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Crimes Act 1961   Westlaw    Lexis Nexis

s 116 Conspiring to defeat justice

Every one is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 7 years who conspires to obstruct, prevent, pervert, or defeat the course of justice in New Zealand or the course of justice in an overseas jurisdiction.

Recent Authority:  Dutt v R [2014] NZCA 106R v Kong [2011] NZCA 537.

Updated on June 7, 2021

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