Version as at
6 November 2021
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(2)
Crimes Act 1961
Part 1 s 7A
if the person to be charged—
(i)
is a New Zealand citizen; or
(ii)
is ordinarily resident in New Zealand; or
(iii)
has been found in New Zealand and has not been extradited; or
(iv)
is a body corporate, or a corporation sole, incorporated under the
law of New Zealand; or
if any of the acts or omissions is alleged to have occurred—
(i)
on board a ship registered or required to be registered under the
Ship Registration Act 1992; or
(ii)
on board a ship used as a ship of the New Zealand Defence Force;
or
(iii)
on board a New Zealand aircraft; or
(iv)
on board an aircraft that is leased to a lessee whose principal place
of business is in New Zealand, or who is a New Zealand citizen or
a person ordinarily resident in New Zealand; or
if a person in respect of whom the offence is alleged to have been com‐
mitted—
(i)
is a New Zealand citizen; or
(ii)
is ordinarily resident in New Zealand; or
in the case of an offence against section 98A, if the group of people with
or in which the person to be charged is alleged to have participated are
alleged to have as their objective or one of their objectives the obtaining
of material benefits by the commission in New Zealand of offences or
conduct referred to in paragraph (a) or paragraph (b) of section 98A(2).
Even if the acts or omissions alleged to constitute the offence occurred wholly
outside New Zealand, proceedings may be brought for an offence against sec‐
tion 98C or section 98D,—
(a)
in the case of an offence against section 98C(1) or section 98D, if the act
or omission is alleged to relate to the entry of a person into New Zea‐
land; or
(b)
in the case of an offence against section 98C(2), if the act or omission is
alleged to relate to arranging the bringing of a person to New Zealand.
(2A) Even if some or all of the acts alleged to constitute the offence occurred wholly
outside New Zealand, proceedings may be brought for an offence against sec‐
tion 131B—
(a)
if the person to be charged—
(i)
is a New Zealand citizen; or
(ii)
is ordinarily resident in New Zealand; or
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