Crimes Act 1961 - Selected Offences and Maximum Penalties

Selected Offences and Maximum Penalties

Section of Act Offence Maximum penalty (imprisonment)
73–75 Treason 14 years to life imprisonment
77 Mutiny 10 years
78 Espionage 14 years
79 Sabotage 10 years
87 Riot 2 years
92–94 Piracy 14 years
98 Dealing in slaves 14 years
98A Participation in organised criminal group 10 years
98C Smuggling migrants 20 years
108–109 Perjury 7 to 14 years
119 Breaking prison 7 years
123 Blasphemy Subject to approval from New Zealand Attorney-General, but never invoked in practise. 1 year.
128–128B Sexual violation 20 years
130 Incest 10 years
132 Sexual conduct with a child under 12 10 to 14 years
134 Sexual conduct with a young person under 16 7 to 10 years
135 Indecent assault 7 years
143 Bestiality 7 years
144A Sexual conduct with children and young people outside New Zealand as per sections 132 and 134
144C Organising or promoting child sex tours 7 years
150 Misconduct in respect to human remains (illegal exhumation, necrophilia) 2 years
168–169, 172 Murder Life imprisonment
171, 177 Manslaughter Life imprisonment
178 Infanticide Psychiatric or intellectual disability care, 3 years
179 Aiding and abetting suicide (euthanasia) 14 years
182 Killing unborn child 14 years
188 Wounding with intent 7 to 14 years
192 Aggravated assault 3 years
198 Discharging firearm or doing dangerous act with intent 7 to 14 years
198B Commission of crime with firearm 10 years
204A-204B Female genital mutilation and ancillary offences 7 years
206 Bigamy 2 to 14 years
220–223 Theft or stealing 3 months to 7 years
231 Burglary 10 years
234 Robbery 10 years
243 Money laundering 5 to 7 years
250 Damaging or interfering with computer system 7 to 10 years
256 Forgery 3 to 10 years
266 Counterfeiting 7 years
267 Arson 7 to 14 years
306 Threatening to kill or do grievous bodily harm 7 years

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