Schedule 1 - Relevant Legislation
- The Telecommunications Act 2001 (administered by the Ministry of Economic Development) regulates the terms and conditions of access to designated services (e.g. interconnection with Telecom's fixed PSTN), the provision of telecommunications service obligations, and issues relating to network construction, connection, maintenance and use.
- The Radiocommunications Act 1989 (administered by the Ministry of Economic Development) provides for the management of the radio spectrum, including the creation and allocation of rights to manage and use radio frequencies.
- The Telecommunications (Interception Capability) Act 2004 (administered by the Ministry of Justice) requires telecommunications networks to have interception capability.
- The Broadcasting Act 1989 (administered by the Ministry for Culture and Heritage) provides for the maintenance of programming standards in broadcasting in New Zealand, establishes the Broadcasting Standards Authority and the Broadcasting Commission, and enables political parties to broadcast election programmes for parliamentary elections free of charge.
- The Films, Videos and Publications Classification Act 1993 (administered by the Ministry of Justice) regulates the provision of offensive and indecent material.
- The Crimes Act 1961 (administered by the Ministry of Justice and enforced by the Police).
- The Privacy Act 1993 (administered by the Ministry of Justice with complaints dealt with by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner).
- The Electronic Transactions Act 2002 (administered by the Ministry of Economic Development).
- The Fair Trading Act (administered by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs and enforced by the Commerce Commission).
- The Copyright Act 1994 and the Patents Act 1953 (administered by the Ministry of Economic Development).
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