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Films, Videos, and Publications Classification Act 1993

Classification of publications - Interim classification assessments

22B: Notice, registration, and effect of interim classification assessments

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When the Classification Office makes an interim classification assessment, they must give you written notice. The notice tells you about the publication they assessed and why they made that decision. You can find more information about how this works under section 39. The Classification Office must register the interim assessment, which means they put the information into a special record. They include details like the date they made the assessment and the date they gave you notice. The interim assessment is in effect for a certain period of time. This period starts when the Classification Office makes the interim assessment and ends after 20 working days or when they make a final classification decision. During this time, the law treats the publication as if it were classified as objectionable under section 23. If you want a copy of the notice, you can ask the Classification Office and they will give you one if you pay the fee.

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Part 3Classification of publications
Interim classification assessments

22BNotice, registration, and effect of interim classification assessments

  1. The Classification Office must give written notice to the submitter that an interim classification assessment has been made.

  2. The notice must contain the following:

  3. a description of the publication that was the subject of the interim assessment; and
    1. a summary of the reasons for the interim assessment.

      1. An interim assessment must be registered under section 39, and that section applies as if the interim assessment were a classification decision, except that the following information must be entered in the register (instead of the information in section 39(3)(a) to (c)):

      2. a statement that an interim assessment has been made of the publication and the date on which the assessment was made; and
        1. the date on which notice of the interim assessment was given under subsection (1) (if applicable); and
          1. the date of entry of the interim assessment in the register.

            1. An interim assessment has effect for an interim period.

            2. An interim period begins on the date an interim assessment is made and ends on the sooner of—

            3. 20 working days after the date of the interim assessment:
              1. the date on which a classification decision is made for the relevant publication.

                1. This Act applies to a publication during an interim period as if it had been classified as being objectionable under section 23.

                2. A person, on request and on payment of the applicable fee (if any) as determined by the Classification Office, is entitled to a copy of a notice given under this section.

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                • Section 22B: inserted, on , by section 9 of the Films, Videos, and Publications Classification (Urgent Interim Classification of Publications and Prevention of Online Harm) Amendment Act 2021 (2021 No 43).