Liabilities

Question 1

Perjury

Answer 1

Section 108(1), Crimes Act 1961

• A witness
• Making any assertion as to any matter of fact, opinion, belief or knowledge
• In any judicial proceeding
• Forming part of that witness’ evidence on oath
• Known by that witness to be false, and
• Intended to mislead the tribunal

Question 2

Conspiracy

Answer 2

Section 310(1), Crimes Act 1961

• Everyone who
• Conspires
• With any person
• To commit any offence OR to do or omit, in any part of the world, anything of which the doing or omission in New Zealand would be an offence

Question 3

Accessory after the fact

Answer 3

Section 71(1), Crimes Act 1961

• Everyone who
• Knowing any person to have been party to the offence
• Receives, comforts, or assists that person OR tampers with or actively suppresses any evidence against him
• In order to enable him to escape after arrest OR in order to enable him to avoid arrest or conviction

Question 4

Receiving

Answer 4

Section 246(1), Crimes Act 1961

• Everyone who
• Receives
• Any property stolen or obtained by any other imprisonable offence
• Knowing that property to have been stolen or so obtained OR being reckless as to whether or not the property had been stolen or so obtained.