New Zealand Legislation: Acts

13 Submission of publications by others

• (1) Any of the following persons may submit a publication to the Classification Office for a decision on that publication's classification:

  • (a) the chief executive of the New Zealand Customs Service:

  • (ab) the Commissioner of Police:

  • (b) the Secretary:

  • (c) subject to subsection (2), any other person.

  (2) A publication may be submitted to the Classification Office under subsection (1)(c) only with the leave of the Chief Censor given under section 15.

  (3) The Chief Censor may, on his or her own motion, determine that any publication should be received for examination by the Classification Office. In any such case the Chief Censor shall, by notice in writing, direct the chief executive of the New Zealand Customs Service or the Secretary to take all reasonable steps to obtain a copy of the publication and submit it to the Classification Office under paragraph (a) or, as the case requires, paragraph (b) of subsection (1).

  Compare: 1963 No 22 s 14(1), (2); 1987 No 85 s 19(1)–(3)

  Section 13(1)(a): amended, on 1 October 1996, by section 289(1) of the Customs and Excise Act 1996 (1996 No 27).

  Section 13(1)(ab): inserted, on 22 February 2005, by section 9 of the Films, Videos, and Publications Classification Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 2).

  Section 13(3): amended, on 1 October 1996, by section 289(1) of the Customs and Excise Act 1996 (1996 No 27).