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Films, Videos, and Publications Classification Act 1993

1: Short Title and commencement

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This Act is called the Films, Videos, and Publications Classification Act 1993. You can find some parts of this Act, like sections 2 and 5, on the day after it gets the Royal assent. The rest of the Act comes into force on a date chosen by the Governor-General, and this date can be different for different parts of the Act. You can find more information about orders under this section in Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019. The Governor-General can make one or more orders to choose different dates for different provisions and purposes.

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1Short Title and commencement

  1. This Act may be cited as the Films, Videos, and Publications Classification Act 1993.

  2. Sections 2 and 5, Part 6, section 149, and sections 174 to 177, and Schedule 1, shall come into force on the day after the date on which this Act receives the Royal assent.

  3. Except as provided by subsection (2), this Act shall come into force on a date to be appointed by the Governor-General by Order in Council; and 1 or more Orders in Council may be made appointing different dates for different provisions and for different purposes.

  4. An order under this section is secondary legislation (see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements).

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