Violence Sections

Question 1

Section 188(1), Crimes Act 1961
Wounding with intent

Answer 1

Everyone
with intent to Cause GBH to anyone
wounds, mains, disfigures, or causes GBH
to any person

Question 2

Section 188(2), Crimes Act 1961
Wounding with intent

Answer 2

Everyone
with intent to injure anyone/ or with reckless disregard for the safety of others
wounds, maims, disfigures or causes GBH
to any person

Question 3

Section 189(1), Crimes Act 1961
Injuring with intent

Answer 3

Every one

with intent to cause grievous bodily harm to any one, injures any person.

Question 4

Section 189(2), Crimes Act 1961
Injuring with intent

Answer 4

Every one
with intent to injure any one, or with reckless disregard for the safety of others,
injures
any person.

Question 5

Section 191, Crimes Act 1961

Aggravated wounding or injury

Answer 5

Section 191
Everyone
With intent
a. To commit or facilitate the commission of any imprisonabl offence or
b. To avoid 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 any other person upon the commission of an imprisonable offence.
Wounds, maims, disfigures or causes GBH
To any person
OR
Stupefies or renders unconscious
Any person
OR
By any violent means renders any person incapable of resistance

Question 6

Section 192, Crimes Act 1961

Aggravated Assault

Answer 6

Every one is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years who 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.

Question 7

Section 198(1), Crimes Act 1961
Discharging firearm or doing dangerous act with intent

Answer 7

Every one is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 14 years who, with intent to do grievous bodily harm,—

(a) Discharges any firearm, airgun, or other similar weapon at any person; or
(b) Sends or delivers to any person, or puts in any place, any explosive or injurious substance or device; or
(c) Sets fire to any property.

Question 8

Section 198A, Crimes Act 1961

Using any firearm against law enforcement officer

Answer 8

Everyone 
Uses a firearm 
In whatever manner 
Against a constable 
Acting in the course of his duty 
Knowing OR being reckless whether or not,
That person is a member of the police 
Acting in the execution of his duty

Question 9

Section 198B, Crimes Act 1961

Commission of an Imprisonable Offence with firearm

Answer 9

Every one is liable who,—

(a) In committing any imprisonable offence, uses any firearm; or
(b) 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 10

Section 2, Arms Act 1983
Interpretation
Military style semi-automatic firearm means

Answer 10

a firearm (other than a pistol) that is—
(a) a semi-automatic firearm having 1 or more of the following features:

(i) a folding or telescopic butt:
(ii) a magazine designed to hold 0.22-inch rimfire cartridges that—

(A) is capable of holding more than 15 cartridges; or
(B) is detachable, and by its appearance indicates that it is capable of holding more than 15 cartridges:

(iv) bayonet lugs:
(v) a flash suppressor:

Question 11

Section 2, Arms Act 1983
Interpretation
Pistol

Answer 11

Pistol
Any firearm designed to be fired or converted to fire one handed,
And includes any firearm that is less than 762 mm in length.

Question 12

Section 234, Crimes Act 1961

Robbery

Answer 12

Robbery
Section 234 Crimes Act 1961
Theft
Accompanied by violence OR threats of violence
To any person
Used to extort the property being stolen OR to prevent or overcome resistance
The property being stolen

Question 13

Section 235, Crimes Act 1961

Aggravated robbery

Answer 13

Every one is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 14 years who—

(a) robs any person and, at the time of, or immediately before or immediately after, the robbery, causes grievous bodily harm to any person; or
(b) being together with any other person or persons, robs any person; or
(c) being armed with any offensive weapon or instrument, or any thing appearing to be such a weapon or instrument, robs any other person.

Question 14

Section 236, Crimes Act 1961

Assault with intent to rob

Answer 14

(1) Every one is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 14 years who, with intent to rob any person,—
(a) causes grievous bodily harm to that person or any other person; or

(b) being armed with any offensive weapon or instrument, or any thing appearing to be such a weapon or instrument, assaults that person or any other person; or
(c) being together with any other person or persons, assaults that person or any other person.

Question 15

Section 237, Crimes Act 1961

Blackmail

Answer 15

Everyone
Commits black mail
Who threatens
Expressly OR by implication
To make any accusation against any person DOA OR
To disclose something about any person (dead or living) 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
(b) To obtain any benefit or to cause loss to any other person.

Question 16

Section 239, Crimes Act 1961

Demanding with intent to steal,

Answer 16

Demands with intent to steal
Section 237, Crimes Act
Everyone
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 Pecuniary advantage
With intent to obtain any benefit

Question 17

Section 208, Crimes Act 1961

Abduction for purposes of marriage or sexual connection

Answer 17

Every one is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 14 years who unlawfully takes away or detains a person without his or her consent or with his or her consent obtained by fraud or duress,—

(a) with intent to marry him or her; or
(b) with intent to have sexual connection with him or her; or
(c) with intent to cause him or her to be married to or to have sexual connection with some other person.

Question 18

Section 209, Crimes Act 1961

Kidnapping

Answer 18

Everyone
Unlawfully
Takes away OR detains
Without his or her consent OR with his or her consent obtained by fraud or duress
Any person
(a) With intent to hold him or her for ransom,
(b) With intent to imprison him or her,
(c) With intent to send him or her or cause him or her to be sent from New Zealand

Question 19

Section 210, Crimes Act 1961

Abduction of young person under 16

Answer 19

Every one is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 7 years who, 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.