Indecent Publications Act

New Zealand Parliament

Long title

* An Act to prohibit the Publication or Sale of Indecent Literature.

Commenced| 1910
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Status: Repealed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It was repealed by the Indecent Publications Act 1963.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[edit]

* Censorship in New Zealand

## References[edit]

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.

## External links[edit]

* Text of the Act
* History of censorship at the Office of Film and Literature Classification