72. Approval of labelling body---(1) Subject to this section, the
 Minister may from time to time, on application made to the Minister in
 accordance with section 73 of this Act, approve any body or organisation
 to act as the labelling body for the purposes of this Act.

   (2) An approval under this section shall---
   (a) Be made by notice published in the Gazette, and shall take effect
         from the date of such notice or such later date as may be
         specified in the notice; and
   (b) Continue in force until it is revoked under section 75 of this
         Act.

   (3) The Minister may grant an approval under this section subject to
 such conditions as the Minister thinks fit.

   (4) The Minister shall not approve a body or organisation under this
 section unless the Minister is satisfied that---
   (a) The body or organisation is representative of the following
         persons:
           (i) Persons engaged in the distribution or public supply of
         films in New Zealand; and
           (ii) Persons engaged in the production of films in New
         Zealand; and
           (iii) Persons engaged in the public exhibition of films in New
         Zealand; and
   (b) The body or organisation is capable of implementing a system to
         assign a rating and description to any film referred to it for
         the issue of a label; and
   (c) The body or organisation will take all reasonable steps to ensure
         that notice of the rating and description assigned to any such
         film is disseminated to persons engaged in the production,
         distribution, public exhibition, or public supply of films.

   (5) The Minister shall not decline an application for approval under
 this section without first giving the applicant---
   (a) A copy of any information on which the Minister relies in
         proposing to decline the application; and
   (b) A reasonable opportunity to make written submissions to the
         Minister in relation to that information.
     Cf. 1987, No. 85, s. 7