Prohibition Of Gang Insignia In Government Premises Act 2013
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The Prohibition of Gang Insignia in Government Premises Act 2013 is legislation passed by the New Zealand Parliament on 7 August 2013, which went into effect when given royal assent on the 12 August 2013. The act prevents "gang insignia" defined in the act as
a) a sign, symbol, or representation commonly displayed to denote member of, an affiliation with, or support for a gang, not being a tattoo; and b) includes any item of clothing to which a sign, symbol, or representation referred to in paragraph (a) is attached.
from being worn on any government premises, which are properties, whole or parts of structures owned or under control by the Crown, the Police, a
Crown entity A Crown entity (from the Commonwealth term ''Crown'') is an organisation that forms part of New Zealand's state sector established under the Crown Entities Act 2004, a unique umbrella governance and accountability statute. The Crown Entities Act i ...
or a local authority. It also includes the buildings and grounds of any school, public hospital or health facility owned or under the control of a district health board, and lastly any swimming pool or aquatic centre owned by or under the control of a local authority.


Response

When the bill was proposed by National Party member Todd McClay, Leader of Mana Movement Hone Harawira stated that it was a "deeply racist" due to the majority of gang population being those of Māori descent. He also labelled the bill as "woefully underprepared".{{Cite web, last=, first=, date=2012-08-18, title=Hone fires up at MP's 'racist' bill, url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sunday-star-times/latest-edition/7505286/Hone-fires-up-at-MPs-racist-bill, url-status=live, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201025090435/https://www.stuff.co.nz/sunday-star-times/latest-edition/7505286/Hone-fires-up-at-MPs-racist-bill, archive-date=25 October 2020, access-date=2020-10-25, website=Stuff, language=en


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Prohibition of Gang Insignia in Government Premises Act 2013
Statutes of New Zealand Gangs in New Zealand Acts related to organized crime 2013 in New Zealand law