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Crimes Act 1961

Procedure - Indictments

330: Crimes may be charged in the alternative

You could also call this:

“You can list different possible crimes someone might have done in a legal case.”

This section of the law, called ‘Crimes may be charged in the alternative’, was part of the Crimes Act 1961. However, it is no longer in effect. The government removed this section on 1 July 2013. This means that the rules it contained no longer apply to how crimes are charged.

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View the original legislation for this page at https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1986/0120/latest/link.aspx?id=DLM331413.

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Crime and justice > Criminal law
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Part 12 Procedure
Indictments

330Crimes may be charged in the alternative (Repealed)

    Notes
    • Section 330: repealed, on , by section 6 of the Crimes Amendment Act (No 4) 2011 (2011 No 85).