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Intellectual Property Office of NZ (Designs, Patents, Trademarks) |
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| Jurisdiction | The Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand is the government agency responsible for the granting and registration of intellectual property rights, specifically patent, trade mark, design and plant variety rights. |
| Governing legislation | Patents Act 1953; Trade Marks Act 2002; Designs Act 1953; Plant Variety Rights Act 1987 |
| Administering body | Intellectual Property Office of NZ |
| Contact details | details available from IPONZ website |
| Availability of decisions | Designs: NZLII (1958 onwards); Patents: NZLII (1957 onwards); Trade Marks NZLII (1967 onwards) |
| Reported in | various reporter series |
| Indexed by | BriefCase; LINX |
Legal Complaints Review Officer |
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| Jurisdiction | The Legal Complaints Review Officer (LCRO) provides independent oversight and review of the decisions made by the standards committees of the New Zealand Law Society and the New Zealand Society of Conveyancers. |
| Governing legislation | Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 |
| Administering body | Ministry of Justice |
| Contact details | Legal Complaints Review Officer, Private Bag 92020, Victoria St West, Auckland 1142 Tel: 0800 367 6838 Email: lcro@justice.govt.nz |
| Availability of Decisions |
NZLII 2009 onwards. Also available from the LCRO website |
| Note | See also Lawyers and Conveyancers Disciplinary Tribunal, Law Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal |
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| Jurisdiction | Among other activities, the Office determines the classification of publications submitted to it, and any restrictions to be placed on these publications for public viewing. |
| Governing legislation | Films, Videos and Publications Act 1993 |
| Administering body | The Office is a Crown entity. The Ministry of Justice is responsible for administering the Films, Videos and Publications Act 1993. The Classification Office is funded by the Department of Internal Affairs, and the Chief Censor is accountable to the Minister of Internal Affairs. |
| Contact details | Office of Film and Literature Classification, PO Box 1999, Wellington Tel: 64 4 471 6770 Fax: 64 4 471 6781 General inquiries: information@censorship.govt.nz |
| Availability of decisions | The Office's web site includes databases for Censorship Decisions and Film and Video Labelling, both linked from the home page. |
| Indexed by | Office of Film and Literature Classification - List of Decisions |
| Reported in | NZAR |
| Library holdings of unreported decisions |
CUL (Oct. 1995 onward) |
| Note | Classification of publications was formerly determined by the Indecent Publications Tribunal. Decisions of the Office of Film and Literature Classification may be reviewed by the Film and Literature Board of Review. |
| See also | Film and Literature Board of Review. |
