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Crimes Act 1961

Parties to the commission of offences

67: Conspiracy between spouses or civil union partners

You could also call this:

“A married couple or civil union partners can be charged with planning a crime together or with others.”

You can be part of a conspiracy with your spouse or civil union partner. This means you and your spouse or civil union partner can plan together to do something illegal. You can also be in a conspiracy with your spouse or civil union partner and other people. The law treats these plans as real conspiracies, just like it would if you planned something illegal with anyone else.

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Part 4 Parties to the commission of offences

67Conspiracy between spouses or civil union partners

  1. A person is capable of conspiring with his or her spouse or civil union partner or with his or her spouse or civil union partner and any other person.

Notes
  • Section 67: replaced, on , by section 7 of the Relationships (Statutory References) Act 2005 (2005 No 3).