Part 6 s 106 Crimes Act 1961 Version as at 6 November 2021 106 Restrictions on prosecution (1) No one shall be prosecuted for an offence against any of the provisions of sec‐ tions 100, 101, 104, 105, 105A, 105B, 105C, 105D, 105E, and 105F without the leave of the Attorney-General, who before giving leave may make such inquiries as he or she thinks fit. (2) No Judge who holds his or her office subject to a power of removal by the Sov‐ ereign on an address of the House of Representatives shall be prosecuted for any such offence except by the Attorney-General in pursuance of a resolution of that House. Compare: 1908 No 32 s 361 Section 106(1): amended, on 7 November 2015, by section 9 of the Crimes Amendment Act 2015 (2015 No 95). Section 106(1): amended, on 3 May 2001, by section 9 of the Crimes (Bribery of Foreign Public Officials) Amendment Act 2001 (2001 No 28). Section 106(1): amended, on 1 July 1993, by section 3(2) of the Crimes Amendment Act 1993 (1993 No 33). Section 106(1): amended, on 1 July 1983, by section 3(2) of the Crimes Amendment Act (No 2) 1982 (1982 No 157). Contravention of statute 107 Contravention of statute (1) Every one is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 1 year who, with‐ out lawful excuse, contravenes any enactment by wilfully doing any act which it forbids, or by wilfully omitting to do any act which it requires to be done, unless— (a) some penalty or punishment is expressly provided by law in respect of such contravention as aforesaid; or (b) in the case of any such contravention in respect of which no penalty or punishment is so provided, the act forbidden or required to be done is solely of an administrative or a ministerial or procedural nature, or it is otherwise inconsistent with the intent and object of the enactment, or with its context, that the contravention should be regarded as an offence. (2) Nothing in subsection (1) applies to any contravention of any Imperial enact‐ ment or Imperial subordinate legislation that is part of the laws of New Zea‐ land, or to any omission to do any act which any such Imperial enactment or Imperial subordinate legislation requires to be done. (3) In subsection (2), the terms Imperial enactment and Imperial subordinate legislation have the meanings given to them by section 2 of the Imperial Laws Application Act 1988. Compare: 1908 No 32 s 129 84