Films, Videos, and Publications Classification Act 1993

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  • This version was republished on 25 August 2022 to correct a typographical error in section 131(5)(f).
8 Films exempt from labelling requirements

(1)

Subject to subsections (2) and (3), sections 6 and 46C do not apply in respect of any of the following films:

(a)

any film owned, produced, or sponsored by, and relating to the policy, functions, or operations of,—

(i)

any government department named in Part 1 of Schedule 1 of the Ombudsmen Act 1975:

(ii)

any organisation named in Part 2 of Schedule 1 of the Ombudsmen Act 1975 or in Schedule 1 of the Official Information Act 1982:

(iii)

any local organisation named or specified in Part 3 of Schedule 1 of the Ombudsmen Act 1975:

(b)

any film directly related wholly or principally to personnel training and development, or public, business, or industrial administration, management, and organisation:

(c)

any film depicting wholly or principally agricultural, industrial, or manufacturing processes or technological development:

(d)

any pure, applied, physical, or natural scientific film:

(e)

any film relating wholly or mainly to the social sciences, including economics, geography, anthropology, and linguistics:

(f)

any natural history film, and any film depicting wholly or principally natural scenery:

(g)

any film of news and current affairs, any documentary, and any historical account containing a unity of subject matter:

(h)

any film depicting wholly or principally sporting events or recreational activities:

(i)

any film that is designed to provide a record of an event or occasion (such as a wedding) for those who took part in the event or occasion or are connected with those who did so:

(j)

any film depicting wholly or mainly surgical or medical techniques and used for educational and instructional purposes:

(k)

any film that is wholly or mainly a commercial advertisement relating to the advertiser’s or sponsor’s activities:

(l)

any film directly related to the curriculum of pre-school, primary, secondary, or tertiary educational institutions:

(m)

any film wholly or mainly of a religious nature:

(n)

any film depicting wholly or mainly travel:

(o)

any film depicting wholly or mainly cultural activities:

(p)

any film intended for supply or exhibition solely to ethnic organisations:

(q)

any video game:

(r)

any video on-demand content made available by a person who is not a specified CVoD provider:

(s)

any video on-demand content made available by a specified CVoD provider that was uploaded by a user to the provider’s platform, and that was not commissioned by the provider.

(2)

The Chief Censor may, at any time, require any person to make an application under section 9 for the issue of a label in respect of a film of a class mentioned in subsection (1) if,—

(a)

in the case of video on-demand content, the person has made the content available to persons in New Zealand, or proposes to do so; or

(b)

in any other case, the person has exhibited or supplied the film to the public, or proposes to do so.

(3)

Nothing in subsection (1) exempts any film from the requirements of section 6 or 46C if—

(a)

the film is a restricted publication; or

(b)

the Chief Censor has required the film to be submitted to the labelling body under subsection (2).

Compare: 1983 No 130 ss 9–12; 1987 No 85 s 6; 1990 No 58 s 4

Section 8(1): amended, on 1 August 2021, by section 6(1) of the Films, Videos, and Publications Classification (Commercial Video on-Demand) Amendment Act 2020 (2020 No 49).

Section 8(1)(r): inserted, on 1 August 2021, by section 6(2) of the Films, Videos, and Publications Classification (Commercial Video on-Demand) Amendment Act 2020 (2020 No 49).

Section 8(1)(s): inserted, on 1 August 2021, by section 6(2) of the Films, Videos, and Publications Classification (Commercial Video on-Demand) Amendment Act 2020 (2020 No 49).

Section 8(2): replaced, on 1 August 2021, by section 6(3) of the Films, Videos, and Publications Classification (Commercial Video on-Demand) Amendment Act 2020 (2020 No 49).

Section 8(3): amended, on 1 August 2021, by section 6(4) of the Films, Videos, and Publications Classification (Commercial Video on-Demand) Amendment Act 2020 (2020 No 49).