New Zealand Legislation: Acts

77 Functions of Classification Office

• (1) The functions of the Classification Office are as follows:

  • (a) to determine the classification of any publication submitted to it under this Act:

  • (b) to determine any question relating to the character of a publication referred to it by a court pursuant to section 29(1) or section 41(3) in any civil or criminal proceedings (including proceedings under section 116):

  • (c) to determine, in accordance with section 27, whether or not, in the case of any publication classified as a restricted publication, conditions should be imposed in respect of the public display of that publication, or any advertising poster or, as the case requires, any film poster relating to the publication, or both, and if so, what conditions:

  • (d) to examine, in accordance with regulations made under this Act, any film poster used or intended to be used in relation to the public supply or public exhibition of any film submitted to the Classification Office under section 12 or section 13:

  • (e) to determine any application made under section 44 for an exemption from the provisions of this Act in respect of any publication:

  • (f) to exercise and perform such other functions, powers, and duties as are conferred or imposed on the Classification Office by or under this Act or any other enactment.

  (2) Except as expressly provided otherwise in this or another Act, the Classification Office must act independently in performing its statutory functions and duties, and exercising its statutory powers, under—

  • (a) this Act; and

  • (b) any other Act that expressly provides for the functions, powers, or duties of the Classification Office (other than the Crown Entities Act 2004).

  Section 77(2): added, on 25 January 2005, by section 200 of the Crown Entities Act 2004 (2004 No 115).