New Zealand Legislation: Acts
Acts are laws made by Parliament
(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) of this section, any other person.
(2) A publication may be submitted to the Classification Office under subsection (1)(c) of this section only with the leave of the Chief Censor given under section 15 of this Act.
(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) of this section.
Compare: 1963 No 22 s 14(1), (2); 1987 No 85 s 19(1)-(3)
Subsection (1)(a) was amended, as from 1 October 1996, by section 289(1) Customs and Excise Act 1996 (1996 No 27) by substituting the words “Chief Executive of the New Zealand Customs Service”
for the words “Comptroller of Customs”
.
Subsection (1)(ab) was inserted, as from 22 February 2005, by section 9 Films, Videos, and Publications Classification Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 2).
Subsection (3) was amended, as from 1 October 1996, by section 289(1) Customs and Excise Act 1996 (1996 No 27) by substituting the words “Chief Executive of the New Zealand Customs Service”
for the words “Comptroller of Customs”
.