Crimes Act 1961
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| Crimes Act | |
 Parliament of New Zealand |
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| Long title/ Purpose |
An Act to consolidate and amend the Crimes Act 1908 and certain other enactments of the Parliament of New Zealand relating to crimes and other offences |
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| Dates | |
| Date passed | 1961 |
| Date of Royal Assent | 1 November 1961 |
| Commencement | 1 January 1962 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amendments | Crimes (Substituted Section 59) Amendment Act 2007 Crimes Amendment Act (No 2) 2008 |
| Status: Current legislation | |
The Crimes Act 1961 is an Act of the Parliament of New Zealand administered by the Ministry of Justice.
[edit] Amendments
The Homosexual Law Reform Act 1986 amended the Crimes Act, allowing for consensual homosexual relationships between men.
The Crimes (Substituted Section 59) Amendment Act 2007, commonly known as the "anti-smacking bill", attracted a large amount of controversy before being passed in 2007.
[edit] See also
- Crimes Act, a list of Acts in other countries
- Criminal Records (Clean Slate) Act 2004
- List of Statutes of New Zealand
[edit] External links
- Crimes Act 1961 - text of the Act
