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New Zealand Government
New Zealand Enforcement Agencies
- Department of Internal Affairs
Includes the Censorship Compliance Unit who are responsible for enforcing the censorship law. - NZ Customs Service
Who are responsible for enforcing the censorship law at New Zealand's borders. - NZFACT
Who are responsible for protecting the film and television industry from copyright theft.
New Zealand Media Complaints Bodies
- Broadcasting Standards Authority
Who receive and make decisions on complaints concerning television and radio. - Advertising Standards Authority
Who you can approach about a complaint on any type of advertising.
Other New Zealand Websites
- Netsafe
Netsafe, the programme of New Zealand's Internet Safety Group (ISG) provides cybersafety education for all New Zealanders. - Mediascape
A site that brings together resources and information about New Zealand media. - ECPAT NZ
Works to end the commercial sexual exploitation of children. - Stop Demand
Stop Demand works to stop sexual violence against and the sexual exploitation of children.
Other Classification Authorities
- The British Board of Film Classification
- Australian Communications and Media Authority
- Classification Board, Australia
- Motion Picture Association of America
- Film Classifications in the Canadian Provinces
A basic guide to the ratings and classifications used in each of the Canadian Provinces - Entertainment Software Rating Board
The ESRB is an industry body that assigns ratings to computer games in the United States. - Valtion Elokuvatarkastamo (VET)
Finnish Board of Film Classification - Film Section, Television and Entertainment Licensing Authority
Hong Kong Film Censorship - Statens Biografbyra
Swedish Film Censorship - Conseil Superior de l'audiovisuel
French Media Censorship - Commissions Cinéma
Swiss Film Censorship
Net Information Sites
- Netalert
Advice on internet safety
Film Sites
- Internet Movie Database
- Rotten Tomatoes
A site which collates reviews of current films
Censorship Discussion Sites
- American Civil Liberties Union
- Electronic Frontier Canada
- Media Awareness Network
- Electronic Frontiers Australia
Updated 01.09.2008