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Title
Demonstrate knowledge of film and broadcasting law
Level
2
Credits
5
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate
knowledge of the New Zealand Copyright Act; demonstrate
knowledge of the Broadcasting Act; and demonstrate
knowledge of the Advertising Standards Authority.
Classification
Film and Television > Film and Television Foundation Skills
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Credit may be gained for this unit standard by demonstration of knowledge relating to
one nominated medium: film or television or radio.
2
This is an introductory unit standard. It seeks to develop an understanding which will
encourage further learning in the area while allowing people to perform their skills in
their nominated medium aware of the constraints imposed by law.
3
Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes:
Copyright Act, 1994;
Broadcasting Act, 1989;
and their subsequent amendments.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Demonstrate knowledge of the New Zealand Copyright Act.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Copyright Act, 1994 is described in terms of the rights of the copyright owner of
material to be filmed or broadcast.
1.2
Procedures to be followed are described in terms of using material subject to
copyright for film or broadcast.
Range
legal requirements, in-house procedures.
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Outcome 2
Demonstrate knowledge of the Broadcasting Act.
Range
film or television or radio.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Broadcasting Act, 1989 is described in terms of the conditions imposed on
material to be filmed or broadcast.
2.2
Procedures to be followed are described in terms of complaints about material
filmed or broadcast.
Range
types of complaint, methods of complaint, dealing with complaints,
penalties.
Outcome 3
Demonstrate knowledge of the Advertising Standards Authority.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Roles of the Advertising Standards Authority and the Advertising Standards
Complaints Board are described in terms of material advertised in any media.
3.2
Procedures to be followed are described in terms of complaints about material
filmed or broadcast.
Range
self regulation, codes, areas of complaint, methods of complaint,
dealing with complaint, possible penalties.
Replacement information
This unit standard replaces unit standard 1428.
This unit standard is expiring. Assessment against the standard must take place by
the last date for assessment set out below.
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
28 February 1997
31 December 2016
Revision
2
11 March 1998
31 December 2016
Revision
3
8 February 2001
31 December 2016
Review
4
17 April 2014
31 December 2016
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Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0226
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA,
before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses
of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by
NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and
which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that
applies to those standards.
Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies
to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR). The
CMR also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing
to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors
and assessors, and special resource requirements.
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