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Indecent Publications Act
New Zealand Parliament
  • An Act to prohibit the Publication or Sale of Indecent Literature.
Commenced1910
Related legislation
Indecent Publications Act 1963
Status: Repealed

The Indecent Publications Act was an Act of Parliament passed in New Zealand in 1910 replacing earlier censorship legislation. The purpose was to "censor smut while protecting worthwhile material".[1]

It was repealed by the Indecent Publications Act 1963.

See also

References

  1. ^ "The Butcher Shop to The Peaceful Pill: A history of book censorship in New Zealand" (PDF). Paper presented at the LIANZA 2010 Conference. November 2010. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
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