CLASSIFICATION OF PUBLICATIONS ACT 1991 - SECT 28 Additional power of inspector to seize publications

CLASSIFICATION OF PUBLICATIONS ACT 1991 - SECT 28

28 Additional power of inspector to seize publications

(1) This section applies if—

(a) a person makes a complaint to an inspector about a publication; and

(b) the inspector reasonably believes the publication is a prohibited publication.

(2) The inspector may seize the publication from any place the inspector may lawfully enter or board.

(3) An inspector who seizes a publication under subsection (2) must, as soon as practicable, submit the publication to the board for classification.

(4) If a publication seized under subsection (2) is classified as an unrestricted publication, the inspector must, as soon as practicable after it is classified, return the publication to the person who appears to be entitled to it.