Duty LXD-5981
Publishes adult content, in New Zealand
Each law's tag says when it binds: since in force proposed proposed
Films, Videos, and Publications Classification Act 1993, Restricted Publications and Supply to Minorssince 3 lines
Films, Videos, and Publications Classification Act 1993 (NZ), No 94, ss. 3, 122, 122A, 125-127 · Read the law's page
- Applies to any supplier, distributor or exhibitor of a publication, including a service provider or platform that gives access to digital content over a public data network; online access counts as distributing, as for a physical retailer. Email and broadcasting-service transmission are excluded.
- Do not supply, distribute, exhibit or display a publication classified as restricted otherwise than in accordance with its classification, most often an age limit such as 18 or a younger age. This is a strict-liability offence; knowing or having reasonable cause to believe it is restricted carries a higher penalty.
- Do not supply, distribute, exhibit or display to a person under 18 any publication that would be classified objectionable if made available to a person of that recipient's age, where you know the publication is likely to be classified as objectionable if made available to a person of that age; the offence applies even if the publication is not objectionable for an adult.
Deepfake Digital Harm and Exploitation Billproposed2 lines
Deepfake Digital Harm and Exploitation Bill 213-1 (2025) (NZ)
- This measure is in committee and binds nobody yet; what follows is what it would require if it is enacted in this form.
- Do not create, possess, publish, distribute, or threaten to share non-consensual sexually explicit synthetic or AI-generated imagery (deepfakes).