CUSTOMS (PROHIBITED IMPORTS) REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT) 1983 NO. 331 CUSTOMS (PROHIBITED IMPORTS) REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT) 1983 NO. 331 - TABLE OF PROVISIONS 1. Commencement 2. Principal Regulations 3. Importation of objectionable goods 4. Second Schedule 1983 No. 331 CUSTOMS (PROHIBITED IMPORTS) REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT) - REG 1 Commencement 1. These Regulations shall come into operation on 1 February 1984. 1983 No. 331 CUSTOMS (PROHIBITED IMPORTS) REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT) - REG 2 Principal Regulations 2. In these Regulations, "Principal Regulations" means the Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations. 1983 No. 331 CUSTOMS (PROHIBITED IMPORTS) REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT) - REG 3 Importation of objectionable goods 3. Regulation 4A of the Principal Regulations is amended- (a) by omitting sub-regulation (1) and substituting the following sub-regulations: "(1) In this regulation, unless the contrary intention appears- 'film' includes a cinematograph film, a slide, video tape and video disc and any other form of recording from which a visual image can be produced; 'publication' means any book, paper, magazine, film or other written or pictorial matter. "(1A) This regulation applies to the following goods, that is to say- (a) publications, other than films that are registered under the Customs (Cinematograph Films) Regulations, that, in the opinion of the Attorney-General or a person authorized by him for the purposes of this sub-regulation- (i) depict in pictorial form a child (whether engaged in sexual activity or otherwise) who is, or who is apparently, under the age of 16 years in a manner that is likely to cause offence to a reasonable adult person; (ii) promote, incite or encourage terrorism; or (iii) gratuitously depict in pictorial form extreme violence or cruelty, especially when combined with any sexual element, to the extent they should not be imported; and (b) any other goods that, in the opinion of the Attorney-General or a person authorized by him for the purposes of this sub-regulation- (i) depict, express or are otherwise concerned with matters of sex, drug misuse or addiction, crime, cruelty, violence or revolting or abhorrent phenomena in a manner that is likely to cause offence to a reasonable adult person to the extent that they should not be imported; or (ii) depict a child (whether engaged in sexual activity or otherwise) who is, or who is apparently under the age of 16 years in a manner that is likely to cause offence to a reasonable adult person. "(1B) The Attorney-General may, by instrument in writing, appoint a person to be an authorized person for the purposes of sub-regulation (1A)."; and (b) by omitting from sub-regulation (3) "or destruction" and substituting ", destruction or exportation". 1983 No. 331 CUSTOMS (PROHIBITED IMPORTS) REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT) - REG 4 Second Schedule 4. The Second Schedule to the Principal Regulations is amended by omitting items 18A, 20 and 21. - NOTES 1983 No. 331*1* CUSTOMS (PROHIBITED IMPORTS) REGULATIONS*2* (AMENDMENT) *1* Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 23 December 1983. *2* Statutory Rules 1956 No. 90 as amended by 1958 Nos. 6 and 67; 1959 Nos. 17, 31 and 93; 1960 No. 22; 1961 No. 117; 1962 No. 82; 1963 No. 26; 1964 Nos. 25 and 39; 1965 Nos. 81, 91, 135, 167 and 190; 1966 No. 95; 1967 Nos. 41, 58, 114 and 178; 1968 Nos. 100, 141 and 161; 1969 Nos. 2, 7, 10, 39, 43 and 218; 1970 Nos. 8, 72, 105 and 194; 1972 No. 97; 1973 Nos. 5, 6, 42, 43, 89, 93, 162, 175, 217, 227, 228 and 262; 1974 Nos. 123 and 249; 1975 Nos. 58, 62, 121, 172 and 183; 1976 Nos. 98, 159, 186 and 291; 1977 Nos. 18, 23, 24, 59, 67 and 162; 1978 No. 276; 1979 Nos. 145, 155 and 280; 1980 Nos. 71, 78, 150, 211, 368, 376, 380 and 382; 1981 Nos. 29, 71, 176, 309, 369 and 383 and Act No. 75, 1981.