Version as at 6 November 2021 Crimes Act 1961 s1 Schedule 3 Enactments amended 209 Schedule 4 United Kingdom enactments ceasing to have effect in New Zealand 211 Schedule 5 New Zealand enactments repealed 215 Schedule 6 Interception warrant 216 [Repealed] An Act to consolidate and amend the Crimes Act 1908 and certain other enact‐ ments of the Parliament of New Zealand relating to crimes and other offences Title: amended, on 1 January 1987, pursuant to section 29(2) of the Constitution Act 1986 (1986 No 114). 1 Short Title, commencement, etc (1) This Act may be cited as the Crimes Act 1961. (2) This Act shall come into force on 1 January 1962. (3) This Act is divided into Parts, as follows: Part 1—Jurisdiction (sections 5 to 12) Part 2—Punishments (sections 13 to 19) Part 3—Matters of justification or excuse (sections 20 to 65) Part 4—Parties to the commission of offences (sections 66 to 72) Part 5—Crimes against public order (sections 73 to 98F) Part 6—Crimes affecting the administration of law and justice (sections 99 to 122) Part 7—Crimes against morality and decency, sexual crimes, and crimes against public welfare (sections 124 to 150) Part 8—Crimes against the person (sections 150A to 210A) Part 9—Crimes against reputation (sections 211 to 216) Part 9A—Crimes against personal privacy (sections 216A to 216N) Part 10—Crimes against rights of property (sections 217 to 305) Part 11—Threatening, conspiring, and attempting to commit offences (sections 306 to 312) Part 12—Procedure (sections 313 to 378F) Part 13—Appeals (sections 379 to 399) 21