TRAFFICKING/SMUGGLING

Question 1

People Trafficking

Answer 1

Sections 98D CA 1961 - 20YRS

Involves a person who is brought into NZ by means of coercion and/or deception. People are often trafficked in order to exploit them in the destination country - e.g. forced labour, removal of organs, mostly for sexual exploitation

Question 2

Migrant Smuggling

Answer 2

98C CA 1961 - 20YRS
Involves a person who has freely consented to be brought into NZ as an illegal immigrant and is not subjected to coercion or deception

Question 3

Difference between smuggling and trafficking

Answer 3

• Consent
• Purpose of travel/movement
• Relationship between person moved and people enabling the movement
• Violence, intimidation or coercion
• Liberty
• Profit

Question 4

Investigative Approach

Reactive Investigation

Answer 4

Victim led and often initiated by approach to police by the victim or another person acting on behalf of the victim.

Question 4

Investigative Approach

Reactive Investigation

Answer 4

Victim led and often initiated by approach to police by the victim or another person acting on behalf of the victim.

Question 5

Investigative Approach

Proactive Investigation

Answer 5

Police led. A combination of standard investigation techniques supplemented by intelligence resources to identify and locate the traffickers, gather evidence and instigate proceedings against them.

Question 5

Investigative Approach

Proactive Investigation

Answer 5

Police led. A combination of standard investigation techniques supplemented by intelligence resources to identify and locate the traffickers, gather evidence and instigate proceedings against them.

Question 6

Investigative Approach

Disruptive Investigation

Answer 6

Appropriate in circumstances where the level of risk to the victim demands an immediate response, and pro-active or reactive approaches are not practicable options.