This part of the law used to talk about indecency with boys between 12 and 16 years old. It was part of the Crimes Act 1961 under the section about sexual crimes. However, this specific rule doesn’t exist anymore. On 20 May 2005, it was removed from the law by another law called the Crimes Amendment Act 2005. This means that the old rule no longer applies, and there might be new rules in place now.
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View the original legislation for this page at https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1986/0120/latest/link.aspx?id=DLM329241.
140: Indecency with boy under 12, or
“This law used to make it illegal for someone to do something inappropriate with a young boy, but it's not part of the rules anymore.”
141: Indecent assault on man or boy, or
“Touching someone's private parts without permission is against the law, no matter who they are.”
