New Zealand Acts

CRIMES ACT 1961 - SECT 207

207 Feigned marriage or civil union

1 Everyone is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 7 years who goes through a form of marriage or civil union with any other person, knowing that the marriage or civil union will be void for any reason other than that one of the parties is already married or in a civil union.

2 Provided that if the Judge is satisfied that that other person knew, at the time when the offence was committed, that the marriage or civil union would be void, the offender is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years.

History: Section 207: replaced, on 26 April 2005, by section 43 of the Civil Union Act 2004 (2004 No 102).   Section 207 heading: amended, on 3 December 2018, by section 27 of the Family Violence (Amendments) Act 2018 (2018 No 47).