Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated ActsIn this Act--
advertisement, for a film, means any form of advertising for the film and includes--
(a) advertising, whether visual or audible, whether in the form of written or spoken words or other sounds and whether in a book, paper, magazine, poster, photograph, sketch, program, film or slide or in any other form; and
(b) advertising on a container or wrapping enclosing the film; and
(c) advertising on an item of clothing advertising the film;
but does not include--
(d) advertising for an exempt film; or
(e) advertising, in an imported publication, for a film that has not been published in Australia; or
(f) advertising, in an imported film or computer game that is in a form that can not be modified, for a film that has not been published in Australia (advertised film), whether or not the advertised film is later published in Australia.
approved, for an advertisement, means approved under the Commonwealth Act.2
approved form means a form approved by the chief executive under section 66.
approved organisation means an organisation approved by the films classification officer under section 56.
arrangement includes scheme, agreement, understanding, promise or undertaking (whether express or implied).
board means the Classification Board established under the Commonwealth Act.3
chief executive means the chief executive of the department.
child abuse film means a film that is an objectionable film because it depicts a person who is, or who looks like, a child under 16 years (whether the person is engaged in sexual activity or not) in a way that is likely to cause offence to a reasonable adult person.
classification certificate means a certificate issued under the Commonwealth Act.4
classifications notice means a notice, in the form approved by the director and published in the Commonwealth gazette, about the classifications for films.
classified means classified or reclassified under the Commonwealth Act.
Commonwealth Act means the Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Act 1995 (Cwlth).
Commonwealth Gazette means the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette.
computer game see Classification of Computer Games and Images Act 1995, schedule 2.5
computer program see Classification of Computer Games and Images Act 1995, schedule 2.6
consumer advice, for a film, means the consumer advice about the film decided by the board under the Commonwealth Act.7
determined markings, for a film, means the markings for the film determined under the Commonwealth Act.8
director means the director of the board.
exempt film see section 5 of the Commonwealth Act.9
exhibit, a film, means project or screen the film.
exhibitor means a person who exhibits a film in a theatre.
film includes--
(a) a cinematograph film, slide, video tape and video disc; and
(b) any other form of recording from which a visual image can be produced together with its sound track;
but does not include--
(c) a computer game; or
(d) a computer program; or
(e) an advertisement for a computer game, film or publication; or
(f) an exempt film.
international flight, of an aircraft, means a flight that passes through the air space over the territory of more than 1 country and includes any part of the flight that happens within Australia.
international voyage, of a vessel, means a voyage, whether direct or indirect, between a place in Australia and a place outside Australia and includes any part of the voyage that happens within Australia.
objectionable film means--
(a) a film classified X 18+ or RC; or
(b) a film that--
(i) is not classified, or has become unclassified under the Commonwealth Act;10 and
(ii) if it were classified, would be classified X 18+ or RC.
occupier, in relation to a place, includes a person in charge of the place.
place includes--
(a) vacant land or premises; and
(b) a vehicle, vessel or aircraft, other than a vessel on an international voyage or an aircraft on an international flight.
possession, in relation to a film, includes--
(a) custody or control of the film; and
(b) an ability or right to obtain custody or control of the film.
premises includes--
(a) a building or structure, or a part of a building or structure, of any kind; and
(b) the land on which a building or structure is situated; and
(c) a vehicle, vessel or aircraft, other than a vessel on an international voyage or an aircraft on an international flight.
public place means any place that--
(a) the public is entitled to use; or
(b) is open to, or used by, the public (whether or not on payment of money).
publish includes demonstrate, display, distribute, exhibit, let on hire, offer for sale, and sell.
reclassified means reclassified under the Commonwealth Act.
review board see section 5 of the Commonwealth Act.
sell has the meaning given by section 3A.
synopsis, in relation to a film, includes a statement or summary of any incidents, or of the plot or play or story, depicted or intended to be depicted by means of the film.
theatre means a building, room, public hall, house, garden or other place--
(a) where a film is about to be, is being or has been exhibited; and
(b) to which admission is, or may be, gained by ticket or by payment of money or any other consideration.