Liabilities

Question 1

Robbery

Answer 1

S.234 (1) C.A 61
10 - Yrs
Theft
Accompanied by violence
or accompanied by threats of violence
To any person or property
used to extort the property stolen or
prevent or overcome resistance to it being stolen

Question 2

Aggravated Robbery (a)(b)(c)

Answer 2

S.235 (a) C.A 61
14 - Yrs
Robs, 
Any person, 
At the time of or immediately before or immediately after,
the robbery,
Caused GBH, 
To any person

(b)
Being together with any other person or persons,
Robs,
Any person.

(c)
Being armed with any offensive weapon or instrument, or anything appearing to be such weapon or instrument,
Robs,
Any other person

Question 3

Assault with intent to rob (1)(a)(b)(c) & 2

Answer 3

236 (1)(a) C.A 61
14- Yrs

With intent to Rob any person
Causes GBH to
That person or any other person

(b) 
With intent to rob any person
being armed with an offensive weapon or instrument, or anything appearing to be such weapon or instrument,
Assaults,
That person or any other person

(c)
With intent to rob any person, 
Being together with any other person or persons,
assaults
That person or any other person

(2) - 7 Yrs
Assaults any person
With intent to Rob
That person or any other person

Question 4

Wounding with Intent (1) & (2)

Answer 4

S.188 (1) C.A 61 - 14 Years
With intent to cause GBH
To any person
Wounds, Maims, Disfigures or causes GBH
To any person

(2) - 7 Years
With intent to injure any person or with reckless disregard for the safety of others,
Wounds, Maims, Disfigures or causes GBH,
To any person

Question 5

Injuring with intent (1) & (2)

Answer 5

S.189 (1) C.A 61 - 10 Years
With intent to cause GBH 
to any person
Injures
any person

(2) - 5 Years
With intent to injure any person or with reckless disregard for the safety of others,
Injures,
Any person

Question 6

Aggravated Wounding (1) & (2)

Answer 6

Section 191 (1), Crimes Act 1961 – 14 Years

With intent:
(a) To commit or facilitate the commission of any imprisonable offence; or

(b) To avoid the detection of himself or of any other person in the commission of any imprisonable offence; or
(c) To avoid the arrest or facilitate the flight of himself or of any other person upon the commission or attempted commission of any imprisonable offence—

• wounds, or maims or disfigures or causes grievous bodily harm to any person, or stupefies or renders unconscious any person, or by any violent means renders any person incapable of resistance.
• Any person

(2) - 7 years

With intent (a) (b) or (c) Injures any person

Question 7

DISCHARGING FIREARM WITH INTENT

Answer 7

Section 198 (1) (a) Crimes Act 1961 – 14 Years

With intent to do GBH

Discharges any:

o Firearm
o Airgun
o Other similar weapon

At any person

Question 8

DOING DANGEROUS ACT WITH INTENT

Answer 8

Section 198 (1) (b) Crimes Act 1961 – 14 Years

With intent to do GBH

o Sends to any person or
o delivers to any person,
o or puts in any place

Any explosive or injurious substance or device

Question 9

DISCHARGING FIREARM OR DOING DANGEROUS ACT WITH INTENT (1)(c) & (2)

Answer 9

198 (1)(c) – 14 Years

• With intent to do GBH,
• Sets fire to any property

198 (2) – 7 Years

• With intent to injure or with reckless disregard for the safety of others,
• Does any of the acts referred to in subsection (1).

Question 10

USING ANY FIREARM AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER, ETC (1)

Answer 10

Section 198A (1) Crimes Act 1961 – 14 Years

Uses any firearm in any manner whatever

Against any

o Constable
o traffic officer,
o prison officer

Acting in the course of his or her duty

Knowing that, or being reckless whether or not that the person is a constable, traffic officer, prison officer so acting

Question 11

USING ANY FIREARM AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER, ETC (2)

Answer 11

Section 198A (2) Crimes Act 1961 – 10 Years

Uses any firearm in any manner whatever

With intent to resist the lawful arrest or detention of himself, herself or any other person

Question 12

COMMISSION OF CRIME WITH FIREARM (Must know)

Answer 12

Section 198B (1) (a) Crimes Act 1961 – 10 years

• In committing any imprisonable offence
• Uses any firearm

Section 198B (1) (b) Crimes Act 1961 – 10 years

• While committing any imprisonable offence
• has any firearm with him or her
• in circumstances that prima facie show an intention to use it in connection with that imprisonable Offence

Question 13

Aggravated assault

Answer 13

Section 192 (1), Crimes Act 1961 – 3 Years

• Assaults any other person
• With intent:

(a) To commit or facilitate the commission of any imprisonable offence; or
(b) . To avoid the detection of himself or of any other person in the commission of any imprisonable offence; or
(c) . To avoid the arrest or facilitate the flight of himself or of any other person upon the commission or attempted commission of any imprisonable offence

192 (2) – 3 Years

• Assaults any Constable or any person acting in aid of any Constable or any person in the lawful execution of any process,
• With intent to obstruct the person so assaulted in the execution of his duty.

Question 14

BLACKMAIL

Answer 14

Section 237 (1), Crimes Act 1961 – 14 Years

• Threatens
• Expressly or by implication
• To make any accusation against any person (whether living or dead), or
• To disclose something about any person (whether living or dead), or
• To cause serious damage to property, or
• Endanger the safety of any person
• With intent:
(a) to cause the person to whom the threat is made to act in accordance with the will of the person making the threat, and
(b)to obtain any benefit or to cause loss to any other person

Question 15

Demanding with intent to steal

Answer 15

S 239 (1) C.A 61 - 14 Years

Without claim of right
by force or with any threat
compels any person to,
execute, 
make, 
accept,
endorse,
alter
or destroy
Any document capable of conferring a pecuniary advantage,
with intent to obtain any benefit 

(2) - 7 Years

With menaces or
by any threat
demands any property
from any person with intent to steal it

Question 16

ABDUCTION

Answer 16

14 - years
Section 208, Crimes Act 1961
• Unlawfully
• Takes away or Detains
• A Person
• Without their consent or with consent obtained by fraud or duress
• With intent to
(a) go through a form of marriage or civil union, or
(b) have sexual connection with the person, or
(c) cause the person to go through a form of marriage or civil union, or to have sexual connection, with some other person.

Question 17

KIDNAPPING

Answer 17

14 years
Section 209, CA61
• Unlawfully
• Takes away or Detains
• A Person
• Without their consent or with consent obtained by fraud or duress
• With intent to
(a) hold him or her for ransom or to service, or
(b) cause him or her to be confined or imprisoned; or
(c) cause him or her to be sent or taken out of New Zealand

Question 18

ABDUCTION OF A YOUNG PERSON UNDER 16 (1)

Answer 18

Section 210(1), CA61 - 7 years
•	with intent to deprive a parent or guardian or other person having the lawful care or charge of a young person of the possession of the young person
•	unlawfully
•	takes or entices away or detains
•	the young person

Question 19

ABDUCTION OF A YOUNG PERSON UNDER 16 (2)

Answer 19

Section 210(2), CA61 - 7 years
• receives
• a young person
• knowing that he or she has been unlawfully taken or enticed away or detained with intent to deprive a parent or guardian or other person having the lawful care or charge of him or her of the possession of him or her.