Crimes Act 1961 (New Zealand)

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Act of Parliament of New Zealand criminal code

The Crimes Act 1961 (New Zealand) is the principal statute defining criminal offences and general principles of criminal liability in New Zealand law.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Crimes Act 1961	4
Crimes Act 1961 (New Zealand) canonical	2
Crimes Act 1961 (NZ)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9810859 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Crimes Act 1961 (New Zealand)
Context triple: [Minister of Justice of New Zealand, associatedWith, Crimes Act 1961 (New Zealand)]

A. Criminal Justice Act 1967
The Criminal Justice Act 1967 is a key piece of UK legislation that reformed criminal procedure and sentencing, including introducing modern parole arrangements and other measures affecting the administration of justice in England and Wales.
B. Elements of Crimes
Elements of Crimes is an annex to the Rome Statute that precisely defines the legal elements required to establish each crime under the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court.
C. Prosecution of Offences Act 1985
The Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 is a key UK statute that established the modern framework for public prosecutions, including the creation and functions of the Crown Prosecution Service and the role of the Director of Public Prosecutions.
D. Administration of Justice Act
The Administration of Justice Act was one of the British "Intolerable Acts" of 1774 that altered legal procedures in the American colonies, contributing to rising colonial resentment before the American Revolution.
E. Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885
The Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885 was a British statute best known for strengthening laws on sexual offences, including the controversial Section 11 that criminalized male homosexual acts short of sodomy.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Crimes Act 1961 (New Zealand)
Target entity description: The Crimes Act 1961 (New Zealand) is the principal statute defining criminal offences and general principles of criminal liability in New Zealand law.

A. Criminal Justice Act 1967
The Criminal Justice Act 1967 is a key piece of UK legislation that reformed criminal procedure and sentencing, including introducing modern parole arrangements and other measures affecting the administration of justice in England and Wales.
B. Elements of Crimes
Elements of Crimes is an annex to the Rome Statute that precisely defines the legal elements required to establish each crime under the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court.
C. Prosecution of Offences Act 1985
The Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 is a key UK statute that established the modern framework for public prosecutions, including the creation and functions of the Crown Prosecution Service and the role of the Director of Public Prosecutions.
D. Administration of Justice Act
The Administration of Justice Act was one of the British "Intolerable Acts" of 1774 that altered legal procedures in the American colonies, contributing to rising colonial resentment before the American Revolution.
E. Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885
The Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885 was a British statute best known for strengthening laws on sexual offences, including the controversial Section 11 that criminalized male homosexual acts short of sodomy.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Act of Parliament of New Zealand ⓘ criminal code ⓘ
administeredBy	New Zealand Ministry of Justice ⓘ linked to: Ministry of Justice (New Zealand)
citation	Crimes Act 1961 (NZ) ⓘ linked to: Crimes Act 1961 (New Zealand)
commencementDate	1962-01-01 ⓘ
containsProvisionsOn	accessories to crime ⓘ assault ⓘ attempts to commit offences ⓘ bribery and corruption ⓘ burglary ⓘ computer misuse offences ⓘ conspiracy ⓘ escape from custody ⓘ fraud ⓘ homicide ⓘ infanticide ⓘ insanity defence ⓘ manslaughter ⓘ money laundering ⓘ murder ⓘ offences against the administration of justice ⓘ offences relating to children and young persons ⓘ perjury ⓘ piracy ⓘ self-defence ⓘ sexual offences ⓘ theft ⓘ treason ⓘ
country	New Zealand ⓘ
defines	criminal offences in New Zealand law ⓘ general principles of criminal liability in New Zealand law ⓘ
enactedBy	New Zealand Parliament ⓘ
governs	criminal liability in New Zealand ⓘ
hasPart	Part 1: Parties to offences ⓘ Part 2: Crimes against public order ⓘ Part 6: Crimes affecting life and health ⓘ Part 7: Crimes against property ⓘ Part 8: Crimes against the person ⓘ Part 9: Crimes against rights of property ⓘ
jurisdiction	New Zealand ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
longTitle	An Act to consolidate and amend the criminal law of New Zealand ⓘ
partOf	New Zealand criminal law ⓘ linked to: New Zealand law
principalCriminalStatuteFor	New Zealand ⓘ
replaced	Crimes Act 1908 (New Zealand) ⓘ
royalAssentDate	1961-10-10 ⓘ
shortTitle	Crimes Act 1961 ⓘ linked to: Crimes Act 1961 (New Zealand)
subjectTo	amendment by subsequent New Zealand statutes ⓘ
yearOfAct	1961 ⓘ