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# Three Strikes law reinstated with modifications
- URL: https://goodoil.news/three-strikes-law-reinstated-with-modifications/
- Published: 2024-12-13T12:01:17.000Z
- Updated: 2024-12-15T02:58:02.000Z
- Description: “Sends a strong message”
- Author: Centrist
- Tags: News

Summarised by [Centrist](http://centrist.nz/?ref=goodoil.news)

**Parliament has passed the Government’s revised Three Strikes legislation.** Supported by government parties but opposed by Labour, the Greens, and Te Pāti Māori, the law targets violent and sexual crimes with escalating penalties, including a maximum sentence without parole on a third offence.

Associate Justice Minister Nicole McKee said it “sends a strong message” to repeat offenders, while critics argue it may lead to disproportionate sentences and fail to reduce crime.

[**Read more over at The NZ Herald**](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/three-strikes-legislation-passes-final-hurdle-in-parliament/2EQ5LEP6L5CEFGSZVN64FVHETI/?utm%5Fsource=Klaviyo&utm%5Fmedium=email&%5Fkx=7CPPoTJZLMaHJf6o69T1dw.VYfxNg)

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