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Crimes Act 1961

Crimes against public order - Piracy

94: Punishment of piratical acts

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“Pirates can go to jail for life if they hurt someone, or up to 14 years for other pirate activities.”

If you commit a piratical act, you could face serious consequences. If you murder someone, try to murder someone, or do something that could put someone’s life in danger while committing piracy, you will go to prison for life if you are found guilty. For any other type of piracy, you might go to prison for up to 14 years.

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Part 5 Crimes 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