Films, Videos, and Publications Classification Act 1993

Classification of publications - Submission of publications

14: How to submit publications (officials)

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"How to Send a Publication to be Checked"

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You need to submit a publication to the Classification Office in a certain way. You do this by lodging a notice of submission with the Classification Office, as stated in section 13. You must do it in the prescribed manner. You have to use a special form for the notice of submission, which is provided by the Chief Censor. This form is for submitting a publication to the Classification Office. You will use it to give them the information they need. When you lodge the notice of submission, you must also give the Classification Office some other things. You must pay the prescribed fee, if there is one. You must also give them a copy of the publication you are submitting.

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Part 3Classification of publications
Submission of publications

14How to submit publications (officials)

  1. A publication shall be submitted to the Classification Office under subsection (1)(a), (ab), or (b) of section 13 by lodging a notice of submission in the prescribed manner with the Classification Office.

  2. Every notice of submission shall be in the form provided for that purpose by the Chief Censor.

  3. Every notice of submission lodged with the Classification Office shall be accompanied by—

  4. the prescribed fee (if any); and
    1. a copy of the publication to which the notice relates.
      Compare
      • 1963 No 22 s 14(4)
      • 1987 No 85 s 19(4)
      Notes
      • Section 14(1): amended, on , by section 7 of the Films, Videos, and Publications Classification (Urgent Interim Classification of Publications and Prevention of Online Harm) Amendment Act 2021 (2021 No 43).