Crimes Act 1961 brings together, in one convenient volume, the entire Crimes Act 1961 and the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990.
Published: 01 December, 2026
Publisher: LexisNexis New Zealand
This title remains an accessible and portable reference point for the legislation required by students of criminal law, and practitioners working in criminal law.
Consolidated and reviewed regularly for your convenience, this 28th edition is current to October 2026 and continues to be the perfect tool for practice or study.
Crimes Act 1961
Part 1: Jurisdiction
Part 2: Punishments
Part 3: Matters of justification or excuse
Part 4: Parties to the commission of offences
Part 5: Crimes against public order
Part 6: Crimes affecting the administration of law and justice
Part 7: Crimes against morality and decency, sexual crimes, and crimes against public welfare
Part 8: Crimes against the person
Part 9: Crimes against reputation
Part 9A: Crimes against personal privacy
Part 10: Crimes against rights of property
Part 11: Threatening, conspiring, and attempting to commit offences
Part 11A: Obtaining evidence by interception devices (repealed)
Part 12: Procedure
Part 13: Appeals (repealed)
Part 14: Miscellaneous provisions
Schedules
New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990
Part 1: General provisions
Part 2: Civil and political rights
Part 3: Miscellaneous provisions