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Subdivision

16 Printing (including the Reproduction of Recorded Media)

Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification (ANZSIC)
Reference period
2006 (Revision 2.0)

This subdivision contains the following ANZSIC groups:

Group

161 Printing and Printing Support Services

This group contains the following ANZSIC classes:

Class

1611 Printing

This class consists of units mainly engaged in printing and/or providing reprographic services. Printing methods may include off-set lithographic, reprographic, digital, relief and screen printing. Units may print onto a variety of materials, including paper, plastic and metal. Also included are units mainly engaged in screen printing on wearing apparel.

Primary activities

  • Digital printing
  • Off-set lithographic printing
  • Photocopying service
  • Relief printing, including letterpress and flexographic printing
  • Screen printing on made-up clothing
  • Serigraphy (screen printing)

Exclusions/References

Units mainly engaged in

  • pre-press, preparation and finishing printing support services are included in Class 1612 Printing Support Services; and
  • publishing newspapers are included in Class 5411 Newspaper Publishing.
Class

1612 Printing Support Services

This class consists of units mainly engaged in providing printing support services such as pre-press (e.g. typesetting, colour separation or platemaking), post-press or finishing (e.g. laminating, embossing or book binding) services.

Primary activities

  • Book repair service
  • Bookbinding service
  • Colour separation service, printing
  • Image setting service, printing
  • Platemaking service, printing
  • Pre-press printing service
  • Printing support service n.e.c.
  • Typesetting service

Exclusions/References

Units mainly engaged in printing or photocopying are included in Class 1611 Printing.

Group

162 Reproduction of Recorded Media

This group contains the following ANZSIC class:

Class

1620 Reproduction of Recorded Media

This class consists of units mainly engaged in the reproduction of pre-recorded audio, video, software and other data on electronic, optical and magnetic media.

Primary activities

  • Audio tape, pre-recorded, reproduction
  • Cassette tape, pre-recorded audio, reproduction
  • CD-ROM software, pre-recorded, reproduction
  • Compact disc, pre-recorded, reproduction
  • Computer tape or disk, pre-recorded, reproduction
  • Digital video disc (DVD), pre-recorded, reproduction
  • Video tape, pre-recorded, reproduction

Exclusions/References

Units mainly engaged in

  • publishing optical or magnetic media, including software, are included in the appropriate classes of Division J Information Media and Telecommunications; and
  • audio, motion picture and/or video production and/or distribution are included in the appropriate classes of Division J Information Media and Telecommunications.