Section 216J — Crimes Act 1961: Prohibition on publishing, importing, exporting, or selling intimate visual recording

216J Prohibition on publishing, importing, exporting, or selling intimate visual recording (1) Everyone is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years who, knowing that a visual recording is an intimate visual recording, or being reckless as to whether a visual recording is an intimate visual recording,— (a) publishes in New Zealand the intimate visual recording: (b) imports into New Zealand the intimate visual recording: (c) exports from New Zealand the intimate visual recording: (d) sells the intimate visual recording. (2) In this section, unless the context otherwise requires,— publishes means any of the following (a) displays by any means: (b) sends to any person by any means: (c) distributes by any means: (d) conveys by electronic medium: (e) stores electronically in a way that is accessible by any other person or persons sells means sells in a physical form or by electronic medium, and includes— (a) offers for sale: (b) agrees to sell. Sections 216G to 216N were inserted, as from 5 December 2006, by section 4 Crimes (Intimate Covert Filming) Amendment Act 2006 (2006 No 75).