Parties

Crimes Act 1961   Westlaw    Lexis Nexis

Recent Authority:  Edmonds v R [2011] NZSC 159;  Ahsin v R [2014] NZSC 153.

Parties to offences

(1)  Every one is a party to and guilty of an offence who—

(a)  actually commits the offence; or

(b)  does or omits an act for the purpose of aiding any person to commit the offence; or

(c)  abets any person in the commission of the offence; or

(d)  incites, counsels, or procures any person to commit the offence.

(2)  Where 2 or more persons form a common intention to prosecute any unlawful purpose, and to assist each other therein, each of them is a party to every offence committed by any one of them in the prosecution of the common purpose if the commission of that offence was known to be a probable consequence of the prosecution of the common purpose.

Updated on June 7, 2021

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