MPs recommend excluding 14- to 17-year-olds from move-on orders
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- New Zealand lawmakers have recommended excluding 14- to 17-year-olds from proposed police move-on orders.
- The government’s bill initially would have allowed police to order people as young as 14 to leave an area.
New Zealand’s proposed move-on order law appears likely to be narrowed, with lawmakers recommending that 14- to 17-year-olds be excluded.
Police had raised concerns about children as young as 14 being covered by the legislation. As introduced to Parliament, the bill would have given police the power to order people as young as 14 to move on.
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