PROHIBIT NAME SUPPRESSION

PROTECT OUR CHILDREN

This Parliamentary petition calls for an end to name suppression for people convicted of sexual crimes against children. No more hiding. It’s time for transparency and protection of our tamariki.

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Q: How is this different from the Victims of Sexual Violence (Strengthening Legal Protections) Bill?A: That Bill focuses on protecting victims — but it doesn’t cover every case. Convicted child sex offenders can still keep their names hidden when victims are unidentified, unwilling to testify, deceased, or when the crime involves CSAM (child sexual abuse material). This loophole leaves children at risk, and this petition closes it.

Q: When should name suppression apply?
Name suppression should protect victims and fair trial rights — not offenders. Temporary suppression may be appropriate before trial or to shield a victim’s identity. But once someone is convicted, the public has a right to know.

Q: Do other countries allow name suppression for convicted child sex offenders?Very, very rarely. In most countries (USA, Australia, UK, South Africa, Canada, European Union), once an offender is convicted, their name is made public. Name suppression after conviction is almost unheard of.

Q: What does this petition call for?
A simple law change: to end name suppression for those convicted of sexual crimes against children, including child sexual abuse material (CSAM) offences.

Q: Why does this matter?
Communities cannot protect children from danger they cannot see. Name suppression keeps offenders hidden, leaving parents, schools, and the public in the dark.

EXAMPLES OF NAME SUPPRESSION GRANTED BY THE JUDICIARY IN NEW ZEALAND:

THIS IS INSANE!!!
There is no justification for this.
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