Scheme of The Act
- Part 5 (section 73 to 98F): Crimes against public order – includes treason and other crimes against the Queen and the State; offence of oath to commit offence; unlawful assemblies, riots, and breaches of the peace; piracy; slave dealing; participation in criminal gang; and smuggling and trafficking in people.
- Part 6 (section 99 to 122): Crimes affecting the administration of law and justice – includes bribery and corruption; contravention of statute; misleading justice; and escapes and rescues
- Part 7 (sections 123 to 150): Crimes against religion, morality, and public welfare – includes crimes against religion; crimes against morality and decency; sexual crimes; sexual offences outside New Zealand; and crimes against public welfare.
- Part 8 (sections 150A to 210A): Crimes against the person – includes duties tending to the preservation of life; homicide; murder and manslaughter; abortion; assaults and injuries to the person; female genital mutilation; bigamy and feigned marriage; and abduction and kidnapping.
- Part 9 (sections 211 to 216): Crimes against reputation. This part was repealed by the Defamation Act 1992.
- Part 9A (sections 216A to 216N): Crimes against personal privacy
Read more about this topic: Crimes Act 1961
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