November 2005
Making a Submission
The key points to make in your submission:
- You support full repeal.
- You do not support amendment to define reasonable or unreasonable force, or any other legislation that implies that physical punishment is acceptable.
- That law reform must be accompanied by:
(a) ongoing public messages that smacking and hitting children harms them;
(b) ongoing parent education on alternatives.
- Support your points with evidence from your own experience or from research.
Send 20 copies to the Clerk of the Justice and Electoral Select Committee, Parliament Buildings, Wellington