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Green MPs Marama Davidson (left), Jan Logie (center) and Golriz Ghahraman applaud Jackie Blue, Equality Commissioner, after 10 days of paid leave. The draft law on the protection of victims of domestic violence passes its third reading "/>
Green MPs Marama Davidson (left), Jan Logie (center) and Golriz Ghahraman applaud Equality Commissioner Jackie Blue after third reading of the bill.
Photo: VNP / Phil Smith
The member's bill, in the name of Green Party MP Jan Logie, passed by 63 votes to 57, with the vote of the National and the British. ACT against him
An Overview document on the topic of domestic violence:
Ms. Logie said the bill was a victory for women victims, employers and society as a whole. 19659009] She said that everyone should be able to live without violence, but too many people found it impossible to keep their jobs by trying to move, to attend hearings and to settle their children in a new school .
It's a path to safety, it lets them know that as a country, we all have backs.
"That it is not just a question of government, it is that everyone of us does what he can to support them being safe. "
The new law will come into force on April 1, 2019.
