Children’s Act 2014

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Schedule 2 Specified offences

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1

An offence against any of the following sections of the Crimes Act 1961 is a specified offence for the purpose of Part 3:

(1)

section 98 (dealing in slaves):

(2)

section 98AA (dealing in people under 18 for sexual exploitation):

(2A)

section 124A (indecent communication with young person under 16):

(3)

section 128B (sexual violation):

(4)

section 129 (attempted sexual violation and assault with intent to commit sexual violation):

(5)

section 129A (sexual conduct with consent induced by certain threats):

(6)

section 130 (incest):

(7)

section 131 (sexual conduct with dependent family member):

(8)

section 131B (meeting young person following sexual grooming, etc):

(9)

section 132 (sexual conduct with child under 12):

(10)

section 133 (indecency with girl under 12):

(11)

section 134 (sexual conduct with young person under 16):

(12)

section 135 (indecent assault):

(13)

section 138 (sexual exploitation of person with significant impairment):

(14)

section 139 (indecent act between woman and girl):

(15)

section 140 (indecency with boy under 12):

(16)

section 140A (indecency with boy between 12 and 16):

(17)

section 141 (indecent assault on man or boy):

(18)

section 142A (compelling indecent act with animal):

(19)

section 143 (bestiality):

(20)

section 144A (sexual conduct with children and young people outside New Zealand):

(21)

section 144C (organising or promoting child sex tours):

(22)

section 154 (abandoning child under 6):

(23)

section 172 (punishment of murder):

(24)

section 173 (attempt to murder):

(25)

section 177 (punishment of manslaughter):

(26)

section 178 (infanticide):

(27)

section 182 (killing of unborn child):

(28)

section 188 (wounding with intent):

(29)

section 189(1) (injuring with intent to cause grievous bodily harm):

(30)

section 191 (aggravated wounding or injury):

(31)

section 194(a) (assault on child):

(32)

section 195 (ill-treatment or neglect of child or vulnerable adult):

(33)

section 195A (failure to protect child or vulnerable adult):

(34)

section 198 (discharging firearm or doing dangerous act with intent):

(35)

section 204A (female genital mutilation):

(36)

section 204B (further offences relating to female genital mutilation):

(37)

section 208 (abduction for purposes of marriage or sexual connection):

(38)

section 209 (kidnapping):

(39)

section 210 (abduction of young person under 16).

Schedule 2 clause 1(2A): inserted, on 7 May 2015, by section 4 of the Vulnerable Children (Children’s Worker Safety Checking—Indecency Offence) Amendment Act 2015 (2015 No 46).

Schedule 2 clause 1(31): replaced, on 17 December 2016, by section 110 of the Statutes Amendment Act 2016 (2016 No 104).

2

An offence that is equivalent to an offence against any section of the Crimes Act 1961 referred to in clause 1, but that was committed against a provision of the Crimes Act 1961 that has been repealed, is a specified offence.

3

An attempt to commit any offence referred to in clause 1 or 2, where the offence is not itself specified as an attempt and the provision does not itself provide that the offence may be completed on an attempt, is a specified offence.

4

A conspiracy to commit any offence referred to in clause 1 or 2 is a specified offence.

4A

An accessory after the fact to any offence referred to in clause 1 or 2 is a specified offence.

Schedule 2 clause 4A: inserted, on 14 July 2017, by section 10 of the Vulnerable Children Amendment Act 2017 (2017 No 32).

5

An offence against any of the following sections of the Films, Videos, and Publications Classification Act 1993 is a specified offence for the purpose of Part 3:

(a)

section 124 (offences relating to objectionable publications, involving knowledge):

(b)

section 127(4) (exhibition to persons under 18):

(c)

section 131A (offences relating to possession of objectionable publications, involving knowledge).

6

An offence against section 390 of the Customs and Excise Act 2018 is a specified offence for the purpose of Part 3.

Schedule 2 clause 6: amended, on 1 October 2018, by section 443(3) of the Customs and Excise Act 2018 (2018 No 4).