c.
Expedite current efforts to update the New Zealand Plan of Action to prevent People
Trafficking and provide a deliverable timeframe for completion of this.
d.
Repeal section 19 of the Prostitution Reform Act.
e.
Embed the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights into the
Group Sourcing Code that provides guidance for public procurement. Ensure that
goods and services provided under All-of-Government contracts are free from human
trafficking and worker exploitation.
Recommendation 8
b.
Repeal sections 182-187A of the Crimes Act 1961.
a.
Repeal the provisions of the Contraception, Sterilisation and Abortion Act that make
it an offence for a woman to unlawfully have an abortion or for a medical practitioner
to unlawfully provide an abortion and require the authorization of two certifying
consultants before an abortion can be performed.
c.
Ensure equitable access to medical and surgical abortion services.
d.
Provide, within one year, information on the steps taken to treat abortion as a health
care, rather than a criminal issue.
Recommendation 9
Enact legislation prohibiting the use of sterilisation on boys and girls with disabilities, and
on adults with disabilities, in the absence of their prior, fully informed, and free consent.
Recommendation 10
Report back to the Committee within one year on measures taken to address the current
critical shortage of midwives.
Recommendation 11
a.
Ensure that the environmental, social, and economic sustainability indicators that are
currently under development by the Government reflect the targets and indicators
set out in the SDGs as they relate to women.
b.
Develop comprehensive data collection measures for the SDGs.
c.
Develop a plan for implementation of the SDGs including clear timeframes,
appointment of a lead Minister and identification of responsible Government
agencies to lead the required indicator and data collection activities.
Recommendation 12
Ensure systematic collection and publication of data regarding family violence,
disaggregated by sex, ethnicity, type of violence, and by the relationship of the perpetrator
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