No Change In Law (Press, 3 August 1971)
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Summary: No Change In Law (Press, 3 August 1971)
On 1 August 1971, during a Young National conference in Dunedin, New Zealand Prime Minister Sir Keith Holyoake announced that the government had decided against amending the law regarding homosexual acts between consenting adults in private. His statement came in response to a query from Mr M. Fraser, a member of parliament from Karori, concerning the lack of action following a resolution from the previous year's conference that called for legal reform on this issue. Sir Keith indicated that both the Cabinet and the government caucus had thoroughly deliberated the matter before arriving at their decision, which he qualified as possibly wise or otherwise.
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