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Crimes Act 1961

Crimes against public order - Piracy

94: Punishment of piratical acts

You could also call this:

"Punishment for doing pirate-like crimes, like hurting people or stealing"

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If you commit a piratical act, you can be punished. You can get a life sentence in prison if you murder someone, try to murder someone, or do something that could hurt someone while committing the act. You can get up to 14 years in prison for any other piratical act.

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Part 5Crimes against public order
Piracy

94Punishment of piratical acts

  1. Every one who commits any piratical act—

  2. shall upon conviction thereof be sentenced to imprisonment for life if, in committing that act, he or she murders, attempts to murder, or does any act likely to endanger the life of any person:
    1. is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 14 years in any other case.

      Compare
      • 1908 No 32 ss 122, 123