Television New Zealand Amendment Act 2011

1: Title
This Act is the Television New Zealand Amendment Act 2011
2: Commencement
This Act comes into force on the day after the date on which it receives the Royal assent.
3: Principal Act amended
This Act amends the Television New Zealand Act 2003 2011-07-23 Television New Zealand Act 2003
1: Amendments to principal Act
Amendments relating to functions of TVNZ
4: Purpose of Act
Section 3
a: provide for the functions of TVNZ, the Crown entity responsible for conducting a television and digital media business; and
b: ensure that TVNZ carries out its functions and maintains its commercial performance; and
ba: establish a process that will enable TVNZ to screen, in specified circumstances, programmes made before 27 May 1989 and held in the TVNZ Archive; and .
5: Interpretation
1: Section 4 content delivery platform digital media programme
a: means sounds or visual images, or a combination of sounds and visual images, intended to—
i: inform, enlighten, or entertain:
ii: promote the interests of any person:
iii: promote any product or service; but
b: does not include visual images, whether or not combined with sounds, that consist predominantly of alphanumeric text screen services .
2: Section 4 TVNZ TVNZ .
6: New section 12 substituted
Section 12
12: Functions of TVNZ
1: The functions of TVNZ are to be a successful national television and digital media company providing a range of content and services on a choice of delivery platforms and maintaining its commercial performance.
2: In carrying out its functions, TVNZ must provide high-quality content that—
a: is relevant to, and enjoyed and valued by, New Zealand audiences; and
b: encompasses both New Zealand and international content and reflects Māori perspectives.
3: TVNZ's services must include the provision of channels that are free of charge and available to audiences throughout New Zealand.
7: Sections 22 and 23 repealed
Sections 22 23
8: Powers of shareholding Ministers
1: Section 27
1: The shareholding Ministers may, by written notice to the TVNZ board, determine the amount of dividend to be paid by TVNZ to the Crown in respect of any financial year or years.
2: Section 27(3) objectives and
9: Shareholding Ministers must not give certain directions
1: Section 28(1)
a: any programme or other content; or
b: any allegation or complaint relating to a programme or other content; or
c: the gathering or presentation of news or the preparation or presentation of any current affairs programme or content; or
d: standards administered under the Broadcasting Act 1989.
2: Section 28(2)
a: any programme or other content; or
b: any allegation or complaint relating to a programme or other content; or
c: the gathering or presentation of news or the preparation or presentation of any current affairs programme or content; or
d: the responsibility of TVNZ or any of its subsidiaries for compliance with standards administered under the Broadcasting Act 1989.
3: Section 28
2A: This section applies regardless of the type of delivery platform TVNZ uses to deliver any programmes or other content. Amendments relating to archived programmes
10: New Part 4A inserted
The following Part is inserted after section 29
4A: TVNZ archived works
1: Preliminary provisions
29A: Interpretation
In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires,— archived work
a: means a programme made by the Broadcasting Corporation of New Zealand or its predecessors—
i: on or at any time before 27 May 1989; and
ii: held in the TVNZ Archive; and
iii: in which TVNZ now holds sole copyright; and
b: includes an archived work that comprises a series of episodes chief executive episodes Māori Television Service Minister NZ On Screen person with an interest in an archived work
a: means a person, or the estate of a person,—
i: contracted for one of the categories listed in clause 1(a) to (d) of Schedule 3
ii: who is within the category referred to in clause 1(e) of Schedule 3
b: excludes an employee of the Broadcasting Corporation of New Zealand or its predecessors reviewer section 29L subpart 4 scheme subpart 3 screen section 4 TVNZ Archive TVNZ Archived Works Fund Fund section 29G
29B: Purpose of this Part
The purpose of this Part is to enable TVNZ to screen archived works in accordance with the provisions of this Part while also providing a fair and reasonable process to recognise, by compensatory payments made under subpart 3
2: Screening of archived works
TVNZ's right to screen archived works
29C: Archived works may be screened
1: Provided that TVNZ complies with the requirements of this Part, it may—
a: screen an archived work on as many occasions as it considers appropriate, but only on or by—
i: the channels that TVNZ owns at any time:
ii: the TVNZ Ondemand Internet site:
iii: agreement between TVNZ and the provider of a delivery platform for the supply of content:
b: grant the Māori Television Service the right to screen an archived work under any arrangement agreed between that service and TVNZ:
c: enter into an arrangement with NZ On Screen in respect of a work that has previously been screened by TVNZ or the Māori Television Service under this section.
2: An archived work—
a: must be screened under this section free of charge to the viewer; but
b: must not be—
i: screened between the hours of 6 pm and 10.30 pm on any day of the week on channels TV1 and TV2 of TVNZ; or
ii: subject to a licence that is sold for profit by TVNZ to screen on any other platform (though this is without prejudice to TVNZ recovering its reasonable costs in making the work available for screening on another platform).
29D: Rights of persons with interest in archived work to cease
1: This section applies only to rights in respect of an archived work that are—
a: contractual rights; or
b: rights arising under the Copyright Act 1994, other than—
i: moral rights; or
ii: performers' rights.
2: The rights of a person with an interest in an archived work—
a: are not infringed if the archived work is screened in accordance with section 29C
b: are substituted by the rights provided for by the rest of this Part.
3: To avoid doubt, any rights of a person with an interest in an archived work continue in relation to that work if, and to the extent that, that work is screened other than as provided for by section 29C
3: Scheme
Overview of subpart
29E: Overview of scheme under this subpart
1: In order to promote the purpose of this Part, TVNZ must ensure that—
a: notices of the screening of archived works are given in accordance with section 29F
b: the scheme provided for in this subpart is administered in such a way as to meet the obligations arising under this subpart.
2: The obligations are to—
a: ensure that the Fund is established and money paid into it, in accordance with section 29G
b: ensure that the contingency account required by section 29H
c: assess the entitlement of persons and make payments in accordance with section 29K Notices of screening of archived works
29F: Notices advising that archived work to be screened
1: TVNZ must give public notice advising that an archived work is to be screened and inviting persons with an interest in a specified archived work to register to participate in the scheme.
2: The public notice must include—
a: details of the archived work to be screened; and
b: the date on which the work is first to be screened, which must not be earlier than the date that is 4 months after the date of this public notice; and
c: information about the scheme set up under this subpart and how a person with an interest in the specified archived work may register to participate in the scheme under section 29I
d: the date by which a person must register, which may be any time up to 1 month after the date on which—
i: the archived work is first screened; or
ii: if the archived work comprises a series of episodes, the last episode of the series is first screened.
3: A public notice must be published at least once—
a: on an Internet site or other delivery platform operated by TVNZ; and
b: in each major metropolitan newspaper in New Zealand; and
c: in any relevant industry or guild publication.
4: TVNZ must also ensure that the information required by subsection (5)
a: the first screening of an archived work; or
b: the first screening of each episode of an archived work; or
c: an archived work, in the case of an archived work available for screening on demand, from the time that the work is first available until the date when registration closes, as notified under subsection (2)(d)
5: The information required must advise any person with an interest in the work who has not already registered—
a: of the scheme set up under this subpart; and
b: how to register for the scheme; and
c: of the date by which registration must be made (which must be the date notified under subsection (2)(d) Funds that must be established for purposes of scheme
29G: TVNZ Archived Works Fund
1: The TVNZ Archived Works Fund (the Fund
2: TVNZ must ensure that at all times the Fund contains, in relation to an archived work to be screened in accordance with section 29C
3: For the purpose of subsection (2)
4: The market value of an archived work that is to be screened in accordance with section 29C
5: In making an assessment of the market value of an archived work, the assessor must have regard to the uses permitted for that work by this Part.
29H: Contingency account
1: A contingency fund (the contingency account
2: TVNZ must ensure that, on an annual basis, a sum that is equal to no less than 10% of the total amount held in the Fund in that financial year is paid into the contingency account.
3: The contingency account is to be held for the purposes of meeting—
a: any payments required as a result of determinations made by reviewers under section 29N
b: the costs, including the administrative costs, associated with any review conducted under subpart 4 Participation in scheme
29I: Registration to participate in scheme
1: A person with an interest in an archived work in respect of which notices are given under section 29F
2: The application must be made in the prescribed form and manner, and must include evidence—
a: of the person's interest in accordance with the categories set out in clause 1 of Schedule 3
b: that the person was engaged under a contract with the Broadcasting Corporation of New Zealand or its predecessors before 27 May 1989 to provide services associated with the creation, production, or performance of the relevant archived work; and
c: that the person did provide the services to which the contract applied.
29J: Confirmation of registration
1: TVNZ must ensure that, as soon as is reasonably practicable after the closing date for registration for an archived work, a determination is made and written notice given to persons who seek to register, advising the person, as appropriate, that the person's registration—
a: is accepted and that an assessment will be made in accordance with section 29K
b: is declined and the reasons for that decision.
2: In the case of a person whose registration is declined, advice must also be given of the right of review of that decision under subpart 4 section 29K(4)
29K: TVNZ to assess entitlement and make payment from Fund
1: Not later than 20 working days after the closing date for registration in relation to an archived work, TVNZ must assess the entitlement of each person whose registration is accepted under section 29J(1)(a)
2: Assessments must be calculated—
a: on the basis of the categories set out in clause 1 of Schedule 3
b: in accordance with the formula set out in clause 3 of Schedule 3
3: TVNZ must notify each person in writing of that person's assessment and make the payment in full accordingly.
4: When notice is given under subsection (3) subpart 4
4: Review
29L: Review process to be established
1: The chief executive must appoint a panel of reviewers the members of which are to determine applications for review under section 29M
2: Reviewers must be persons who are recognised as experts with the knowledge, experience, and qualifications that are relevant to the review function under this subpart.
3: In carrying out a review, a reviewer must—
a: regulate his or her own procedure; and
b: act judicially.
4: A reviewer may not be held personally liable for any determination made in good faith under this subpart.
5: Reviewers are entitled—
a: to receive remuneration not within paragraph (b)
b: in accordance with the fees framework, to be reimbursed for actual and reasonable travelling and other expenses incurred in carrying out the office of a reviewer.
6: For the purposes of this section, fees framework Review procedures
29M: Application for review
1: The following persons may apply for review under this subpart:
a: a person whose registration was declined under section 29J(1)(b)
b: a person who is dissatisfied with an assessment made under section 29K
2: Application must be made—
a: in the prescribed form and manner; and
b: not later than the date notified under section 29K(4)
3: Application for review may be made only on the grounds that TVNZ,—
a: in the case of a person whose registration to participate in the scheme was declined, failed properly to assess the evidence of that person's role in the archived work; or
b: in the case of a person who is dissatisfied with an assessment,—
i: attributed the wrong category of interest to that person under clause 1 of Schedule 3
ii: incorrectly applied the formula set out in clause 3 of Schedule 3
4: An application for review must include all the evidence necessary to establish, as the case may be,—
a: why the person's registration to participate in the scheme ought to have been accepted; or
b: what the applicant alleges is the correct assessment.
29N: Determination of application for review
1: In determining an application for review, a reviewer—
a: must take into account all the relevant information that was before TVNZ for the purpose of making a decision under section 29J section 29K
b: may take into account any new evidence that it is satisfied assists with determining whether the person's registration ought to have been accepted or what the appropriate assessment ought to have been, as the case may be.
2: If a reviewer is satisfied that there is no or insufficient evidence on which to change the decision on registration or the assessment by TVNZ, as the case may be, the reviewer must confirm the decision or assessment.
3: Subsection (4)
a: that a person's registration ought to have been accepted under section 29J(1)(a)
b: that an assessment was not made in accordance with section 29K(2)
4: After taking into account all the relevant circumstances, the reviewer must calculate the assessment in the manner provided for in section 29K(2)
5: A reviewer must provide a copy of a determination, with reasons, to the applicant and to TVNZ.
29O: Effect of review decision
1: TVNZ must ensure that the sum (if any) required by the determination of a reviewer is paid to the applicant from the contingency account.
2: The determination of a reviewer is final. Circumstance in which other relief may be sought
29P: Applications from persons unable to register to participate in scheme
1: A person may apply under this subpart for review if that person, for reasons beyond his or her control, was unable to register to participate in the scheme until after the close of the period for registration notified under section 29F
2: An application under this section—
a: must be made not later than 2 years after the date of the first notice given under section 29F(1)
b: must be made in the form and manner approved for the purpose; and
c: must include—
i: the information required by section 29I(2)
ii: the evidence necessary to establish that the person was unable to register to participate in the scheme in accordance with notice given under section 29F(1)
3: If the reviewer is satisfied that the applicant meets the requirements of subsections (1) and (2)
a: on the basis of that person's category of interest under clause 1 of Schedule 3
b: in accordance with the formula set out in clause 3 of Schedule 3
4: After taking into account the particular circumstances of the case, the reviewer must determine the amount to be paid (if any) from the contingency fund in lieu of that person's participation in the scheme.
5: A determination by a reviewer under subsection (4)
5: Miscellaneous
29Q: Regulations
The Governor-General may, by Order in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister and after consultation with TVNZ, make regulations to—
a: provide for other platforms or channels or new methods by which archived works may be made available for public viewing:
b: if circumstances so require, add new criteria for any assessment under section 29K
c: add to or amend the categories provided for in clause 1 of Schedule 3
d: vary the proportion of the total sum of money available in relation to an archived work for a category of interest, as set out in clause 2 of Schedule 3
e: vary the method of calculating the share of the total sum of money payable to each person with an interest in an archived work, as set out in clause 3 of Schedule 3
f: prescribe forms to be used under subparts 3 and 4
g: provide for the procedures to be followed by a reviewer under subpart 4
h: provide for any other matters contemplated by this Part, or necessary for its administration or for giving it full effect.
29R: Residual funds
If, in any financial year, there is residual money in the Fund or in the contingency account, that money may be applied—
a: to the contingency account for the following financial year; or
b: for the maintenance of the TVNZ Archive.
29S: Review of Part
1: As soon as practicable after the expiry of the period of 2 years from the date of the first notice given under section 29F
a: reviews the operation of this Part since the date of its commencement; and
b: considers whether any amendments to this Part are necessary or desirable (including an amendment to require further periodic reports).
2: Not later than 3 years from the date of the first notice referred to in subsection (1)
11: New Schedule 3 added
The Schedule 3 set out in the Schedule
2: Repeals and related amendments
12: Spent sections of principal Act repealed
The following spent sections are repealed:
a: section 7
b: section 8
c: section 9
d: section 10 Amendment to Copyright Act 1994
13: Amendment to Copyright Act 1994
Section 14 Copyright Act 1994 2011-07-23 Copyright Act 1994
14: New section 57A inserted
The following section is inserted after section 57
57A: Making archived works available for public viewing
1: The communication of an archived work in accordance with section 29C
2: In this section, archived work section 29A