Version as at 6 November 2021 76 Crimes Act 1961 Part 5 s 78 Punishment for being party to treason Every one is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 7 years who— (a) becomes an accessory after the fact to treason; or (b) knowing that a person is about to commit treason, fails without reason‐ able excuse to inform a constable as soon as possible or to use other reasonable efforts to prevent its commission. Compare: 1908 No 32 s 98 77 Inciting to mutiny Every one owing allegiance to the Sovereign in right of New Zealand is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years who, within or outside New Zealand, for any traitorous or mutinous purpose,— (a) endeavours at any time to seduce any person serving in the New Zealand forces from his or her duty; or (b) during any war or state of hostilities in which New Zealand forces are engaged, endeavours to seduce any person serving in any allied armed force, whether a Commonwealth force or not, from his or her duty. Compare: 1908 No 32 s 100; 1954 No 29 s 3 78 Espionage Every one is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 14 years who, being a person who owes allegiance to the Sovereign in right of New Zealand, within or outside New Zealand,— (a) with intent to prejudice the security or defence of New Zealand, commu‐ nicates information or delivers any object to a country or organisation outside New Zealand or to a person acting on behalf of any such country or organisation; or (b) with intent to prejudice the security or defence of New Zealand and with the intention of communicating information or delivering any object to a country or organisation outside New Zealand or to a person acting on behalf of any such country or organisation,— (i) collects or records any information; or (ii) copies any document; or (iii) obtains any object; or (iv) makes any sketch, plan, model, or note; or (v) takes any photograph; or (vi) records any sound or image; or (vii) delivers any object to any person,— 57