviting public submissions on a Bill which seeks to prevent child sex offenders from changing their name. Submissions close ...
The Government is inviting public submissions on a Bill which seeks to prevent child sex offenders from changing their name. Submissions close on 3 February 2015.
The Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration (Preventing Name Change by Child Sex Offenders) Amendment Bill was introduced to Parliament on 15 October 2015. It is a Private Member's Bill brought by National Party MP Dr Jian Yang. The Bill passed its first reading on 2 December 2015. The Bill aims to "protect vulnerable members of society from child sex offenders by preventing those individuals convicted of a child sex offence from changing their name."
The Select Committee's report is due on 2 June 2016.
A select committee is also currently considering submissions on the proposal to establish a child sex offender register. The committee is due to report back on 15 March 2016.
Media
Attorney-General criticises proposal to ban child sex offender name changes, Stuff, 02.03.2016
Doubts over effectiveness of proposed bill, NZ Herald, 02.03.2016
Child sex offender name change bill passes first reading, Radio NZ, 03.12.2015
Law prohibiting sex offender name change passes first hurdle, NewsTalk ZB, 03.12.2015
Sex offenders may no longer be able to change name, 3 News, 03.12.2015
Bill of Rights blocks sex offender proposal, NewsTalk ZB, 02.12.2015
Bill to stop sex offenders changing names set to pass first reading, NZ Herald, 02.12.2015
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