Classifying Of Video Tapes (Press, 18 August 1987)
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Summary: Classifying Of Video Tapes (Press, 18 August 1987)
The Society for Promotion of Community Standards has raised concerns about the regulation of video tapes rated X and R18 that are already in circulation in New Zealand, indicating they should receive classification from the Video Recordings Authority prior to any new imported material. The society’s director, Mrs Patricia Bartlett, stated that under the forthcoming Video Recordings Act, which comes into effect on 1 October 1987, all new video content classified R16 and above would need to be referred to the authority for appropriate classification. Despite this upcoming regulation, over 60,000 video tapes that have been classified R18 by the chief film censor will continue to be available for hire in video outlets until the end of 1988, even though they could potentially be deemed indecent under the new legislation. Mrs Bartlett urged the Minister of Internal Affairs to swiftly establish regulations and procedures to address this situation. Additionally, it was noted that there are around 1000 X-rated video titles that have yet to be classified by the film censor.
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