Censorship Amendment Act 2003 (WA)

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Censorship Amendment Act 2003

Western Australia

Censorship Amendment Act 2003

CONTENTS

Part 1 — Preliminary

1.

Short title

2

2.

Commencement

2

Part 2 — Amendments to Censorship

Act 1996

3.

The Act amended

3

4.

Long title amended

3

5.

Section 3 amended

3

6.

Section 6 replaced

6

6.

Application of Act

6

7.

Parts 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 repealed

6

8.

Section 57 amended

6

9.

Part 7 Division 2 replaced

7

Division 2 — Publications

61.             Sale or supply of submittable or RC

publications

7

62.

Possession or copying of RC publications

7

63.             Possession or copying of submittable

publications with intention of selling

7

64.

Category 1 restricted publications

8

65.

Category 2 restricted publications

9

65A.

Sale or supply of publications contrary to

conditions

10

65B.

Consumer advice for Unrestricted

publications

11

65C.

Misleading or deceptive markings

11

65D.

Sale of restricted publications to minors

12

65E.

Leaving publications in certain places

12

Censorship Amendment Act 2003

Contents

10.

Section 76 amended

14

11.

Section 78 replaced

14

78.

Display of R film or containers

14

12.

Section 79 amended

15

13.

Section 86 amended

15

14.

Section 88 amended

16

15.

Section 90 amended

16

16.

Section 91 amended

17

17.

Section 96 amended

18

18.

Section 97 amended

19

19.

Section 97A inserted

20

97A.

Advertising of sale of publications

20

20.

Section 98 amended

20

21.

Section 99 amended

21

22.

Part 7A inserted

21

Part 7A — Call-in provisions

102A.

Calling in submittable publications for

classification

21

102B.

Calling in films for classification

22

102C.

Calling in computer games for

classification

23

102D.

Calling in advertisements

25

102E.

Calling in a publication, film or computer

game for reclassification

26

102F.

Obtaining copies for review

26

23.

Section 104 amended

27

24.

Section 105 amended

27

25.

Section 106 amended

28

26.

Section 107 amended

28

27.

Section 108 amended

28

28.

Section 109 amended

28

29.

Section 110 amended

29

30.

Division heading inserted

29

31.

Section 116 amended

29

32.

Section 117 amended

30

33.

Sections 117A and 117B inserted

30

117A.

Forfeiture of copies of seized publications,

films and computer games

30

117B.

Classification of seized items at request of

defendant

33

34.

Part 9 Division 2 inserted

34

Division 2 — Infringement notices

117C.

Infringement notices

34

Censorship Amendment Act 2003

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117D.

Giving of infringement notice

34

117E.

Content of infringement notice

34

117F.

Extension of time

35

117G.

Withdrawal of infringement notice

35

117H.

Benefit of paying modified penalty

36

117I.

Application of penalties collected

36

117J.

Appointment of designated persons

36

35.

Part 10 repealed

37

36.

Section 128A inserted

37

128A.

Registrar

37

37.

Section 129 amended

37

38.

Section 141 replaced by sections 141 and 141A

38

141.

Evidence

38

141A.

Proof of classification by agreement

38

39.

Various references to “Secretary” amended

42

40.

Provisions repealed

43

41.

Various penalties amended

43

Part 3 — Other amendments,

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