NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
No. 186

Dated at Wellington this 19th day of July 1990.
P. J. CARTWRIGHT, Chairperson.
Indecent Publications Tribunal.

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Decision No. 35/90
Reference No.: IND 32/90

Before the Indecent Publications Tribunal

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:

Honcho, Vol. 13, No. 2. Publisher: Modernismo Publications Ltd; Torso, Vol. 8, No. 8. Publisher: Varsity Communications Inc.

Chairperson: P. J. Cartwright.

Members: R. E. Barrington, W. K. Hastings and S. C. Middleton.

Hearing at Wellington on the 28th day of June 1990.

Appearances: M. J. Wotherspoon on behalf of the Comptroller of Customs. No appearance by or on behalf of the importer.

Decision

These publications were commercially imported through Auckland air freight on 29 January 1990, and were seized by the Collector of Customs. The importer subsequently disputed forfeiture, the publications were referred to the Tribunal for classification, prior to the commencement of condemnation proceedings pursuant to the Customs Act 1966.

These publications are directed towards the male homosexual market and are principally magazines containing photographs of male models in a variety of poses.

In decision No. 2/90 dated 22 May 1990, the Tribunal issued a serial restriction order in terms of section 15A of the Indecent Publications Act 1963, classifying the publications Honcho and Torso as indecent in the hands of persons under the age of 18 years. The publications in this application were published prior to decision 2/90 and therefore are not covered by the serial restriction orders contained in that decision. The publications appear to be uniform in content to those considered by the Tribunal in decision 2/90. Therefore these publications are classified as indecent in the hands of persons under the age of 18 years.

Dated at Wellington this 19th day of July 1990.
P. J. CARTWRIGHT, Chairperson.
Indecent Publications Tribunal.

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Justices of the Peace Act 1957

Justice of the Peace Appointed

Pursuant to section 3 (1) of the Justices of the Peace Act 1957, His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint the following District Court Judge to be a Justice of the Peace for New Zealand:

Shonagh Ellen Kenderdine

Dated at Wellington this 21st day of September 1990.
P. F. DUNNE, Associate Minister of Justice.
(Adm. 3/17/4)

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Justice of the Peace Appointed

Pursuant to section 3 (1) of the Justices of the Peace Act 1957, His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint the following Judge of the Maori Land Court to be a Justice of the Peace for New Zealand:

James Leighton Rota

Dated at Wellington this 12th day of October 1990.
P. F. DUNNE, Associate Minister of Justice.
(Adm. 3/17/4)

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Land Valuation Proceedings Act 1948

Land Valuation Proceedings Amendment Act 1977

Appointment of Chairman of the Westland Land Valuation Tribunal

Pursuant to section 19 of the Land Valuation Proceedings Act 1948, as substituted by section 2 of the Land Valuation Proceedings Amendment Act 1977, His Excellency the Governor-General of New Zealand has been pleased to appoint:

Michael John Green, District Court Judge of Christchurch

to be a member and Chairman of the Westland Land Valuation Tribunal on and from the date hereof.

Dated at Wellington this 12th day of October 1990.
P. F. DUNNE, for Minister of Justice.
(Adm. 3/18/2/18)

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Maori Land Court Sittings—Maori Appellate Court Sittings

Notice is hereby given that sittings of the Maori Land Court and Maori Appellate Court will be held during the year 1 January 1991 to 31 December 1991 at the places and commencing on the dates referred to in the Schedule hereto.

The hour of commencement of each sitting (and the date and place thereof in the case of the Maori Appellate Court) will be notified in the relevant Panui. If any date referred to in the Schedule is varied, the varied date will be notified in the Panui.

Deputy Chief Judge’s Chambers, Maori Land Court, Wellington.
A. G. McHUGH, Deputy Chief Judge.
29 September 1990.

Schedule

Tokerau District (Whangarei)