Kris Gledhill “Legislation Note: The Crimes Amendment Act 2015” [2016] NZCLR 31

Abstract

I. INTRODUCTION

Legislation is often introduced in response to international treaty obligations, reflecting that much government policy is developed in the context of international arrangements. The Crimes Amendment Act 2015 is an example of this. It introduces a number of extensions to Part 10 of the Crimes Act 1961 (crimes against rights of property). It adds new offences and rewords existing offences. It also rewrites the people trafficking and bribery offences found in Parts 5 and 6 of the 1961 Act. These changes illustrate the role of international obligations....