Petition · past parliament · Ministry of Justice

30 Mile Law – Restraining Orders to protect survivors of abuse

Closed 1,480 signatures

What the petition asks

The Government should change the law to allow for an automatic 30 mile restraining order to apply to those convicted of sexual abuse, in order to protect their victims.
Paguk, who advocate for survivors of abuse, want to see this change, to ensure that all convicted of these offence cannot return to the same area to retraumatize their victims

Timeline

16 Apr 2021 Petition opened for signatures
16 Oct 2021 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 1,480
Status Closed
Department Ministry of Justice
Opened 16 Apr 2021
Closed 16 Oct 2021

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.