Society for the Promotion of Community Standards Inc v Film and Literature Board of Review - [2005] 3 NZLR 403

Administrative law — Tribunals and boards — Reasons for decision — Whether reasons sufficient to enable Court to determine board had properly construed role — Films, Videos, and Publications Classification Act 1993, s 4(1).

Indecent publications — Classification of works — Whether absolute standard prescribed — Application of New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 — Test of “tends to” means “likely” in sense of real, material, or substantial risk — Meaning of “specified persons or classes of persons” — Films, Videos, and Publications Classification Act 1993, ss 3(2), (3), 4 and 23.

Indecent publications — Review of classification — Re-examination of publication without consideration of earlier classification — Reasons required to explain decision on all main issues raised by particular publication — Films, Videos, and Publications Classification Act 1993, ss 5, 49 and 52.