New Zealand Legislation: Acts

3 Acts of torture

• (1) Every person is liable upon conviction on indictment to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 14 years who, being a person to whom this section applies or acting at the instigation or with the consent or acquiescence of such a person, whether in or outside New Zealand,—

  • (a) Commits an act of torture; or

  • (b) Does or omits an act for the purpose of aiding any person to commit an act of torture; or

  • (c) Abets any person in the commission of an act of torture; or

  • (d) Incites, counsels, or procures any person to commit an act of torture.

  (2) Every person is liable upon conviction on indictment to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years who, being a person to whom this section applies or acting at the instigation or with the consent or acquiescence of such a person, whether in or outside New Zealand,—

  • (a) Attempts to commit an act of torture; or

  • (b) Conspires with any other person to commit an act of torture; or

  • (c) Is an accessory after the fact to an act of torture.

  (3) This section applies to any person who is a public official or who is acting in an official capacity.