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Films, Videos, and Publications Classification Act 1993

Miscellaneous provisions - General

147: Printed matter to be marked with name and address of publisher or wholesale distributor

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"Put your name and address on things you publish or distribute in New Zealand"

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When you publish printed matter in New Zealand, you must put your name and address on it. If you are a wholesale distributor selling printed matter from another country, you must also put your name and address on it. You can find more information about exemptions in Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019. If you do not follow these rules, you can get a fine of up to $500. The Minister of Justice can grant exemptions from these rules for certain printed matter. You must follow these rules to avoid getting in trouble. An exemption is considered secondary legislation, which you can learn more about in the Legislation Act 2019.

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Part 9Miscellaneous provisions
General

147Printed matter to be marked with name and address of publisher or wholesale distributor

  1. Except as provided in subsection (4), no person shall publish any printed matter in New Zealand, unless each separate article is printed or stamped with that person's name and address.

  2. Except as provided in subsection (3) or subsection (4), no wholesale distributor shall sell or distribute any printed matter published elsewhere than in New Zealand, unless each separate article so sold or distributed is printed or stamped with that person's name and address.

  3. Nothing in subsection (2) shall apply with respect to—

  4. any book bearing the name of the publisher, if the name and address of the publisher have been notified by the wholesale distributor to the chief executive of the responsible department as those of a publisher of books imported by the distributor:
    1. any magazine, newspaper, or periodical the title of which has been notified by the wholesale distributor to the chief executive of the responsible department as the title of a magazine, newspaper, or periodical imported by the distributor.

      1. The Minister of Justice may from time to time grant exemptions from compliance with the provisions of subsection (1) or subsection (2) in respect of any printed matter or class of printed matter specified or described in the exemption, and may from time to time in like manner amend or revoke any such exemption.

      2. Every person commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $500 who acts in contravention of, or fails to comply with, any provision of this section.

      3. An exemption under subsection (4) is secondary legislation (see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements).

      Compare
      • 1963 No 22 s 27
      Notes
      • Section 147(3)(a): amended, on , pursuant to section 3(1)(b) of the Department of Justice (Restructuring) Act 1995 (1995 No 39).
      • Section 147(3)(b): amended, on , pursuant to section 3(1)(b) of the Department of Justice (Restructuring) Act 1995 (1995 No 39).
      • Section 147(3)(b): amended, on , by section 4(4) of the Newspapers and Printers Act Repeal Act 1995 (1995 No 13).
      • Section 147(4): amended, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).
      • Section 147(5): amended, on , by section 413 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 (2011 No 81).
      • Section 147(6): inserted, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).