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Arms Bill

Further offences and firearms prohibition orders - Provisions relating to offences

286: Attorney-General’s consent required

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"Some crimes need the Attorney-General's okay before a case can start."

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If you want to charge someone with a crime under sections 265, 266, 329, or 330 that happened outside New Zealand, you need the Attorney-General's consent first. You can arrest someone for these crimes without a warrant, or get a warrant and arrest them, and they can be held in custody or on bail. The case can't go ahead until the Attorney-General says it's okay.

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Part 6Further offences and firearms prohibition orders
Provisions relating to offences

286Attorney-General’s consent required

  1. No charging document may be filed against any person in relation to an offence against section 265, 266, 329, or 330 committed outside New Zealand unless the Attorney-General consents to the filing of the charging document.

  2. A person alleged to have committed an offence against section 265, 266, 329, or 330 may be arrested without a warrant or a warrant for their arrest may be issued and executed, and they may be remanded in custody or on bail, even though the consent of the Attorney-General has not yet been obtained under subsection (1), but no further or other proceedings may be taken until the consent has been obtained.