New Zealand Gazette – 1986 – No. 78

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✨ Indecent Publications Tribunal Decision and Reserve Bank Statement



22 MAY THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 2235

they are blatantly obscene, well past the point where they might be considered as not being offensive to commonly held public standards of decency. As indicated it is in each case the graphic, lurid and obscene portrayal of activities in the homosexual encounter of males which earns the classification of indecent.

Dated at Wellington this 30th day of April 1986.

Judge R. R. KEARNEY, Chairman.
Indecent Publications Tribunal.

Decision No.
Reference (1) IND 5/86; (2) IND 6/86
Memorandum

In the matter of the Indecent Publications Act 1963, and in the matter of an application by the Comptroller of Customs for a decision in respect of the following publications:

(1) Fiesta Volume 19, No. 12, Volume 20, Nos. 1 and 2
(2) Knave Volume 17, Nos. 11, 12, Volume 18, No. 1. All published by Galaxy Publications Ltd.

These matters came on for hearing before the Tribunal on 29 March 1985 at Wellington with the publishers represented by Justin Smith and the Comptroller of Customs represented by K. Wild. Evidence was given before the Tribunal by David Halliday the managing director of Galaxy Publications Ltd. Mr Halliday was questioned by members of the Tribunal following which a detailed submission was presented by Mr Smith. Mr Wild informed the Tribunal that he had only had a brief opportunity of perusing and considering the four publications and as a result of that his submissions on behalf of the Comptroller of Customs were not detailed and in fact were quite brief.

Prior to the Tribunal hearing the publications had been circulated amongst its members. The Tribunal being aware that senior counsel from England had indicated that he would be appearing for the publishers had hoped that the Comptroller would have likewise been represented by senior counsel.

At the formal hearing I notified the parties that the Tribunal’s decision would be reserved and following the formal hearing the four members who were present met and gave further consideration to the evidence and submissions which they had heard. The Tribunal believes that its decision in respect of these particular publications will be an important one and there are some aspects of the publications which the members of the Tribunal at this stage have not been able to reach a clear decision on.

Accordingly the Tribunal’s decision cannot be issued at this stage and because of the importance of the matter the Tribunal is to reconvene in June 1986 to further consider the matter and reach its decision. It is hoped that the decision will be delivered shortly after that meeting.

Dated at Wellington this 2nd day of May 1986.

Judge R. R. KEARNEY, Chairman.
Indecent Publications Tribunal.

RESERVE BANK OF NEW ZEALAND

PROVISIONAL STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF THE RESERVE BANK OF NEW ZEALAND AS AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS ON WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 1986

Liabilities $(000) Assets $(000)
Overseas liabilities— Overseas assets—
Denominated in overseas Denominated in overseas
currencies— currencies—
(a) Short term 1,159,746 (a) Short term 1,534,289
(b) Long term — (b) Long term 13,218
Denominated in New Zealand (c) Holdings of I.M.F. special
currency— drawing rights 7,257
(a) Short term 50,371 Denominated in New Zealand
(b) Long term — currency—
(a) Short term 2,707
Allocation of special drawing (b) Long term 699
rights by I.M.F. 300,238
Deposits— 1,558,170
(a) State: Advances and discounts—
Public account 1,107,003 (a) State:
Other 113,386 Public account —
(b) Marketing organisations 176,369 Other 186,467
(c) Stabilisation accounts 120,567 (b) Marketing organisations 4,413
(d) Trading banks 22,985 (c) Stabilisation accounts 852,248
(e) Other 14,915 (d) Trading banks —
Notes in circulation 1,557,425 Compensatory deposits 4,453
Other liabilities 754,055 Other 345
128,011 Term Loans— 1,047,926
Reserves— Marketing organisations 800,000
(a) General reserve 100,000 Investments in New Zealand—
(b) Other reserves 71,956 (a) New Zealand Government
(c) Profit and loss appropriation securities 638,904
account — (b) Other 9,009
647,913
171,956 Other assets 67,793
4,121,802

Total | 4,121,802|

NOTE: 31 March was the end of the Reserve Bank's financial year. This statement, however, does not include balance date adjustments and a corrected statement will be released on the completion of audit procedures.

G. K. FROGGATT, Chief Manager, Corporate Services.



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⚖️ Indecent Publications Tribunal Decision on Cruiser Magazine (continued from previous page)

⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
30 April 1986
Indecent Publications, Tribunal, Classification, Customs, Forfeiture
  • Judge R. R. Kearney, Chairman, Indecent Publications Tribunal

⚖️ Indecent Publications Tribunal Decision on Fiesta and Knave Magazines

⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
2 May 1986
Indecent Publications, Tribunal, Hearing, Customs, Publishers
  • Justin Smith, Represented publishers
  • K. Wild, Represented Comptroller of Customs
  • David Halliday, Managing director of Galaxy Publications Ltd

  • Judge R. R. Kearney, Chairman, Indecent Publications Tribunal

💰 Provisional Statement of Assets and Liabilities of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand

💰 Finance & Revenue
Reserve Bank, Assets, Liabilities, Financial Statement, Audit
  • G. K. Froggatt, Chief Manager, Corporate Services