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Crimes Act 1961

Crimes affecting the administration of law and justice - Misleading justice

116: Conspiring to defeat justice

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"Plotting to stop the law from working fairly"

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If you conspire to stop or interfere with the justice system in New Zealand or another country, you could go to prison for up to 7 years. This means you cannot plan with others to obstruct or prevent the course of justice from happening. You must respect the justice system and let it work fairly and properly.

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Part 6Crimes affecting the administration of law and justice
Misleading justice

116Conspiring to defeat justice

  1. Every one is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 7 years who conspires to obstruct, prevent, pervert, or defeat the course of justice in New Zealand or the course of justice in an overseas jurisdiction.

Compare
  • 1908 No 32 s 137
Notes
  • Section 116: amended, on , by section 6(1) of the Crimes Amendment Act 2002 (2002 No 20).