13Submission of publications by others

1. Any of the following persons may submit a publication to the Classification Office for a decision on that publication's classification:

2. the chief executive of the New Zealand Customs Service:
3. the Commissioner of Police:
4. the Secretary:
5. subject to subsections (1A) and (1B), an online content host who or that has been issued with a take-down notice relating to an online publication:
6. subject to subsection (2), any other person.

7. A submission by an online content host under subsection (1)(ba) must be submitted within 20 working days after they receive the take-down notice.

8. The Chief Censor may determine that an online publication submitted to the Classification Office under subsection (1)(ba) will not be examined or classified by the office if—

9. the online publication has already been submitted to the Classification Office under this section; or
10. the online publication has already been the subject of a classification decision; or
11. the Chief Censor considers that the submitting of the online publication to the Classification Office is frivolous or vexatious.

12. A publication may be submitted to the Classification Office under subsection (1)(c) only with the leave of the Chief Censor given under section 15.

13. The Chief Censor may, on his or her own motion, determine that any publication should be received for examination by the Classification Office. In any such case the Chief Censor shall, by notice in writing, direct the chief executive of the New Zealand Customs Service or the Secretary to take all reasonable steps to obtain a copy of the publication and submit it to the Classification Office under paragraph (a) or, as the case requires, paragraph (b) of subsection (1).