Current Version
| Region | New Zealand |
| Issue | Conversion therapy |
| Status | Banned |
| Start Date | Feb 19, 2022 |
| End Date | now |
| Description | With 112 affirmative votes and 8 opposed votes, the Parliament of New Zealand passed the Conversion Practices Prohibition Legislation Act, banning conversion therapy on February 15, 2022, which took partial effect on February 19, 2022, with the remaining protections for those over 18 with "decision-making" capacity where "serious harm" has not been caused will take effect on July 19, 2022. |
| Sources | Act (as enacted): https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2022/0001/latest/whole.html Parliamentary Hansard (vote as recorded; at bottom of page): https://www.parliament.nz/en/pb/hansard-debates/rhr/combined/HansDeb_20220215_20220215_28 CNN (media): https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/15/asia/new-zealand-conversion-therapy-ban-passed-intl-hnk/index.html |
Revision History (1)
Revision by Carolina2k22
| Old Value (Original) | New Value (Current) | |
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| Start Date | Feb 15, 2022 | Feb 19, 2022 |
| Description | With 112 affirmative votes and 8 opposition votes, the parliament of New Zealand has passed a law banning conversion therapy on February 15, 2022. | With 112 affirmative votes and 8 opposed votes, the Parliament of New Zealand passed the Conversion Practices Prohibition Legislation Act, banning conversion therapy on February 15, 2022, which took partial effect on February 19, 2022, with the remaining protections for those over 18 with "decision-making" capacity where "serious harm" has not been caused will take effect on July 19, 2022. |
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| Sources | https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/15/asia/new-zealand-conversion-therapy-ban-passed-intl-hnk/index.html | Act (as enacted): https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2022/0001/latest/whole.html Parliamentary Hansard (vote as recorded; at bottom of page): https://www.parliament.nz/en/pb/hansard-debates/rhr/combined/HansDeb_20220215_20220215_28 CNN (media): https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/15/asia/new-zealand-conversion-therapy-ban-passed-intl-hnk/index.html |
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