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Crimes Act 1961

Crimes against public order - Treason and other crimes against the Sovereign and the State

76: Punishment for being party to treason

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“If you help someone who did treason or don't tell the police about treason plans, you could go to jail.”

If you help someone who has committed treason after they’ve done it, or if you know someone is going to commit treason and don’t tell the police or try to stop it, you can get in trouble. The law says you might go to prison for up to 7 years. Treason is a very serious crime against the country or its leaders. If you know about treason, you need to tell a police officer as soon as you can or do your best to stop it from happening. If you don’t, and you don’t have a good reason why not, you could be breaking the law.

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Part 5 Crimes against public order
Treason and other crimes against the Sovereign and the State

76Punishment for being party to treason

  1. Every one is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 7 years who—

  2. becomes an accessory after the fact to treason; or
    1. knowing that a person is about to commit treason, fails without reasonable excuse to inform a constable as soon as possible or to use other reasonable efforts to prevent its commission.

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      • 1908 No 32 s 98