Section 107 — Crimes Act 1961: Contravention of statute

107 Contravention of statute (1) Every one is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year who, without lawful excuse, contravenes any enactment by wilfully doing any act which it forbids, or by wilfully omitting to do any act which it requires to be done, unless— (a) Some penalty or punishment is expressly provided by law in respect of such contravention as aforesaid; or (b) In the case of any such contravention in respect of which no penalty or punishment is so provided, the act forbidden or required to be done is solely of an administrative or a ministerial or procedural nature, or it is otherwise inconsistent with the intent and object of the enactment, or with its context, that the contravention should be regarded as an offence. (2) Nothing in subsection (1) of this section applies to any contravention of any Imperial enactment or Imperial subordinate legislation that is part of the laws of New Zealand, or to any omission to do any act which any such Imperial enactment or Imperial subordinate legislation requires to be done. (3) In subsection (2) of this section, the terms Imperial enactment and Imperial subordinate legislation have the meanings given to them by section 2 of the Imperial Laws Application Act 1988 . Compare: 1908 No 32 s 129 Subsections (2) and (3) were inserted, as from 1 January 1989, by section 2 Crimes Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 114).