Society Disagrees With Censor (Press, 3 October 1980)
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Summary: Society Disagrees With Censor (Press, 3 October 1980)
On 3 October 1980, the Society for Promotion of Community Standards expressed its disagreement with the Chief Film Censor, Mr B.G.J. Tunnicliffe, at its annual general meeting held in Wellington. Society secretary Miss Patricia Bartlett voiced her concerns about the effectiveness of the censorship laws following Mr Tunnicliffe's remarks during his address. Mr Tunnicliffe claimed that the current censorship act was beneficial, but Miss Bartlett and the audience did not share his views. She highlighted a significant drop in censorship activity, noting that during the last year of the previous act, which ended on 31 March 1977, there were 201 cuts for violence and 126 cuts for sexual content. In stark contrast, the statistics from the year ending 31 March 1980 revealed only 69 cuts for violence and 28 for sex. Miss Bartlett argued that these numbers indicated a shift in the censor's approach, suggesting that Mr Tunnicliffe was adopting a more lenient stance by merely approving content and issuing warnings about potentially offensive language and scenes rather than enforcing cuts. She warned that if Mr Tunnicliffe continued this trend of dramatically reducing censorship measures, he might jeopardise his position in the role of Chief Censor.
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