Queensland Consolidated Acts

CLASSIFICATION OF PUBLICATIONS ACT 1991 - SECT 9A

(1) If--

(a) the director or the publications classification officer reasonably believes a publication is a submittable publication; and

(b) it is being published in the State, or the director or the publications classification officer reasonably believes it will be published in the State;

the director or the publications classification officer may, by written notice given to its publisher, require the publisher to submit an application for classification of the publication, or its subsequent issues, by the board.

(2) For the requirement under subsection (1) to have effect--

(a) if the director makes the requirement--the director must cause notice of the requirement to be published in the Commonwealth gazette; or

(b) if the publications classification officer makes the requirement--the officer must cause notice of the requirement to be gazetted.

(3) A person to whom a notice under this section is given must comply with the notice within 3 business days after receiving it.

Maximum penalty--20 penalty units.