Films, Videos, and Publications Classification Act 1993

Bodies - Office of Film and Literature Classification

88: Information Unit

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"The Information Unit helps answer questions and gives information about film and publication classifications."

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You will find a unit called the Information Unit inside the Classification Office. The Information Unit helps the Classification Office do its job by providing research services. It also tells the public about what the Classification Office does and how it classifies publications. You can go to the Information Unit to ask questions or make complaints about the classification system. The Information Unit is there to help the Classification Office work effectively. It provides information to the public about the Classification Office's functions and powers. The Classification Office has an Information Unit to help it work well and to inform the public about its work.

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Part 6Bodies
Office of Film and Literature Classification

88Information Unit

There shall be a unit within the Classification Office called the Information Unit.
The functions of the Information Unit are as follows:
to provide the Classification Office with such research services as may be necessary to enable the Classification Office to perform its functions effectively:
to disseminate to the public information about—
1. the functions and powers of the Classification Office; and
2. the procedures for the classification of publications:
to receive inquiries and complaints concerning the operation of the classification system established under this Act.