Part 2Punishments
Death
16Sentence of death not to be passed on person under 18 years of age (Repealed)
Notes
- Section 16: repealed, on , by section 3(1)(a) of the Abolition of the Death Penalty Act 1989 (1989 No 119).
Crimes Act 1961
Punishments - Death
16: Sentence of death not to be passed on person under 18 years of age
"The law says you can't give the death sentence to kids under 18."
This law used to say that you couldn't sentence someone to death if they were younger than 18 years old. However, this rule no longer exists. The government removed it on 26 December 1989 when they got rid of the death penalty in New Zealand. This means that now, no one in New Zealand can be sentenced to death, no matter how old they are.
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