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Minister of Corrections
Coat of arms of New Zealand
since 26 October 2017
Department of Corrections
StyleThe Honourable
Member of
Reports toPrime Minister of New Zealand
AppointerGovernor-General of New Zealand
Term lengthAt Her Majesty's pleasure
Formation1996
First holderPaul East
Salary$288,900[1]
Websitewww.beehive.govt.nz

The Minister of Corrections in New Zealand is the cabinet member appointed by the Prime Minister to be in charge of the Department of Corrections. The current Minister of Corrections is Kelvin Davis.[2]

Responsibilities

The Minister of Corrections is responsible for determining policy and exercising statutory powers and functions related to the Corrections portfolio. The Minister is also responsible to Parliament for ensuring the Department of Corrections carries out its functions properly and efficiently. Legislation related to the Corrections portfolio includes the Corrections Act 2004 (and accompanying regulations in the Corrections Regulations 2005), the Criminal Justice Act 1985, the Parole Act 2002, and the Sentencing Act 2002.

The Minister of Corrections is also responsible for:

  • Giving general directions to the Chief Executive of the Department relating to the exercise of their powers and functions.
  • Any other powers and functions conferred under the Corrections Act 2004 or regulations made under it.
  • Setting pay rates for part-time probation officers.
  • Declaring land or buildings to be a prison or community work centre.
  • Requisitioning land and buildings in an emergency.
  • Approving pay rates for working prisoners.
  • Setting the cost of imprisonment so it can be deducted from the earnings of prisoners on "release to work".
  • Consenting to the Chief Executive contracting out escort and courtroom custodial services.

List of ministers

The following ministers have held the office of Minister of Corrections.

Key

  Labour   National   Alliance   Progressive

No. Name Portrait Term of Office Prime Minister
style="background:Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color"| 1 Paul East 1 March 1996 8 December 1997 width=1 style="background:Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color"| Bolger
style="background:Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color"| 2 Nick Smith 8 December 1997 1 February 1999 rowspan=2 style="background:Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color"| Shipley
style="background:Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color"| 3 Clem Simich 1 February 1999 10 December 1999
height=15 style="border-bottom:solid 0 grey; background:Template:Alliance (New Zealand political party)/meta/color"| 4 Matt Robson 10 December 1999 19 May 2003 rowspan=5 style="background:Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color"| Clark
height=15 style="border-top:solid 0 grey; background:Template:Jim Anderton's Progressive Party/meta/color"|
style="background:Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color"| 5 Paul Swain 19 May 2003 19 October 2005
style="background:Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color"| 6 Damien O'Connor 19 October 2005 2 November 2007
style="background:Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color"| 7 Phil Goff 5 November 2007 19 November 2008
style="background:Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color"| 8 Judith Collins 19 November 2008 12 December 2011 rowspan=4 style="background:Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color"| Key
style="background:Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color"| 9 Anne Tolley 12 December 2011 8 October 2014
style="background:Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color"| 10 Sam Lotu-Iiga 8 October 2014 14 December 2015
rowspan=2 style="background:Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color"| (8) Judith Collins 14 December 2015 20 December 2016
rowspan=2 style="background:Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color"| English
style="background:Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color"| 11 Louise Upston 20 December 2016 26 October 2017
style="background:Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color"| 12 Kelvin Davis 26 October 2017 present style="background:Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color"| Ardern

References

  1. ^ "Parliamentary Salaries and Allowances Determination 2016" (PDF). Parliament.nz. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  2. ^ "Ministerial List". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (New Zealand). Retrieved 13 November 2014.
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