《反恐法案》已提交议会二读

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9月21日司法部消息,《反恐立法法案》已提交议会二读,这是向赋予执法机构更大权力保护新西兰人免受恐怖活动侵害迈出的重要一步。 

司法部长克里斯·法福伊(Kris Faafoi)说:”该法案解决了我们反恐立法中长期存在的漏洞,这些漏洞旨在保护新西兰人,使我们更安全。该法案收纳了专责委员会的公众意见,包括建议修改恐怖行为的定义,包括现行法律所界定的恐吓意图,而不是诱发恐怖的意图。这一定义的改变得到了司法特别委员会的全力支持,使我们对恐怖主义行为的定义符合其他国家的反恐法律。立法将解决的主要差距是增加了策划或准备恐怖行为的刑事犯罪。警方和其他人长期以来一直建议这项改革,以弥补我们立法中的一个漏洞,以帮助防止恐怖袭击发生。同样,这一变化使我们符合其他国家的法律,也加强了我们的法律,以打击不断变化的恐怖主义。 我们可以看到,更多的威胁来自单独的行为者, 而不是恐怖组织,新西兰一直是这类袭击的受害者。

在基督城和本月早些时候,西奥克兰一家超市遭到持刀袭击。我要承认,这些恐怖袭击给受害者、家庭和社区造成创伤影响”。  司法部长Kris Faafoi说:”他们提醒我们,制定法律,提供我们需要及早采取行动来预防和反恐活动所需的法律依据是多么重要。《反恐立法法案》除了澄清恐怖主义行为的定义和引入策划和准备恐怖行为的新罪行之外,还包括能够运用无证入境、搜查和监视权力,制止恐怖行为的策划和准备,更明确地将用于恐怖主义目的的武器训练或战斗训练定为刑事犯罪。 根据《制止恐怖主义法》,前往新西兰或途经新西兰,在新西兰意图实施严重罪行的旅行定为刑事犯罪,和将恐怖主义金融犯罪扩大到向恐怖主义个人或团体提供更广泛的支助,如货物和服务,也定为刑事犯罪。该法案还修订了2019年《制止恐怖主义(管制令)法》,使在该国因与恐怖主义有关的罪行被定罪和监禁的人接受管制令”。

部长Kris Faafoi说:”以前只有那些在海外从事与恐怖主义有关的活动并返回新西兰的人才能获得管制令”。 部长指出,加强新西兰反恐法律的政策工作始于2018年,并遵循皇家调查委员会关于2019年基督城清真寺恐怖袭击的建议。 部长Kris Faafoi说:”这是一项广泛、深思熟虑和重要的工作,旨在确保我们的法律尽可能有力,确保新西兰人免受恐怖主义行为的侵害。《反恐立法法案》预计将在议会进入最后阶段,于9月底通过成为法律”。 

21 September 2021 ,Counter-Terrorism Bill returns to Parliament The Counter-Terrorism Legislation Bill has returned to Parliament for its second reading in an important step towards giving enforcement agencies greater power to protect New Zealanders from terrorist activity.
 “The Bill addresses longstanding gaps in our counter terrorism legislation that seek to protect New Zealanders and make us safer,” Justice Minister Kris Faafoi said.
  “The Bill incorporates public input at select committee including a recommended change to the definition of a terrorist act to include the intention to intimidate, rather than to induce terror, as is defined in the current law.
  “The definition change has the full support of the Justice Select Committee, and brings our definition of a terrorist act into line with counter terrorism laws in other countries.
  “The major gap the legislation will address is to add the criminal offence of planning or preparation for a terrorist act. Police and others have long recommended this change to close a hole in our legislation to help prevent terrorist attacks before they occur.
  “Again, this is a change which bring us into line with laws in other countries and strengthens our laws to fight the changing nature of terrorism; where we are seeing more threats from lone actors rather than terrorist organisations.
  “New Zealand has been victim to these sort of attacks; both in Christchurch and, just earlier this month, with the knife attack at a West Auckland supermarket.
  “I want to acknowledge the trauma of the victims, families and communities affected by those terrorist attacks.
  “They are reminders of how crucial it is to have laws which provide the tools we need to act early to prevent and disrupt terrorist activity,” Kris Faafoi said.
  As well as clarifying the definition of a terrorist act and introducing the new offence of planning and preparing for a terrorist act, the Counter-Terrorism Legislation Bill:
 Includes the ability to apply warrantless powers of entry, search, and surveillance to stop the planning and preparation of a terrorist act,more clearly criminalises weapons training or combat training for terrorist purposes,criminalises travel to, from, or via New Zealand where the intention is to carry out a serious offence under the Terrorism Suppression Act; and
extends terrorism finance offences to also criminalise providing wider forms of support to terrorist individuals or groups, such as goods and services.
The Bill also amends the Terrorism Suppression (Control Orders) Act 2019 so that people who have been convicted and imprisoned for a terrorism-related offence in this country can be eligible for a control order. 
“Previously control orders were only available for people who have engaged in terrorism-related activities overseas and were returning to New Zealand,” Kris Faafoi said.
  The Minister noted that policy work on strengthening New Zealand’s counter terrorism laws began back in 2018 and has been guided by the recommendations of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the terrorist attack on Christchurch mosques in 2019.
  “This has been an extensive, considered, and important piece of work to ensure our laws are as strong as they can be to keep New Zealanders safe from acts of terrorism,” Kris Faafoi said.
  The Counter-Terrorism Legislation Bill is expected to go through its final stages in Parliament to pass into law by the end of September.
 

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