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Crimes Act 1961

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

77: Inciting to mutiny

You could also call this:

“Encouraging people in the military to disobey orders or not do their job properly”

If you are loyal to New Zealand, you must not try to convince someone in the New Zealand forces to stop doing their duty. This is called inciting to mutiny. You also must not try to convince someone in an allied force to stop doing their duty during a war or when there are hostilities that New Zealand forces are involved in. If you do either of these things, you could go to prison for up to 10 years. This law applies whether you are in New Zealand or in another country.

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

77Inciting to mutiny

Every one owing allegiance to the Sovereign in right of New Zealand is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years who, within or outside New Zealand, for any traitorous or mutinous purpose,—
endeavours at any time to seduce any person serving in the New Zealand forces from his or her duty; or
during any war or state of hostilities in which New Zealand forces are engaged, endeavours to seduce any person serving in any allied armed force, whether a Commonwealth force or not, from his or her duty.

Compare

1908 No 32 s 100
1954 No 29 s 3