Part 6
Crimes affecting the administration of law and justice

Misleading justice

117 Corrupting juries and witnesses

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

(a) dissuades or attempts to dissuade a person, by threats, bribes, or other corrupt means, from giving evidence in any cause or matter (whether civil or criminal, and whether tried or to be tried in New Zealand or in an overseas jurisdiction); or

(b) influences or attempts to influence, by threats or bribes or other corrupt means, a member ofa jury in his or her conduct as such (whether in a cause or matter tried or to be tried in New Zealand or in an overseas jurisdiction, and whether the member has been sworn as a member of a particular jury or not); or

(c) accepts any bribe or other corrupt consideration to abstain from giving evidence (whether in a cause or matter tried or to be tried in New Zealand or in an overseas jurisdiction); or

(d) accepts any bribe or other corrupt consideration on account of his or her conduct as a member of a jury (whether in a cause or matter tried or to be tried in New Zealand or in an overseas jurisdiction, and whether the member has been sworn as a member of a particular jury or not); or

(e) wilfully attempts in any other way to obstruct, prevent, pervert, or defeat the course of justice in New Zealand or the course of justice in an overseas jurisdiction.

PART 2 - INTERNATIONAL CRIMES AND OFFENCES AGAINST ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE

Offences against administration of justice

21.
Interference with witnesses or officials—

Every person is liable on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 7 years who, in New Zealand or elsewhere,—

(a)dissuades or attempts to dissuade any person, by threats, force, bribery or other means, from giving evidence for the purposes of a proceeding before the ICC or in connection with a request made by the ICC; or

(b)makes threats or uses force against any Judge, the Registrar, the Deputy Registrar, or any official of the ICC with intent to influence or punish that person, in respect of an act—

(i)done or omitted by that person or any Judge, the Registrar, the Deputy Registrar, or any official of the ICC, in his or her official capacity; or

(ii)to be done or omitted by that person or any Judge, the Registrar, the Deputy Registrar, or any official of the ICC, in his or her official capacity; or

(c)intentionally attempts in any other way to obstruct, prevent, pervert, or defeat the course of justice, in relation to any proceedings, request, or other matter referred to in the Statute.

Cf 1961 No 43 s 117

Part 4
Sittings of a Tribunal in New Zealand

40 Contempt of Tribunal

(1) Every person commits an offence who, at any sitting of a Tribunal in New Zealand,—

(a) assaults, threatens, intimidates, or wilfully insults

(i) a Judge of the Tribunal ; or
(ii) the Prosecutor of the Tribunal ; or
(iii) the Registrar or any other officer of the Tribunal ; or
(iv) a person appearing as a barrister or solicitor, or both, before the Tribunal ; or
(v) a witness in proceedings before the Tribunal ; or

(b) wilfully interrupts or obstructs the proceedings.

(2) Every person commits an offence who, wilfully and without lawful excuse, disobeys any order or direction of a Tribunal made or given in the course of its proceedings.

(3) Every person who commits an offence against this section is liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or to a fine not exceeding $1,000.