Customs (R 18+ Computer Games) Legislation Amendment Regulation 2012 (No. 1) (Cth)

Customs (R 18+ Computer Games) Legislation Amendment Regulation 2012 (No. 1)¹

Select Legislative Instrument 2012 No. 209

I, PROFESSOR MARIE BASHIR, AC, CVO, Administrator of the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following regulation under the Customs Act 1901.

Dated 30 August 2012

MARIE BASHIR

Administrator

By Her Excellency’s Command

JASON CLARE

Minister for Home Affairs

Contents

1Name of regulation                                              2

2Commencement                                                 2

3Amendment of Customs (Prohibited Exports) Regulations 1958       2

4Amendment of Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations 1956       2

Schedule 1Amendments of Customs (Prohibited Exports) Regulations 1958         3

Schedule 2Amendments of Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations 1956         4

1. Name of regulation

This regulation is the Customs (R 18+ Computer Games) Legislation Amendment Regulation 2012 (No. 1).

1. Commencement

This regulation commences on 1 January 2013.

1. Amendment of Customs (Prohibited Exports) Regulations 1958

Schedule 1 amends the Customs (Prohibited Exports) Regulations 1958.

1. Amendment of Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations 1956

Schedule 2 amends the Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations 1956.

Schedule 1          Amendments of Customs (Prohibited Exports) Regulations 1958

(section 3)

[1]          Paragraph 3 (2) (c)

omit

[2]          After subregulation 3 (2)

insert

(2AA)Without limiting subregulation (2), this regulation also applies to a computer game classified RC (Refused Classification) under the Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Act 1995.

Schedule 2          Amendments of Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations 1956

(section 4)

[1]          Paragraph 4A (1A) (c)

omit

[2]          After subregulation 4A (1A)

insert

(1AA)Without limiting subregulation (1A), this regulation also applies to a computer game classified RC (Refused Classification) under the Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Act 1995.

Note

1. All legislative instruments and compilations are registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments kept under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003. See