PUBLICATIONS CONTROL (AMENDMENT)  (No 26 of 1993)

- TABLE OF PROVISIONS

1.   This Act may be cited as the Publications Control (Amendment) Act 1993.  
3.   In this Act, "Principal Act" means the Publications Control Act 1989.1  
4.   Section 3 of the Principal Act is amended--  
5.   Section 12 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting after paragraph (c) of the penalty in subsection (1) the following paragraph:  
6.   Section 18 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting paragraph (b) and substituting the following paragraph:  
7.   Section 19 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting after subsection (1) the following subsection:  
8.   Section 20 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting paragraph (b) and substituting the following paragraph:  
9.   Section 21 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting paragraph (b) and substituting the following paragraph:  
10.   Section 22 of the Principal Act is amended--  
11.   Section 38 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from paragraph (2) (a) " 'R' film or an 'X' film" and substituting " 'MA', 'R' or 'X' film".  

PUBLICATIONS CONTROL (AMENDMENT) 
- LONG TITLE
An Act to amend the Publications
Control Act 1989 

 Short title

PUBLICATIONS CONTROL (AMENDMENT) 
- SECT 1
1.  This Act may be cited as the Publications Control (Amendment) Act 1993.
 Commencement
2.  (1)  Sections 1, 2 and 3 commence on the day on which this Act
is notified in the Gazette.
(2)  The remaining provisions commence on a day, or respective days,
fixed by the Minister by notice in the Gazette.
(3)  If a provision referred to in subsection (2) has not commenced
before the end of the period of 6 months commencing on the day on which this Act
is notified in the Gazette, that provision, by force of this subsection,
commences on the first day after the end of that period.
 Principal Act

PUBLICATIONS CONTROL (AMENDMENT) 
- SECT 3
3.  In this Act, "Principal Act" means the Publications Control Act 1989.1
 Interpretation

PUBLICATIONS CONTROL (AMENDMENT) 
- SECT 4
4.  Section 3 of the Principal Act is amended--
     (a)     by inserting "of the Classification Ordinance"
after "35 (5)" in the definition of "determined
markings"; and
     (b)     by inserting the following definition:
" ' "MA" film' means a film classified as
such;".
 Sale, hire and distribution of video tapes and discs

PUBLICATIONS CONTROL (AMENDMENT) 
- SECT 5
5.  Section 12 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting after paragraph (c) of the penalty in subsection (1) the following paragraph:
     "(ca)     in the case of an unclassified video tape or video disc that
is subsequently classified as an 'MA'
film--$500;".
 Publishing Category 1 and 2 restricted publications and "MA", "R" and "X" films

PUBLICATIONS CONTROL (AMENDMENT) 
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6.  Section 18 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting paragraph (b) and substituting the following paragraph:
     "(b)     an 'MA', 'R' or 'X'
film;".
 Conditions of publication applying to Category 1 and 2 restricted publications and "MA", "R" and "X" films

PUBLICATIONS CONTROL (AMENDMENT) 
- SECT 7
7.  Section 19 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting after subsection (1) the following subsection:
"(1A)  The following conditions apply in relation to an
'MA' film:
         (a)     the film shall not, without reasonable excuse, be sold, let on hire or
delivered to a person under the age of 15 years, other than by a parent or
guardian of that person;
         (b)     the film shall not be exhibited or displayed in a public place unless
the container, wrapping and casing in which the film is contained bear the
determined markings.".
 Depositing Category 1 and 2 restricted publications and "MA", "R" and "X" films in public places

PUBLICATIONS CONTROL (AMENDMENT) 
- SECT 8
8.  Section 20 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting paragraph (b) and substituting the following paragraph:
     "(b)     an 'MA', 'R' or 'X'
film;".
 Depositing Category 1 and 2 restricted publications and "MA", "R" and "X" films on private premises

PUBLICATIONS CONTROL (AMENDMENT) 
- SECT 9
9.  Section 21 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting paragraph (b) and substituting the following paragraph:
     "(b)     an 'MA', 'R' or 'X'
film;".
 Video tapes and discs--trailers

PUBLICATIONS CONTROL (AMENDMENT) 
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10.  Section 22 of the Principal Act is amended--
     (a)     by inserting after paragraph (c) the following
paragraph:
     "(ca)     in the case of a video tape, or a video disc, that is an
'MA' film--the advertised film is a 'G',
'PG', 'M' or 'MA' film;";
and
     (b)     by inserting in paragraph (d) ", 'MA' "
after " 'M' ".
 Exemptions

PUBLICATIONS CONTROL (AMENDMENT) 
- SECT 11
11.  Section 38 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from paragraph (2) (a) " 'R' film or an 'X' film" and substituting " 'MA', 'R' or 'X' film".
     

PUBLICATIONS CONTROL (AMENDMENT) 
- NOTES
NOTE

1.    Reprinted as at 7 November 1991.

[Presentation speech made in Assembly on  25 March
1993]

(c)  Australian Capital Territory
2003

PUBLICATIONS CONTROL (AMENDMENT) 
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AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

Act 1993
No. 26 of 1993
    
    [Notified in ACT Gazette S83: 21 May 1993]