(1) This Act may be cited as the Crimes Act 1961.
(2) This Act shall come into force on the 1st day of January 1962.
(3) This Act is divided into Parts, as follows:
| Part 1— | Jurisdiction. (Sections 5 to 12.) |
| Part 2— | Punishments. (Sections 13 to 19F.) |
| Part 3— | Matters of Justification or Excuse. (Sections 20 to 65.) |
| Part 4— | Parties to the Commission of Offences. (Sections 66 to 72.) |
| Part 5— | Crimes Against Public Order. (Sections 73 to 98A.) |
| Part 6— | Crimes Affecting the Administration of Law and Justice. (Sections 99 to 122.) |
| Part 7— | Crimes Against Religion, Morality, and Public Welfare. (Sections 123 to 150.) |
| Part 8— | Crimes Against the Person. (Sections 150A to 210.) |
| Part 9— | Crimes Against Reputation. (Sections 211 to 216.) |
| Part 9A— | Crimes Against Personal Privacy. (Sections 216A to 216E). |
| Part 10— | Crimes against rights of property. (Sections 217 to 272.) |
| Part 11— | Threatening, Conspiring, and Attempting to Commit Offences. (Sections 306 to 312.) |
| Part 11A— | Obtaining Evidence by Listening Devices. (Sections 312A to 312Q.) |
| Part 12— | Procedure. (Sections 313 to 378.) |
| Part 13— | Appeals. (Sections 379 to 399.) |
| Part 14— | Miscellaneous Provisions. (Sections 400 to 412.) |
Part 5 was amended, as from 1 January 1998, by section 2 Crimes Amendment Act 1997 (1997 No 88) by inserting section 150A.
Part 8 was amended, as from 1 January 1998, by section 2 Crimes Amendment Act (No 2) 1997 (1997 No 93) by inserting section 98A.
Part 9A was inserted, as from 6 August 1979, by section 5 Crimes Amendment Act 1979 (1979 No 5) by inserting details of Part 9A.
Part 10 was substituted, as from 1 October 2003, by section 3 Crimes Amendment Act 2003 (2003 No 39).
Part 11A was inserted, as from 1 August 1987, by section 4 Crimes Amendment Act (No 2) 1987 (1987 No 167) by inserting details of Part 11A.
Section 1 was amended, as from 1 January 1998, by section 2 Crimes Amendment Act (No 2) 1997 (1997 No 93) by inserting section 98A in Part 5.