What the official record says
This Act is the Corrections (Mothers with Babies) Amendment Act . This Act comes into force on a date to be appointed by the Governor-General by Order in Council. This Act amends the Corrections Act 2004. The purpose of this Act is to amend the Corrections Act 2004 to provide for the best interests of the child by enabling young children of female prisoners to be placed with their mothers in prison until they turn 24 months old, for the purposes of bonding, feeding, and maintaining continuity of care, provided that certain criteria and conditions are met. The following sections are inserted after section 81: A female prisoner who is the mother of a child less than 24 months old, or who is expecting a child, may request the chief executive’s approval to keep the child with her until the day