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Deepfake Digital Harm and Exploitation Bill

2: Commencement

You could also call this:

"When the new law starts"

Illustration for Deepfake Digital Harm and Exploitation Bill

This proposed law will start on the day after it gets Royal assent. You need to know that Royal assent is when the bill is agreed to by the Government. The law will begin the day after this happens.

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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=LMS1536417.

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1: Title, or

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

3: Principal Act, or

"Changes to the Main Crime Law"

2Commencement

This Act comes into force on the day after Royal assent.