Printers and Newspapers Act of 1914 (5 Geo v No. 20) (Qld)

PRINTING. 5 GEO. Y. No. 20, 1914. Printers and l'lcwspapers Act. 6281 PRINTING. An Act to Consolidate and Amend the Laws relating 5 Geo. V. to the Preventing the Printing and Publishing N; ~ !O. o f B 00 k san d P apers b y P ersons no t k nown an d PNREINWTSEPRASPEARNSD to the Printing and Publishing of Newspapers. ACT OF 1914. [ASSENTED TO 10TH NOVEMBER, 1914.J B E it enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legis- lative Council and Legislative Assembly of Queensland in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows : - 1. This Act may be cited as ":Phe Printers and Short title Newspapers Aot of 1914," and shall come into operation ~ e~ ~ ~ ~ : nt. on the first day of January, one thousand nine hundred and fifteen. . 2. " The Printing Aots, 1827 to 1852,"* are repealed. Repeal. 3. In this Act, unle~ s the context otherwise indicates, Interpreta. the following terms have the meanings set against them tion. respectively, that is to say,- " Registrar"-rrhe Hegistrar of the Supreme Court Registrar. of Queensland at Brisbane, Rockbampton, or Townsville, as the case may be : the term includes any deputy registra~ and any officer of the Supreme Court authorised by the :\1inister to perform the duties of the registrar for the purposes of this Act; " Minister"-··--The Attorney-General or other Minis- Minister. ter of the Crown charged for the time being with the administration of this Act; "Person" includes any corporation or joint stQck Person. company; " Newspaper" includes every paper or pamphlet, Newspaper. other than those hereinafter me . ntioned , con- N B. a 9 . . No. 1130, taining any public news intelligence, or report 60 Geo. HI. of any occurrence, or any remarks or observa- ~ ~, ~ ~~ ' . IV. tions thereon or upon any political matter, printed for sale or gratuitous distribution, and published periodically or in parts or numbers * 8 Geo. IV. No. 2; 8 Geo. IV. No. 5; 2 Vie. No. 20; 5 Vie. No. 19; 13 Vie. No. 47; and 16 Vie. No. 37, supra, pages 2785 et 8eq.

6282 PRINTING. Printers ({lid Newspapers Act. 5 GEO. Y. ~ o. 20, at intervals not exceeding twenty-six days between the publication of any two such papers or pamphlets or parts or numbers: the term does not include any document published in the course of his dutv by the Government Printer, or any paper oi· p~ mphlet c:mtaining only matter wholly of a commercial nature; Printer. "Printer," used with reference to newspapers- The manager, foreman, or other person in charge of the room, branch, or department where the newspaper is printed by the printing press; Proprietor. " Proprietor," without limiting the general signifi- cation of the term, means the person who is the owner or lessee of the printing press and other instruments of the IJIOCeSS of printing, and is entitled to the profits of such process, and includes any mortgagee or encumbrancee in possession who carries on the business of printing, and includes any corporation or joint stock company; Publisher. " Publisher," used with reference to newspapers- The manager, foreman, or other person in charge of the room, branch, or department from which the newspaper is issued for distri- bution to the public; Printing prel!s. "Printing press" includes every machine or con- trivance for transferring an impression from types or stereoplates, and does not include the machine called a typewriter. Notice of 4. (1.) Every person who keeps any printing press or p to re b s e s o g ~ lv t e y n p . es types for printin'P 0 shal ' l before first using the same for Schedule, f. A. printing purposes, give to the Uegistrar notice thereof, in ~~ e~. ~ ~ \ 6. writing,. in Form ~ of the Schedule he~ eto or to the like VR. No. 1130, effect, sIgned by hIm and attested by a WItness. S N ~ . o. 3 1 ,7 40 ,2 6, 1 s ; . 3. . ( '2 . ) E very company w h l ' C } 1 k eeps any prm . tm . g press P 3 . 9 7 G 9, eo 8. . 2 I .{ ! . L or • ty • pes for printing • shall, before f • irst u • sing the same fo • r prmtIllg purposes, gIVe to the RegIstrar notIce thereof, III Schedule, f. B. writing, in Form B of the Schedule hereto or to the like effect, signed by the secretary or a director of such company on behalf of such company. If a change is at any time made in any of the aforesaid particulars required to be stated, or upon the written requisition of the Minister, the company shall,

PRINTING. 62b3 1914. Printers and lYewspaZJers Act. in manner aforesaid, cause a fresh notice to be given to the Registrar. (3.) The Uegistrar shall file every such notice and issue to the person giving it a certificate in }'orm C of the Schedule, f. c. Schedule hereto or to the like effect. (4..) Any person who uses any printing press Or types Peualty. for printing without having given the said notice and received the said certificate, or who after such receipt uses any printing press or any types for printing in any other place than the place declared in the said notice, shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding twenty pounds. (5.) Any justice of the peace who, from information Search upon oath, has reason to suspect that any printing press warrant. or types for printing is or are used or kept for use without such notice given and certificate obtained, or in any house or place not included in such notice and certificate, may by his warrant direct any officer of the police force with his assistants (if any) to enter into any such house or place and search for any printing press or types for printing. And every such officer with his assistants may enter into such house or place accordingly, and search for and seize, take, Rnd carry away every printing press found therein, and all the types and other articles thereto belonging, and all printed papers found in such house or place, and upon conviction of the offender the same may be forfeited by order of the adjudicating court; but such forfeiture may be remitted by the Governor in Council. Notification of such seizure shall be forthwith given to the Registrar by such officer: . Provided that nothing in this Act contained shall render it necessary to re-register any newspaper which, at the passing of this Act, was duly registered according to law. 5. (1.) I~very person who prints for publication or Printer'$ distribution, whether gratuitously or for money, any paper na:ue to be or book shall print in legible characters, upon the front of ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ od on every such paper if it is printed upon one leaf only and pub~ shed upon the first leaf and the last leaf of every such paper or ; ~ e~ . IV. book which consists of more than one leaf his name and the No. 5, ss. 2,4. name of the place and of the street or ~ ther part thereof ~ ~ 4~ : " i2~ 30, in which his usual place of abode is situated. 2 & 3 Vict, c. 12, s. 2. (2.) 'Vhere a company is the printer, it shall cause to be printed in legible characters, upon the front of every such paper if it is printed upon one leaf only and

6284 PRINTING. Printers and N e1IJS1Japcrs Act. 5 GEO. Y. No. 20, Penalty. upon the first leaf and the last leaf of every such paper or book which consists of more than one leaf, its name or some known abbreviation thereof, and also the name or names of the individual person or persons as its printer or printers, and the name of the place and of the street or other part thereof in which the printing business of such company is carried on by such printer or printers. (3.) Any person who prints for publication or distri- bution any paper or book and omits to comply with the foregoing provisions of this section, or who publishes or distributes or assists in publishing or distributing any paper or book in respect of which the foregoing provisions of this section have not been complied with, or in respect of which any of the prescribed particulars are false or fictitiom, shall, for every such copy so printed, published, or distributed by him but not for more than twenty copies in the whole, be liable to a penalty not exceeding five pounds. (4.) This section does not apply to newspapers. Printer to 6. (1.) Every person who prints for or in the expecta- koefeppricnotpeyd tion of hire, gain, or profit any paper or book shall- paper, &c. 8 Geo. IV. (a) Keep one copy at least of the same for six No. 5, s. 3. months next after the printing thereof; and Va. No. 1130, ss. 5, 23. (b) "Trite or print thereon the name and the usual 39 Geo. Ill. c. 79, s. 29. place of abode of the person by whom he has been employed to print the same; and (c) On demand within such period, produce snch copy for the inspection of any justice of the peace. Penalty. (2.) Any printer who contravenes any provision of this section shall be linbIe to a penalty not exceeding twenty pounds. (3.) This section does not apply to newspapers. Exemptions 7. Nothing hereinbefore in this Act contained shall ffororemgotihneg extend to- provisions. 8 Geo. IV. (a) The impression of any engraving; No. 5, s. 8. Va. No. 1130, s.8. (b) The printing by letterpress of the name or the name and address or business or profession of 51 Geo. HI. c. G.}, s. 3. any person and of the articles in which he deals; (c) Any paper for the sale of estates or goods by auction or otherwise;

1914. PHINTING. .. - - - - -. - ~- ~ - - - - - - - - - ~ ~ - PTinters and lYewspaptT8Act.6285 (d) Any bank note, bill of exchange, or promissory note; (e) Any bond or other security for the payment of money; (f) Any bill of lading, policy of insurance, letter of attorney, deed, or agreement; (g) Any receipt for money or goods; (h) Any warrant or proceeding in the' Supreme Court or in any inferior Court; (i) Any paper printed by the authority of any department of Government. 8. No person I'ha11 print or publish any newspaper Newspapers. unless or until registration has been effected in the manner ~ Ger n~ . hereinafter directed. v~ : No~ ' 1l30, ~ . 10. 9. (1.) vVhen any person desires to publish any news- Aftid. aTi~ s of P aper, or when in any newspaper already registere.d any b pu e b l l · l e C g ~ ls t t l e O r n edt. o change is at any time made in any of the partIculars 8 Geo. IV. hereby required to be stated respecting the same, or upon N V o a. . N 2, o. ss 1 . 1 2 3 , 0 3 , . a written requisition from the l\;1inister, the publisher of s. 11. such newspaper shall deposit with the Registrar an affidavit duly sworn and signed by the l)roprietors thereof and by the persons intended to be or ",'ho are the printer and the publisher thereof respectively. Such affidavit shall be in the form, or as near thereto as may be, and shall contain the statements specified in [Schedule, Form D of the Schedule hereto. f. D.] (2.) Where a company is the proprietor of a newspaper, HowaflJda\'its such affidavit shall set forth the name of some individual ~ c. ~ ~ : , : ade, person or persons as printer and publisher of the news- company. P aper , and shall be in Form E of the Schedule heretol[SC f. h E e o d ] Ule, or any suitable modification thereof. It shall be deemed to be duly sworn and signed if sworn and signed by the secretary, manager, or managing director and by thel chairman of directors of the company and by the persons who are intended to be or who are the printer and publisher thereof respectively. 10. (1.) In all proceedings, civil 01' crimina.1, touchinglAftidaVi.t anv .J such newspaper or anything therein contained- c e O V ~ l Id cl e u n s c l e \'e of. (a) Such affidavit shall be conclusive evidence as its statements. agam . s t every person s . lgm . ng the same 0 f t . heI 8 NOG. e 2 o ,8 . 8 IV .S . .lO, truth of all such matters as in accordance ll; Va. No. with this Act are therein s~ t forth ; ii3~ 6 ~s. 12, 6 & nVill.lV. IC' 76, s. 8.

PRINTING. Printcn aml .Yew,pajltrli Act. j GEO. V. No. 20, Service of legdl process. (b) Service of any process, document, or writing at the l)lace mentioned in any such affidavit as the place of printing of the newspaper in question shall be taken to be sufficient service thereof against the persons respectively named in such affidavit as the proprietor, printer, and publisher of such newspaper; Proof of purchase of paper at defendant's office dispensed with. (c) Against any person who has made any such affidavit, if it or a certified copy thereof (which cop~ r the Registrar shall be bound to furnish on payment of the prescribed fee) is produced in evidence, and if a newspaper is so produced intituled in the samemallner as the newspaper mentioned ill such affidavit or copy, and in which the names of the printers and publishers :md the place of printing are the mme as the names of the IJrinters and publishers and the place of printing mentioned in such affidavit or copy, it shall not be necessary to prove that the newspaper to which the proceedings relate was purchased at any 1: ouse, shop, or office belonging to or occupied by the defendant or his servants or where he or they usually carry on the business of printing and Imblishing or where the same is usually sold. Disclaiming (2.) Provided that when anv person deposits with the al'fefgidisatveirtedto. be R egl . s t rar an a ff I iadV' It , s t ,a t' mg t'ha t , lle ' IS no Ionger con- nected with the newspaper in the capacity set forth in such first-mentioned affidavit he shall not, from the date on which he has deposited the same, be taken by reason of such first-mentioned affidavit only to be connected with such newspaper. Nan.es of 11. Every newspaper shall contain, printed in some ppruibnltiesrhea r ndof convenient part thereof, the true name, addition, and place paper to be of abode of its printer and its publisher, and a true descrip- t Plrint~ d tion of the place where the newspaper is printed; and the 8 ' ¥ : ~ ~ \ V. omission of the same or of any part thereof shall be prima ;;'ID/ ~~ ~ i~ : acie ev.idence of wilful default against any such printer s.6. or publIsher. Ya. No.ll30, $.15. . Discovery in 12. WhBre any person in any action in respect of cd e ·asf a es m o a f t . wn I . II defamatory matter • alleg U -ed to be contained in any n.ews- newspapers. paper seeks the dlscovt:ry of the name of any person 8 Geo. IV. concerned in the property of or in such newspaper as No. 2, s. 15. printer or publishel>, or otherwise of any matter relating

PRINTING. G287 H1l4. Printer's and LV ewspapers Act. to the printing or publishing thereof, in order to enable Va. No. 1130, f7 him the more effectually to carry on such action, the /. w'n defendant shall be compellable to make the discovery v. ('. 7(i~ . required. .19. 13. (1.) The Hegistrar shall cause to be registered all kegister h affidavits deposited wit.h him under this Act; and such t~ b~ i: . o t e register shall at all reasonable times be open to public ~ Ge;. I~ . inspection on payment of such fee as may be prescribed. v~ : N~\ l;l( ), r· 14. (2.) The Hegistrar of the Northern Court at Towns- Copies of ville, or the Hegistrar oft.he Cent.ral Court at Rockhampton' ternatnrisemsIttotebde shall every week transmIt to the Heglstral' of the Supreme in ccrtain Court at Brisbane a copy certified under his hand of all entries made in the register at Townsville or Rock- hampton, as the case may he, under this Act during the preceding week. Every copy of an entry transmitted under this sub- section shall be filed, kept, and indexed by the Registrar at Brisbane, and any person may search, inspect, make extracts from, and obtain copies of the same upon payment of such fee as may be prescribed. 14. Any person who wilfully- Penalty for ( a ) Se11s or de} lV. ers or prI.n t s or publI'Shes any unnewresgpiaspteerre.d newspaper in respect to which the affidavit Va. No. 1130, required by this Act has not been registered s. 24. either originally or as often as this Act requires; or (h) Prints or publishes any newspaper without causing to be' printed in such newspaper the particulars by this Act required to be printed; shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding one hundred pounds. 15. All penalties incurred under this Act may beRecov,;ryof r J e lf c ;s o t v ic e e r s ed Ac b ts y , 1c8o8m6p t l o ain19t 0i9n" a * : summar " y way under "The p 8 NeoGn, ae 2 lot , , ie s I . s V , 2 . 2, Provided that- Vic. No. (a) No such prosecution shall be commenced without 9, B N 2· U30 the previous consent in writing of the Minister; . ~ 6, o. , (b) No person shall be prosecuted for a penalty Geo. IV. imposed by this Act unless such prosecution is o. 5, s. 7. commenced within three months next after such penalty has been incurred. ,.. 50 Vie, No. 1 i and amending Acts, 8upra, pages 1132 et seg.

6288 PRINTING. Printers ((nd Newspapers Act. 5 GEO. V. No. 20, Pow~ r to make regulations. 16. 'l'he Governor in Council may from time to time make regulations providing for all or any purposes, whether general or to meet particular cases, that may be convenient for the administ.ration of this Act or that may be necessary or expedient to carry out the objects and purposes of this Act, and, where there may be in this Act no provision or no sufficient provision in respect of any matter or thing necessary or expedient to give effect to this Act, providing for and supplying such omission or insufficiency, and 'without prejudice to the foregoing powers- (i.) Prescribing forms to be used for the purposes of this Act; (ii.) Prescribing conditions on which newspapers may be registered; providing for striking defunct newspapers off the register; (iii.) Prescribing fees to be paid for matters arising under this Act. Such regulations may provide a penalty not exceeding twenty pounds for any breach thereof. All such regulations shall be published in the Gazette, and when so published shall have the same effect as if they were enacted in this Act, and shall not be questioned in any proceedings whatever. All such regulations shall be laid before both Houses of Parliament within forty days of the publication thereof if Parliament is then sitting, or, if not, then within forty days after the commencement of the next ensuing session of Parliament. [See 8. 4.J [See s. 4.J THE SCHEDULE. FouM A. To the Registrar of the Supreme Court at I, A.B., of , declare that I have a printing press and types for printing which I purpoile to use for printing at , and which I rrq uire to be entered for that purpose according to law. Dated at this Signed in the presence of C.D. day of , 19 . A.B. FORM B. To the Registrar of the Supreme Court at J, A.B., secretary (or director) of the (Limited), declare as follows;- Company 1. 1'he Company (Limited), of which is secretary, keeps a printing press and types for printing which the said

PRINTING. 1914. Printers and Newspapers Act. company purposes to use for printing at , and hereby requires to be entered for that purpose according to law. 2. The person [or persons] who will by means of such press and types print any paper or books for distribution or publication is [or are] E.F. [name of individual person], of (and G.H. [name of £ndividual person J, of ). Dated at this day of , 19 A.B., S On behalf of the Secretary (or Director), ( Company (Limited). Signed in the presence of J.K. 62S9 FORM C. [See s. 4.J I hereby certify that A. B., of , has delivered to me a notice in writing, appearing to be signed by [state signatures] and attested by [state siqnatureJ as a witness to his [ 01' their] signing the same, that he the ~ aid A.B. [or the Company, Limited,] has a printing press and types for prillting which he [or the said Company] purposes to use for printing at , and which he [or the said Company] has required to Le entered accorLling to law. Dated at this day of , 19 Registrar of the Supreme Court at In the matter of the FORM D. newspaper. [See s. G.J We, A.B., C.D., and E.F., do hereby mal,e oath and say as follows:- 1. I, A.B., propose to carry on the bU8ine8$ of vending a newspaper named the , and am the proprietor thereof. 2. The [intended] printer of the sam newspaper is C. D., of 3. The [intended] publisher of the same is E.F., of 4. The [intended] place of printing the same is 5. The abo.e-mentioned names, additions, and places of abode and descriptions of premises are the true and real names, additions, and places of abode and descriptions of the several persons to whom and of the premises to which they respectively refer. Signed and sworn by all the deponents at this of ,19 . Before me, lVLN., abovenamedl I day A.B. r C.D. I E.F. A Commissioner for Affidavits [or .J.P.]. j FORM E. [See s. 9.J In the matter of the newspaper. We, A.B., secretar.v [manager, 01" managing director], C.D., chairman of director~ , of the Company (Limited), E.F., and G.H. make oath and say as follows ;- 1. The Company (Limited), of which A.B. is secretary [manager, or managing director], and C.D. is chairman of directors,

6200 s.1. PRINTING.-RAILWAYS AND 'l'RAMWAYS. Railways Act. 5 GEO. V. No. 24:, proposes to carry on [or is carrying on] the business of vending a news- paper named the , nnd the said company is the pro- prietor thereof. 2. The [intended] printer thereof is H.F. [name of individual person], of 3. The [intended] publisher thereof is a.H. [name of individual pel'son], of 4. The [intended] place of printing the same is 5. The above-mentioned 'names, additiom, and places of abode and descriptions of premises nnd the name of the said company are the true IInd real name~ , addresses, and places of IIbode and descriptions of the several persons to whom and of the premises to which they respectively refer. Signed and sworn by all the abovenamed ') deponents lit this day I A.B. of ,19 . ~ C.D. Before me, I RF. M.N., I a.H. A Commissioner for Affidavits [or J .P.]. ) PURE SEEDS. See A GI!ICVLTURE. RAILLESS TRACTION. See R.!.ILW.!.YS. RAILWAYS AND TRAMWAYS. Railways Act of 1914 Railless Traction Act of 1914 .... ... 5 Geo. V. No. 24 ... 5 Geo. V. No. 28 5 N G o e . o 2 . 4 V . . An Act to Consolidate and Amend the Laws with THE HAlLWAYS ACT 01<' 1914. respect to the Construction, Maintenance, Management, and Working of the Railways of the State, and the Appointment, Promotion, Discipline, and Regulation of the Railway Service, and for other purposes connected therewith. [ASSENTED TO 171'H DECEMBER, 1914.] B E it enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legis- lative Oouncil and Legislative Assembly of Queensland in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows :- PART I.- PRELIMINARY. PART I.-PRELIMINARY. Short. title. 1. 'I'h.is Act may be cited as " The Railways Act of 1914."