Sentencing (Reinstating Three Strikes) Amendment Act 2024
| Sentencing (Reinstating Three Strikes) Amendment Bill | |
|---|---|
| New Zealand Parliament | |
| Royal assent | 17 December 2024 |
| Administered by | Justice Committee |
| Legislative history | |
| Introduced by | Nicole McKee |
| First reading | 25 June 2024 |
| Second reading | 12 December 2024 |
| Third reading | 13 December 2024 |
| Status: Current legislation | |
The Sentencing (Reinstating Three Strikes) Amendment Act 2024 is a New Zealand Act of Parliament that restores the three-strikes sentencing regime that was repealed in 2022. The bill would cover 42 serious violent and sexual offenses including new strangulation and suffocation offences. The Reinstating Three Strikes Bill is one of the key policies of the Sixth National Government that was elected following the 2023 New Zealand general election. On 13 December, the legislation passed into law with the support of the governing National, ACT and New Zealand First parties.