This page is about a bill. That means that it's not the law yet, but some people want it to be the law. It could change quickly, and some of the information is just a draft.
This bill wants to change the Parole Act 2002. It would add a new rule about special conditions for people on parole. The new rule says that if you're on parole and have a condition about not using drugs or alcohol, you won't get in trouble for breaking that condition in certain situations.
You won't be in trouble if you're what the law calls a "specified person" under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975. This means if you're helping someone who has taken too many drugs, you won't get in trouble for breaking your parole conditions. The law wants to protect people who are trying to help others in dangerous situations.
Remember, this is just a proposed change. It's not the law yet, but it might become the law if the bill passes.
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View the original legislation for this page at https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1986/0120/latest/link.aspx?id=LMS1513091.
7: Principal Act, or
"This part changes the main law about parole"
After section 15(5), insert:
An offender does not breach a drug or alcohol condition if, in the circumstances that would otherwise give rise to a breach, the offender is a specified person within the meaning of section 34B(1) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975 and section 34B(2) of that Act applies.
