Section 446B — Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989: Offences available if child or young person is subject of certain protection orders or proceedings under Part 3A

446B Offences available if child or young person is subject of certain protection orders or proceedings under Part 3A (1) If this section applies to a child or young person,— (a) A person may be prosecuted for an offence against section 446 in relation to that child or young person; and (b) It does not matter whether the conduct that constitutes the offence occurs wholly within or wholly outside New Zealand or partly within or partly outside New Zealand. (2) A person is not liable to be prosecuted under section 446 in respect of conduct— (a) That constitutes an offence not only under section 446 but also under a law of a participating State (as defined in section 207B ); and (b) For which the person was prosecuted in the participating State and convicted or found guilty or acquitted. (3) The Attorney-General must be consulted before a prosecution is commenced for an offence against section 446 that is alleged to have occurred partly or wholly outside New Zealand. Sections 446A and 446B were inserted, as from 1 November 1999, by section 4 Children, Young Persons, and Their Families (Trans-Tasman Transfer of Protection Orders and Proceedings) Amendment Act 1999 (1999 No 116).