The Indecent Publications Act was a
New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...
Act of Parliament enacted in 1963.
It repealed the
Indecent Publications Act 1910, Indecent Publications Amendment Act 1954, Indecent Publications Amendment Act 1958, Indecent Publications Amendment Act 1961, and sections of the
Crimes Act 1961
The Crimes Act 1961 is an act of New Zealand Parliament that forms a leading part of the criminal law in New Zealand. It repeals the Crimes Act 1908, itself a successor of the Criminal Code Act 1893. Most crimes in New Zealand are created by t ...
relating to the 1910 Act.
The
Indecent Publications Tribunal
The Indecent Publications Tribunal was a government censorship organisation that operated in New Zealand from 1964 until 1993. It was established under the Indecent Publications Act 1963 and consisted of five members, with one a High Court barris ...
was established by the Act.
There were four amendments to the Act before being repealed by the
Films, Videos, and Publications Classification Act 1993
The Films, Videos, and Publications Classification Act 1993 is an Act of Parliament in New Zealand.
It repealed the Indecent Publications Act 1963, the Films Act 1983 and the Video Recordings Act 1987.
In 2015, the book ''Into the River'' was ...
.
See also
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Censorship in New Zealand
Censorship in New Zealand has been present since around 1850 and is currently managed by the Classification Office under the Films, Videos, and Publications Classification Act 1993.
Over the years, New Zealand has gone through many iterations ...
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Text of the Act
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