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15: Sentence of death not to be passed on pregnant woman
or “A rule that stopped judges from giving the death penalty to women who were expecting babies.”
You could also call this:

“The law says you can't give the death sentence to kids under 18.”

This law used to say that you couldn’t sentence someone to death if they were younger than 18 years old. However, this rule no longer exists. The government removed it on 26 December 1989 when they got rid of the death penalty in New Zealand. This means that now, no one in New Zealand can be sentenced to death, no matter how old they are.

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Death

16Sentence of death not to be passed on person under 18 years of age (Repealed)

    Notes
    • Section 16: repealed, on , by section 3(1)(a) of the Abolition of the Death Penalty Act 1989 (1989 No 119).