What New Zealand Films, Videos, and Publications Classification Act 1993 Section 3 - Meaning of Objectionable Publication requires
Section 3 of the New Zealand Films, Videos, and Publications Classification Act 1993 defines when a publication is 'objectionable' - the core trigger for criminal prohibition under Sections 123-131A. A publication is objectionable if it describes, depicts, expresses, or otherwise deals with matters such as sex, horror, crime, cruelty, or violence in such a manner that the availability of the publication is likely to be injurious to the public good. Section 3(2) provides specific deeming categories - publications are deemed objectionable if they promote or support, or tend to promote or support, sexual exploitation of children or young persons (under 16), sexual conduct with corpses, beastiality, or use of violence or coercion to compel any person to participate in sexual conduct. Section 3(3) provides further matters to be considered. Possession (Section 131) and distribution (Section 124) of objectionable publications are serious criminal offences with penalties up to 14 years imprisonment for distribution and 10 years for possession.
Pillar: Adult Industry & Sexual Content Compliance · Authority: Parliament of New Zealand · Version: 1.0.0 · Last updated:
Primary source: https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1993/0094/latest/DLM313407.html
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- Films, Videos, and Publications Classification Act 1993 (NZ) Section 3 (Meaning of objectionable) subsection (1): 'For the purposes of this Act, a publication is objectionable if it describes, depicts, expresses, or otherwise deals with matters such as sex, horror, crime, cruelty, or violence in such a manner that the availability of the publication is likely to be injurious to the public good.' (legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1993/0094/latest/DLM313407.html)
- Films, Videos, and Publications Classification Act 1993 Section 3(2): deeming categories - child sexual exploitation; violence/coercion in sexual conduct; necrophilia; urine/excrement degrading conduct; bestiality; acts of torture or extreme violence.
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