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Crimes Act 1961

Crimes against rights of property - Goods that facilitate commission of crimes involving dishonesty

239B: Possessing, selling, disposing of, or procuring goods designed, manufactured, or adapted with intent to facilitate commission of crimes involving dishonesty

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"Having or selling things that help people commit crimes like stealing is against the law"

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If you have things that are designed to help people commit crimes, like stealing, you can get in trouble. You can get up to 3 years in prison if you have these things without a good reason. This includes things that are made or changed to help people commit crimes.

If you sell, get rid of, or get these things to help someone commit a crime, you can also get in trouble. You need to have a lawful authority or excuse to have these things. Having things that can help people commit crimes is against the law in New Zealand.

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Part 10Crimes against rights of property
Goods that facilitate commission of crimes involving dishonesty

239BPossessing, selling, disposing of, or procuring goods designed, manufactured, or adapted with intent to facilitate commission of crimes involving dishonesty

  1. Every person is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years who, without lawful authority or excuse, possesses, sells, disposes of, or procures any goods designed, manufactured, or adapted to facilitate the commission of a crime involving dishonesty, with intent to use, or to enable another person to use, the goods to facilitate the commission of a crime involving dishonesty.

Notes
  • Section 239B: inserted, as section 228B, on , by section 11 of the Crimes Amendment Act 2015 (2015 No 95).
  • Section 239B: renumbered, on , by section 62(3) of the Budapest Convention and Related Matters Legislation Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 39).
  • Section 239B heading: amended, on , by section 62(1) of the Budapest Convention and Related Matters Legislation Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 39).
  • Section 239B: amended, on , by section 62(2) of the Budapest Convention and Related Matters Legislation Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 39).