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169: Provocation
or “This old rule about getting very angry and doing something bad was removed from the law in 2009.”
You could also call this:

“When someone is arrested unfairly, it might help explain why they got angry and did something wrong.”

This section of the law was about illegal arrest being possible evidence of provocation. However, it has been removed from the law. The law changed on 8 December 2009, and this part is no longer in effect. This means that illegal arrest is no longer considered as evidence of provocation in New Zealand law.

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Part 8 Crimes against the person
Murder, manslaughter, etc

170Illegal arrest may be evidence of provocation (Repealed)

    Notes
    • Section 170: repealed, on , by section 4 of the Crimes (Provocation Repeal) Amendment Act 2009 (2009 No 64).