The law is changing a part of the Crimes Act 1961, which is about when the Attorney-General can agree to court cases. You need to know that the Attorney-General is a person who helps make big decisions about the law. The change is about what happens when someone does something wrong with secret information, like spying or sharing secrets they shouldn't.
The change adds some new words to the law, like "classified information", which means secrets that are not for everyone to know. You can find more about this law by looking at section 78B of the Crimes Act 1961. This law is part of a bigger group of laws that help keep New Zealand safe and fair.
The law is also changing what types of crimes the Attorney-General can agree to court cases about. This includes crimes like spying, or sharing secrets that are not meant to be shared. The Attorney-General can now agree to court cases about more types of crimes, including those related to section 78, section 78AA(1), or section 78A(1).
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In the heading to section 78B, after copying of
, insert classified information or.
In section 78B(1)(a), (b), and (c), replace section 78 or section 78A(1) with section 78, 78AA(1), or 78A(1).
