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Films, Videos, and Publications Classification Act 1993

Classification of publications - Interim classification assessments

22C: No action to lie against officials

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"Officials are protected when doing their job honestly"

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You are protected when officials do their job in good faith. They are not liable for what they do when classifying films, videos, and publications. This includes the Chief Censor, the Deputy Chief Censor, classification officers, and staff from the Classification Office and the Department of Internal Affairs, as well as Inspectors, as per the Films, Videos, and Publications Classification Act 1993, which was amended by the Films, Videos, and Publications Classification (Urgent Interim Classification of Publications and Prevention of Online Harm) Amendment Act 2021.

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Part 3Classification of publications
Interim classification assessments

22CNo action to lie against officials

  1. The following people are immune from civil and criminal liability for actions done in good faith when carrying out or intending to carry out their official duties relating to interim classification assessments:

  2. the Chief Censor:
    1. the Deputy Chief Censor:
      1. a classification officer:
        1. a member of the staff of the Classification Office:
          1. a member of the staff of the Department of Internal Affairs:
            1. an Inspector.

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              Notes
              • Section 22C: inserted, on , by section 9 of the Films, Videos, and Publications Classification (Urgent Interim Classification of Publications and Prevention of Online Harm) Amendment Act 2021 (2021 No 43).