Kris Gledhill “Legislation Note: The Returning Offenders (Management and Information) Act 2015” [2016] NZCLR 19

The Returning Offenders (Management and Information) Act 2015

Abstract

The Returning Offenders (Management and Information) Bill 2015 was introduced to Parliament on 17 November 2015, and became an Act on 18 November 2015. It was passed under urgency, though with a clause requiring a select committee to provide a review on its operation after 18 months (37).This note can be see as an early commentary as to matters that should be examined as part of this review; it also discusses various issues that might be raised in arguments testing the application the Act.