Section 245 — Crimes Act 1961: Section 243 not to apply to certain acts committed outside New Zealand

245 Section 243 not to apply to certain acts committed outside New Zealand (1) Subject to subsection (2) , section 243 does not apply if— (a) any property is alleged to be the proceeds of a serious offence; and (b) the act that is alleged to constitute that serious offence was committed outside New Zealand; and (c) the act was not, at the time of its commission, an offence under the law of the place where the act was done. (2) If a person is charged with an offence under this section and the act that is alleged to constitute the serious offence resulting in the proceeds was committed outside New Zealand, it is to be presumed, unless the person charged puts the matter at issue, that the act was an offence under the law of the place where the act was done. Compare: 1961 No 43 s 257A(6A) , (6B) Part 10 (comprising sections 217 to 305) was substituted by a new Part 10 (comprising sections 217 to 272), as from 1 October 2003, by section 15 Crimes Amendment Act 2003 (2003 No 39).