Films, Videos, and Publications Classification Act 1993

Review of classification decisions - Interim restrictions on review

51: Duration and revocation of interim restriction order

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"How long an interim restriction order lasts and how it can be cancelled"

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You get an interim restriction order when it is made and it stays in force until the review of the publication is finished by the Board. The President of the Board can revoke the order if someone applies or if they want to. You can apply to revoke the order if you are the applicant, the owner of the publication, or someone who is affected by the order. You can also apply if you are the maker, publisher, or authorised distributor of the publication. The President of the Board decides who can apply to revoke the order. If the order is revoked, it will be published in the Gazette and advertised as directed by the President of the Board. The President of the Board will tell you how the revocation will be advertised and who will be notified. This is how an interim restriction order can be revoked and advertised. The order stays in force until it is revoked or the review is completed.

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50: Notification of interim restriction order, or

"Telling people about a temporary ban on a film, video, or publication"

52: Conduct of reviews, or

"The Board reviews a publication again from the start."

Part 4Review of classification decisions
Interim restrictions on review

51Duration and revocation of interim restriction order

Every interim restriction order shall come into force on the day on which it is made and, unless sooner revoked, shall remain in force until the review of the publication to which the order relates is completed by the Board.
The President of the Board may, on the application of any of the following persons, or on the President's own motion, revoke an interim restriction order:
the applicant for the order:
the owner, maker, publisher, or authorised distributor of the publication to which the order relates:
any other person who satisfies the President of the Board that the person is detrimentally affected by the existence of the order.

Every order under this section that revokes an interim restriction order shall be published in the Gazette, and shall be advertised in such manner, and notified to such persons, as the President of the Board shall direct.

Compare

1963 No 22 s 14B(3)
1977 No 79 s 3