Tasmanian Consolidated Acts Tasmanian Consolidated Acts
(1) An organisation may apply in writing to the Minister or Director to be an approved organisation for the purposes of section 68.
(2) The Minister or Director may require the applicant organisation to provide such information or evidence as the Minister or Director requires in order to consider the application.
(3) On receiving the application the Minister or Director may approve the organisation or refuse to approve the organisation.
(4) In considering whether to approve an organisation, the Minister or Director must have regard to–
(a) the purpose for which the organisation was formed; and
(b) the extent to which the organisation carries on activities of a medical, scientific, educational, cultural or artistic nature; and
(c) the reputation of the organisation in relation to the screening of films or the demonstration of computer games; and
(d) the conditions as to admission of persons to the screening of films, or the demonstration of computer games, by the organisation.
(5) If the Minister approves an organisation, the Minister must cause notice of the approval to be published in the Gazette and, if the Director approves an organisation, the Director must cause notice of the approval to be published in the Commonwealth Gazette.
(6) An approval takes effect on the date of publication of the notice referred to in subsection (5).
(7) The Minister or Director may revoke an approval if, because of a change in any matter referred to in subsection (4), the Minister or Director considers that it is no longer appropriate that the organisation be approved.
(8) The Minister or Director must, within 30 days of making a decision to refuse an application for approval or revoke an approval, give the organisation concerned notice of the decision and the reasons for it.
(9) Revocation of an approval takes effect on the date of the decision to revoke or on such later date as may be specified in the notice.