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The Crimes Act 1961 is an Act of the Parliament of New Zealand that forms a leading part of the criminal law in New Zealand. It repeals the Crimes Act 1908, itself a successor of the Criminal Code Act 1893, and partially codifies the criminal law in New Zealand. Most crimes in New Zealand are created by the Crimes Act, but some are created elsewhere. All common law offences are abolished by section 9, as are all offences against Acts of the British Parliaments, but section 20 saves the old common law defences where they are not specifically altered. The Act is administered by the Ministry of Justice. ==Scheme of the act== *Preliminary provisions (sections 1 to 4): Bill title, date of commencement, and interpretation. * Part 1 (sections 5 to 12): Jurisdiction * Part 2 (sections 13 to 19): Punishments – includes death (repealed in 1989), imprisonment, putting under bond (repealed 1985), and fine * Part 3 (sections 20 to 65): Matters of justification or excuse – includes infancy, insanity, compulsion, ignorance of law, sentence or process, arrest, use of force, breach of the peace, defence against assault, defence of property, peaceable entry, powers of discipline, surgical procedures, and other general provisions. * Part 4 (sections 66 to 72): Parties to the commission of offences * Part 5 (sections 73 to 98F): Crimes against public order – includes treason and other crimes against the Queen and the State; offence of oath to commit offence; unlawful assemblies, riots, and breaches of the peace; piracy; slave dealing; participation in criminal gang; and smuggling and trafficking in people. *Part 6 (sections 99 to 122): Crimes affecting the administration of law and justice – includes bribery and corruption; contravention of statute; misleading justice; and escapes and rescues *Part 7 (sections 123 to 150): Crimes against religion, morality, and public welfare – includes crimes against religion; crimes against morality and decency; sexual crimes; sexual offences outside New Zealand; and crimes against public welfare. *Part 8 (sections 150A to 210A): Crimes against the person – includes duties tending to the preservation of life; homicide; murder and manslaughter; abortion; assaults and injuries to the person; female genital mutilation; bigamy and feigned marriage; and abduction and kidnapping. *Part 9 (sections 211 to 216): Crimes against reputation. This part was repealed by the Defamation Act 1992. *Part 9A (sections 216A to 216N): Crimes against personal privacy 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Crimes Act 1961」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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