PLAIN ENGLISH GUIDE TO THE OFFENCE PROVISIONS
The following PDF is a plain English guide to the offence provisions within the Films, Videos, and Publications Classification Act 1993 to which penalties may apply, and includes some provisions which clarify when and how these offences and penalties may apply.
Click here to view our Plain English Guide to the Offence Provisions (PDF v9.4, 527 kb)
This guide does not include every offence provision within the legislation. The offence provisions in full can be read on the New Zealand Government’s legislation website. For further information about the offence provisions, or about the Classification Act as a whole, please contact the Information Unit.