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NZL-2018-L-108221
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Title_of_text
Family Violence Act 2018 (2018 No 46).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
New Zealand
Subjects (Classification)
Civil, commercial and family law; Criminal and penal law
Adopted on (Date of text)
2018-11-12
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Purpose
(1) The purpose of this Act is to stop and prevent family violence by—
(a) recognising that family violence, in all its forms, is unacceptable; and
(b) stopping and preventing perpetrators from inflicting family violence; and
(c) keeping victims, including children, safe from family violence.
Repealed Text region
Repealed text(s)
1995-12-15 (NZL-1995-L-91131)
Domestic Violence Act 1995 (1995 No 86).
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Author
New Zealand Legislation, Parliamentary Counsel Office
URL
http://legislation.govt.nz
File
NZL108221.pdf (PDF)