Films, Videos, and Publications Classification Act 1993

Classification of publications - Submission of publications

15: How to submit publications (others)

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"How to submit other types of publications for classification"

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You want to submit a publication to the Classification Office under section 13(1)(c), you must lodge a notice of submission with them. You need to do this in the way they prescribe and use the form given by the Chief Censor. You also need to pay the prescribed fee if there is one. When the Chief Censor gets your notice, they decide if they will let you submit the publication. If they say yes, your publication is considered submitted for classification. The Chief Censor will tell you in writing about their decision. If the Chief Censor says no, they will tell you why and you can ask for a copy of this notice if you pay a fee. You can find more information about this in section 13(1)(c) and section 16.

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14A: How to submit publications (online content hosts), or

"How to submit online content for approval"

16: Referral of notice of submission to complaints officer, or

"When You Submit Something, It Might Be Sent to a Complaints Officer to Check"

Part 3Classification of publications
Submission of publications

15How to submit publications (others)

Every person who wishes to submit a publication to the Classification Office under section 13(1)(c) shall lodge a notice of submission in the prescribed manner with the Classification Office.
Every notice of submission shall be in the form provided for that purpose by the Chief Censor and shall be accompanied by the prescribed fee (if any).
Subject to section 16, on receiving a notice of submission lodged under this section, the Chief Censor shall decide whether or not to give leave for the publication to be submitted to the Classification Office.
Where the Chief Censor grants leave under this section in relation to a publication, the publication shall be deemed to have been submitted to the Classification Office for a decision on that publication's classification.
Where, in relation to a publication, the Chief Censor grants, or refuses to grant, leave under this section, the Chief Censor shall give written notice of—
that decision; and
in the case of a refusal to grant leave, the reasons for that decision,—

Where, in relation to a publication, the Chief Censor refuses to grant leave under this section, every person shall, on request, and on payment of such fee (if any) as the Classification Office may determine, be entitled to a copy of the notice given pursuant to subsection (5) in relation to that refusal.

Compare

1963 No 22 s 14(3), (4)
1987 No 85 s 19(4), (5)