Section 98D — Crimes Act 1961: Trafficking in people by means of coercion or deception

98D Trafficking in people by means of coercion or deception (1) Every one is liable to the penalty stated in subsection (2) who— (a) arranges the entry of a person into New Zealand or any other state by one or more acts of coercion against the person, one or more acts of deception of the person, or both; or (b) arranges, organises, or procures the reception, concealment, or harbouring in New Zealand or any other state of a person, knowing that the person's entry into New Zealand or that state was arranged by one or more acts of coercion against the person, one or more acts of deception of the person, or both. (2) The penalty is imprisonment for a term not exceeding 20 years, a fine not exceeding $500,000, or both. (3) Proceedings may be brought under this section even if the person coerced or deceived— (a) did not in fact enter the state concerned; or (as the case may be) (b) was not in fact received, concealed, or harboured in the state concerned. (4) Proceedings may be brought under this section even if parts of the process by which the person coerced or deceived was brought or came to or towards the state concerned were accomplished without an act of coercion or deception. Sections 98B to 98F were inserted, as from 18 June 2002, by section 5 Crimes Amendment Act 2002 (2002 No 20).