Version as at 6 November 2021 Crimes Act 1961 Part 1 s 8 7B Attorney-General’s consent required where jurisdiction claimed under section 7A (1) Proceedings for an offence against section 98AA, section 98A, section 116, section 117, section 207A, section 243, section 298A, or section 298B cannot be brought in a New Zealand court against a person without the Attorney-Gen‐ eral’s consent, if jurisdiction over the person is claimed by virtue of section 7A. (2) A person over whom jurisdiction is claimed by virtue of section 7A may be arrested for an offence against section 98AA, section 98A, section 116, section 117, or section 243, or a warrant for the person’s arrest for the offence may be issued and executed, and the person may be remanded in custody or on bail, even though the Attorney-General’s consent to the bringing of proceedings against the person has not been obtained. (3) Proceedings for an offence against this Act committed in the course of carrying out a terrorist act (within the meanings of those terms or expressions in sec‐ tions 5 and 5A of the Terrorism Suppression Act 2002) cannot be brought in a New Zealand court against a person without the Attorney-General’s consent, if jurisdiction over the person is claimed solely by virtue of section 7A. Section 7B: inserted, on 18 June 2002, by section 4 of the Crimes Amendment Act 2002 (2002 No 20). Section 7B(1): amended, on 3 December 2018, by section 23 of the Family Violence (Amendments) Act 2018 (2018 No 47). Section 7B(1): amended, on 20 May 2005, by section 5(a) of the Crimes Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 41). Section 7B(1): amended, on 20 May 2005, by section 5(b) of the Crimes Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 41). Section 7B(1): amended, on 17 November 2003, by section 4(1) of the Crimes Amendment Act (No 2) 2003 (2003 No 105). Section 7B(2): amended, on 20 May 2005, by section 5(a) of the Crimes Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 41). Section 7B(2): amended, on 20 May 2005, by section 5(b) of the Crimes Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 41). Section 7B(3): inserted, on 17 November 2003, by section 4(2) of the Crimes Amendment Act (No 2) 2003 (2003 No 105). Section 7B(3): amended, on 5 October 2021, by section 57 of the Counter-Terrorism Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 37). 8 Jurisdiction in respect of crimes on ships or aircraft beyond New Zealand (1) This section applies to any act done or omitted beyond New Zealand by any person— (a) on board any Commonwealth ship; or (b) on board any New Zealand aircraft; or (c) on board any ship or aircraft, if that person arrives in New Zealand on that ship or aircraft in the course or at the end of a journey during which the act was done or omitted; or 31