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Films, Videos, and Publications Classification Act 1993

Bodies - Inspectors of Publications

103: Inspectors of Publications

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The Secretary can appoint people to be Inspectors of Publications under the Public Service Act 2020. You can be appointed as an Inspector if you are a suitable person. Every constable is automatically an Inspector, except when it comes to Part 7A.

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Inspectors of Publications

103Inspectors of Publications

  1. The Secretary may from time to time appoint under the Public Service Act 2020 such number of persons to be Inspectors of Publications as are required for the purposes of this Act.

  2. Notwithstanding subsection (1), the Secretary may from time to time appoint any suitable person to be an Inspector of Publications for the purposes of this Act.

  3. Every constable shall be deemed to be an Inspector for the purposes of this Act except for the purposes of Part 7A.

Compare
  • 1983 No 130 s 67
  • 1987 No 85 s 66
  • 1990 No 58 s 10
Notes
  • Section 103(1): amended, on , by section 135 of the Public Service Act 2020 (2020 No 40).
  • Section 103(3): amended, on , by section 11 of the Films, Videos, and Publications Classification (Urgent Interim Classification of Publications and Prevention of Online Harm) Amendment Act 2021 (2021 No 43).
  • Section 103(3): amended, on , pursuant to section 116(a)(ii) of the Policing Act 2008 (2008 No 72).