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Deepfake Digital Harm and Exploitation Bill

1: Title

You could also call this:

"This law is about stopping digital harm from fake online content."

Illustration for Deepfake Digital Harm and Exploitation Bill

This proposed law is called the Deepfake Digital Harm and Exploitation Act 2025. You will see the year 2025 in the title of this Act. The title of this Act tells you what it is about.

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This page was last updated on 27 October 2025

View the original legislation for this page at https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1986/0120/latest/link.aspx?id=LMS1536416.

Topics:

Crime and justice > Police and safetyRights and equality > Anti-discriminationRights and equality > Privacy

Clause by clause analysis, or

"Breaking down the law into smaller parts to understand what each section means"

2: Commencement, or

"When the new law starts"

1Title

This Act is the Deepfake Digital Harm and Exploitation Act 2025.