CLASSIFICATION OF PUBLICATIONS ACT 1991 - As at 5 June 2017 - Act 78 of 1991

Table of Provisions

• Long Title

PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

• 1 Short title
• 2 Commencement
• 2A Application of Act
• 3 Definitions
4. (Repealed)
• 5 Inspectors
6. (Repealed) 6A. (Repealed) 7. (Repealed) 8. (Repealed)

PART 2 - CLASSIFICATION OF PUBLICATIONS

• 9A Power to require publisher to submit application for classification of a publication
• 9B Power to require certain advertisements to be submitted for approval
• 9C Defence to prosecution under s 9A or 9B
10. (Repealed) 11. (Repealed)

PART 2A - (Repealed)

PART 3 - OFFENCES

• 12 Sale etc. of prohibited publication
• 13 Possession of prohibited publication
• 14 Possession of child abuse publication
• 15 Exhibition or display of prohibited publication
• 16 Leaving prohibited publication in or on public place
• 17 Producing prohibited publication
• 18 Procurement of minor for RC publication
• 19 Advertisers not liable in certain circumstances
• 20 Leaving prohibited publication in or on private premises
• 20A Offence to publish a publication classified unrestricted without its determined markings
• 20B Offence to publish a publication with a misleading or deceptive marking
20C. (Repealed)
• 20D Sale or delivery of publications contrary to conditions
• 20E Consumer advice for unrestricted publications

PART 4 - INVESTIGATION AND ENFORCEMENT

• 21 Inspector to produce identity card
• 22 Entry and search—monitoring compliance
• 23 Entry and search—evidence of offences
• 24 General powers of inspector in relation to places
• 25 Monitoring warrants
• 26 Offence related warrants
• 27 Offence related warrant may be granted by telephone
• 28 Additional power of inspector to seize publications
• 29 Inspector may require name and address
• 30 Obstruction etc. of inspectors
• 31 False or misleading statements

PART 5 - MISCELLANEOUS

• 32 Evidentiary provisions
• 33 Indictable offences and summary offences
• 34 Forfeiture
• 35 Return of seized publications
• 36 Particular publications not indecent or obscene
37. (Repealed)
• 38 Regulation-making power
• 39 Protection of officials from criminal liability

PART 6 - SAVINGS AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

Division 1 - Act No. 78 of 1991

• 40 Savings and transitional

Division 2 - Consumer Law and Other Justice Legislation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1996

• 41 Existing classifications

Division 3 - Justice Legislation Amendment Act 2008

• 42 Definitions for div 3
• 43 Existing appeals
• 44 Existing entitlements to appeal

Division 4 - Court and Civil Legislation Amendment Act 2017

• 45 Definition for division
• 46 Classification of publications under repealed s 9
• 47 Ending of exemption given under repealed s 37
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