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Crimes Act 1961

Crimes against public order - Offence of oath to commit offence

81: Seditious offences defined

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“This law about people saying bad things against the government was removed in 2008.”

This section of the law, which was about seditious offences, no longer exists. It was removed from the Crimes Act 1961 on 1 January 2008. Seditious offences were actions or words that went against the government or encouraged others to do so. The law about these offences was taken out of the rules, so it doesn’t apply anymore.

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Part 5 Crimes against public order
Offence of oath to commit offence

81Seditious offences defined (Repealed)

    Notes
    • Section 81: repealed, on , by section 5 of the Crimes (Repeal of Seditious Offences) Amendment Act 2007 (2007 No 96).