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Crimes Act 1961

Crimes against the person - Murder, manslaughter, etc

176: Accessory after the fact to murder

You could also call this:

“Helping someone who committed murder after they did it is against the law and can get you in big trouble.”

If you help someone who has committed murder after they have done it, you can get in trouble. This is called being an “accessory after the fact to murder”. If you do this, you might have to go to prison. The longest time you could spend in prison for this is 7 years.

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Part 8 Crimes against the person
Murder, manslaughter, etc

176Accessory after the fact to murder

  1. Every one is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 7 years who is an accessory after the fact to murder.

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  • 1908 No 32 s 190