Films, Videos, and Publications Classification Act 1993

Classification of publications - Examination and classification of publications

28: Further provisions relating to conditions on public display of restricted publications

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"Rules for Displaying Restricted Publications in Public"

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When a publication has rules about how it can be shown to the public, these rules can be chosen from a list. You can have one or more of these rules, and some rules can be alternatives to each other. The Classification Office looks at what the publication is when deciding whether to impose a certain rule. They consider the type of publication, like a movie or a video, when making this decision, as stated in section 27 of the Act. If a rule says something cannot be shown to the public, this means it cannot be shown inside a building, on the outside of the building, or near the building. This is how the Classification Office applies the rules about what can and cannot be shown to the public, as outlined in section 27 of the Act. The Classification Office has the power to examine or approve film posters, and this is not limited by the rules in section 27 of the Act.

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27: Conditions relating to display of restricted publications, or

"Rules for Displaying Restricted Books, Films, and Videos"

29: Character of publications arising in court proceedings, or

"What happens when a court needs to decide if a publication is okay or not"

Part 3Classification of publications
Examination and classification of publications

28Further provisions relating to conditions on public display of restricted publications

Any 1 or more of the conditions specified in subsection (4) or, as the case may require, subsection (5) of section 27 may be imposed in respect of a publication, and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any 2 or more conditions may be expressed as alternatives.
Subject to subsections (2) and (3) of section 27, in determining whether to impose, or in imposing, in respect of a publication other than a book or a newspaper, the condition specified in section 27(4)(a), the Classification Office shall have regard to the nature of the publication.
Nothing in section 27(5) limits or affects the powers of the Classification Office to examine or approve film posters under any regulations made under this Act.
For the purposes of this Act, a condition imposed pursuant to subsection (4)(e) or subsection (5)(c) of section 27 prohibiting the public display of any thing in any place shall, in so far as the condition relates to the public display of that thing in any premises, prohibit the public display of that thing not only in those premises but also—
on the exterior of those premises:
in the immediate vicinity of those premises.