Customs (Cinematograph Films) Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

Statutory Rules 1989 No. 4171

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Customs (Cinematograph Films) Regulations2 (Amendment)

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Customs Act 1901.

Dated 21 December 1989.

BILL HAYDEN

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

LIONEL BOWEN

Attorney-General

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Principal Regulations

1. In these Regulations, “Principal Regulations” means the Customs (Cinematograph Films) Regulations.

2.Regulation 2a of the Principal Regulations is repealed and the following regulation substituted:

Application of Regulations

“2a. These Regulations, other than regulation 39D, apply to and in relation to a film that is imported for public exhibition.”.

Interpretation

3. Regulation 4 of the Principal Regulations is amended by omitting “Cinematograph Films” from the definition of “the Board of Review” and substituting “Film and Literature”.

Constitution of Board of Review

4. Regulation 35 of the Principal Regulations is amended by omitting from sub regulation (1) “Cinematograph Films” and substituting “Film and Literature”.

Applications to the Board of Review

5. Regulation 39 of the Principal Regulations is amended by omitting from sub regulation (2) “Form 7” and substituting “a form approved by the Chief Censor”.

Additional functions of Censorship Board, Censor and Board of Review

6. Regulation 39D of the Principal Regulations is amended:

(a) by omitting from sub regulation (1) “films,” and substituting “films and publications,”;

(b) by omitting sub regulation (2) and substituting the following sub regulation:

“(2) In sub regulation (1) ‘publication’ means any book, paper, magazine, or other written or pictorial matter that is made available, or is intended to be made available, for exhibition, display, sale, letting on hire or distribution to the public”.

Repeal of the Schedule

7. The Schedule to the Principal Regulations is repealed.

 

NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 8 January 1990.

2. Statutory Rules 1956 No. 94 as amended by 1985 No. 68; 1961 No. 48; 1963 No. 79; 1967 No. 144; 1970 Nos. 69 and 190; 1972 No. 98; 1973 No. 163; 1974 No. 189; 1975 No. 59; 1979 Nos. 17 and 185; 1983 Nos. 38 and 332; 1984 No. 103; 1985 No. 105.