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New Zealand: Films, Videos, and Publications Classification (Urgent Interim Classification of Publications and Prevention of Online Harm) Amendment Bill 2021

Progress

Current status
in force
01 Feb 2022 in force
28 Oct 2021 adopted
26 May 2020 under deliberation

Scope

Implementers
New Zealand
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
streaming service provider
Government Branch
executive
legislature
Government Body
central government
parliament
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

01 Feb 2022
in force

Implemented Films, Videos, and Publications Classification (Urgent Interim Classification of Publications and Prevention of Online Harm) Amendment Bill 2021

On 1 February 2022, the Films, Videos, and Publications Classification (Urgent Interim Classification of Publications and Prevention of Online Harm) Amendment Bill 2021 was implemented. The Act was adopted in response to the Christchurch Mosque atta…

Source
Event type law
Action type implementation
Government branch executive
Government body central government
28 Oct 2021
adopted

Adopted Films, Videos, and Publications Classification (Urgent Interim Classification of Publications and Prevention of Online Harm) Amendment Bill 2021

On 28 October 2021, the New Zealand Parliament adopted the Films, Videos, and Publications Classification (Urgent Interim Classification of Publications and Prevention of Online Harm) Amendment Bill 2021. The Bill was introduced in response to the C…

Source
Event type law
Action type adoption
Government branch legislature
Government body parliament
26 May 2020
under deliberation

Introduced Films, Videos, and Publications Classification (Urgent Interim Classification of Publications and Prevention of Online Harm) Amendment Bill 2021

On 26 May 2020, the New Zealand Parliament introduced the Films, Videos, and Publications Classification (Urgent Interim Classification of Publications and Prevention of Online Harm) Amendment Bill 2021. The Bill was introduced in response to the Ch…

Source
Event type law
Action type introduction
Government branch legislature
Government body parliament