New Zealand Acts

HARASSMENT ACT 1997 - SECT 41

41 Contravention of orders made under section 39

1 Every person commits an offence who breaches any order made under section 39(1)(a) or section 39(1)(b) or evades or attempts to evade any such order.

2 Every person who commits an offence against subsection (1) is liable on conviction,—

a) in the case of an individual, to a fine not exceeding $1,000:

b) in the case of a body corporate, to a fine not exceeding $5,000.

3 The failure to comply with any order made under section 39(1)(c) may be dealt with under subpart 4 of Part 2 of the Contempt of Court Act 2019 .

Note: 1985 No 120 s 138(7), (8)

History: Section 41(2): amended, on 1 July 2013, by section 413 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 (2011 No 81).   Section 41(3): replaced, on 26 August 2020, by section 29 of the Contempt of Court Act 2019 (2019 No 44).