This part of the law used to talk about a crime called ‘Conspiracy to induce sexual intercourse’. However, it has been removed from the law. On 20 May 2005, the government decided to take this section out of the Crimes Act 1961. This means that this specific crime no longer exists in New Zealand law.
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View the original legislation for this page at https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1986/0120/latest/link.aspx?id=DLM329223.
135: Indecent assault, or
“Touching someone in a private way without their permission is against the law and can result in jail time.”
137: Inducing sexual intercourse under pretence of marriage, or
“This law used to punish people who tricked others into having sex by promising to marry them, but it's not used anymore.”
