STATUTORY RULES.
1956. No. 94.
REGULATIONS UNDER THE CUSTOMS ACT 1901-1954.*
I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL, in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Customs Act 1901-1954.
Dated this fourteenth day of December, 1956.
W. J. Slim
Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s Command,
Minister of State for Customs and Excise.
CUSTOMS (CINEMATOGRAPH FILMS) REGULATIONS.
Part I.—Preliminary.
Citation.
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Customs (Cinematograph Films) Regulations.
Repeal.
2. The Customs (Cinematograph Films) Regulations (comprising Statutory Rules 1932, No. 24 ; Statutory Rules 1945, No. 125 ; Statutory Rules 1949, No. 17 ; and Statutory Rules 1956, No. 47) are repealed.
Parts.
3. These Regulations are divided into Parts as follows:—
Part I.—Preliminary (Regulations 1-8).
Part II.—The Importation of Films, Slides and Advertising Matter (Regulations 9-27)
Part III.—The Exportation of Films and Slides (Regulations 28-34).
Part IV.—Appeals (Regulations 35-39).
Part V.—Miscellaneous (Regulations 40-42).
Interpretation.
4.—(1.) In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears—
“ Censor ” means the Chief Censor, a member of the Board or a Deputy Censor ;
“ advertising matter ” means posters, photographs, sketches, programmes and other matter intended for use in connexion with the exhibition of a film ;
“ film ” means a cinematograph film and includes a positive or negative of a cinematograph film ;
* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on , 1956.
5703/56.—Price 8d. 10/20.11.1956.
“ member of the Board ” includes the Chief Censor ;
“ slide ” means a glass or film slide intended for projection as a still picture by lantern or other type of projector and includes a series of still pictures included in the one strip of glass or film ;
“ the Act ” means the Customs Act 1901-1954 ;
“ the Appeal Censor ” means the Appeal Censor appointed under these Regulations ;
“ the Board ” means the Censorship Board constituted by regulation 5 of these Regulations ;
“ the Chief Censor ” means the member of the Board appointed to be the Chief Censor under these Regulations.
(2.) A reference in these Regulations to a form by number shall be deemed to be a reference to the form so numbered in the Schedule to these Regulations.
Censorship Board and Appeal Censor.
5.—(1.) For the purposes of these Regulations, there shall be a Censorship Board and an Appeal Censor.
(2.) The Board shall consist of the Chief Censor and four members, one of whom shall be a woman.
(3.) The members of the Board and the Appeal Censor shall be appointed by the Governor-General.
(4.) The members of the Board and the Appeal Censor shall hold office for such period, not exceeding three years, as the Governor-General determines, but are eligible for re-appointment.
(5.) The terms and conditions of appointment of members of the Board and the Appeal Censor are as determined by the Governor-General.
(6.) A member of the Board (not being an officer of the Public Service of the Commonwealth) and the Appeal Censor shall be entitled to such fees and travelling allowances as the Governor-General determines.
(7.) A member of the Board or the Appeal Censor may be removed from office by the Governor-General for misbehaviour or incapacity.
Appointment of persons to act as Chief Censor, member or Appeal Censor.
6. Where—
(a) there is a vacancy in the office of Chief Censor, member of the Board or Appeal Censor, or
(b) the Chief Censor, a member of the Board or the Appeal Censor is, for any reason, unable to carry out the duties of his office,
the Governor-General may appoint a person to act as the Chief Censor, a member of the Board or the Appeal Censor, as the case may be, for a specified period, and a person so appointed shall have the powers, and may perform the duties, of the Chief Censor, a member of the Board or the Appeal Censor, as the case may be.
Deputy Censor.
7.—(1.) The Minister may, on the recommendation of the Comptroller, appoint a person to be a Deputy Censor for the purposes of these Regulations.
(2.) A Deputy Censor appointed in pursuance of the last preceding sub-regulation shall hold office during the pleasure of the Minister.
Exercise or powers, &c., of Censorship Board.
8.—(1.) The powers and functions conferred on the Board under these Regulations may be exercised or performed by any two or more members of the Board and may be so exercised or performed notwithstanding that any other two members of the Board are at the same time exercising or performing the powers or functions of the Board.
(2.) Where the members of the Censorship Board dealing with a matter under these Regulations are divided in opinion—
(a) the decision of the majority shall prevail ; or
(b) if the members are equally divided in opinion, the determination of the matter shall be adjourned until an additional member of the Censorship Board is present.
Part II.—The Importation of Films, Slides and Advertising Matter.
Importation of films, slides and advertising matter prohibited.
9.—(1.) The importation of a film, slide or advertising matter is prohibited unless a licence to import the film, slide or advertising matter has been granted under these Regulations by the Chief Censor or an officer on behalf of the Chief Censor and the licence is in force.
(2.) A licence to import a film slide or advertising matter shall be in a form determined by the Chief Censor.
Conditions subject to which licence is granted.
10. The grant of a licence under these Regulations is subject to the conditions and requirements specified in these Regulations and to such conditions and requirements as are specified in the licence.
Film not to be delivered from Customs Control until registered.
11. A film shall not be delivered from the control of the Customs until it has been registered in accordance with this Part.
Slide or advertising matter not to be delivered from the control of the Customs until passed.
12. A slide or advertising matter shall not be delivered from the control of the Customs until it has been passed in accordance with this part.
Bars to registration or passing.
13. A film shall not be registered and advertising matter shall not be passed, under this Part if, in the opinion of the Board, or, on appeal, in the opinion of the Appeal Censor—
(a) the film or advertising matter is blasphemous, indecent or obscene ;
(b) the film or advertising matter is likely to be injurious to morality, or to encourage or incite to crime ;
(c) the film or advertising matter is likely to be offensive to the people of a friendly nation or to the people of a part of the Queen’s dominions ; or
(d) the film or advertising matter depicts any matter the exhibition of which is undesirable in the public interest.
Application for registration of a film.
14.—(1.) An application for the registration of a film shall be made by the importer, shall be in accordance with Form 1 and shall be lodged with a Censor.
(2.) The importer shall forward to the Censor with whom the application is lodged a synopsis of the story depicted by the film.
(3.) Where an application is made for the registration of a film which contains dialogue or captions in a foreign language, the importer shall, if required by the Censor with whom the application is lodged, lodge a translation fee—
(a) in the case of 35 millimetre film—of Two shillings for each one thousand feet or part of one thousand feet of film ;
(b) in the case of a 16 millimetre film—of Two shillings for each four hundred feet or part of four hundred feet of film ; or
(c) in any other case—of Two shillings for each two hundred feet or part of two hundred feet of film.
Film or slide to be examined.
15.—(1.) A film shall not be registered until the film has been screened in accordance with this Part.
(2.) A slide or advertising matter shall not be passed until it has been examined in accordance with this Part.
Persons before whom screening is to take place or examination is to be made.
16.—(1.) The Chief Censor may direct that the screening of a film take place before—
(a) the Board ;
(b) a member of the Board ; or
(c) subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation—by a Deputy Censor.
(2.) The Chief Censor shall not direct the screening before a Deputy Censor of a film which is—
(a) a film intended for exhibition in motion picture theatres or by television stations ;
(b) a film of a kind usually exhibited in motion picture theatres or by television stations ; or
(c) a film of a religious and educational character (other than a film intended to be used for projecting the words of a hymn on a screen with musical accompaniment).
(3.) The Chief Censor may direct that the examination of a slide be made by a member of the Board or a Deputy Censor.
Screening of film before a member of the Board or a Deputy Censor.
17.—(1.) If the member of the Board or Deputy Censor before whom a film is screened is of opinion that the film is of a kind referred to in paragraph (a), (b), (c) or (d) of regulation 13 of these Regulations, the member or the Deputy Censor shall refer the application for registration to the Chief Censor, but if not of that opinion, shall approve the registration of the film.
(2.) Where a member of the Board or a Deputy Censor refers an application for registration to the Chief Censor under the last preceding sub-regulation, the Chief Censor shall cause the film to be screened before the Board.
Screening before the Board.
18. Where a film is screened before the Board in pursuance of regulation 16 of these Regulations or the last preceding regulation, and the Board is of opinion that the film is a film of a kind referred to in paragraph (a), (b), (c) or (d) of regulation 13 of these Regulations, the Board shall refuse the application for registration, but, if the Board is not of that opinion, it shall approve the registration of the film.
Registration may be subject to conditions and to the giving of security.
19. The registration of a film may be granted—
(a) either without conditions or subject to such conditions as the Board, the member of the Board or the Deputy Censor, as the case may be, thinks fit; and
(b) subject to the importer giving security to the satisfaction of the Collector in an amount determined by the Collector for the observance of the conditions subject to which the registration has been granted and the following conditions :—
(i) that the film shall not, unless the consent in writing of the Board has been obtained, be exhibited in Australia by the importer or any other person in a form other than the form in which the film has been registered ;
(ii) that the film shall not, unless the consent in writing of the Board has first been obtained, be exhibited under a title other than the title under which it has been registered ;
(iii) that advertising matter used in connexion with the film by the importer or any other person shall not refer, directly or indirectly, to any scene, episode or wording not included in the film in the form in which it has been registered ; and
(iv) that advertising matter used in connexion with the film shall not contain any matter which is indecent, obscene or injurious to public morality.
Certificate of Registration.
20. Where the registration of a film is approved under this Part, the Chief Censor shall cause the film to be registered and—
(a) shall, if the registration is granted subject to conditions, cause a certificate of registration in accordance with Form 2 to be given to the importer ; and
(b) may, in any other case, cause such a certificate to be given to the importer.
Notice of refusal of registration.
21. Where an application for the registration of a film is refused, the Chief Censor shall cause a notice in accordance with Form 3 to be given to the importer.
Reconstruction of films where application is made by the importer.
22.—(1.) Where—
(a) the Board has refused to grant the registration of a film ; or
(b) the Appeal Censor has not, on an appeal under these Regulations directed the Board to register the film,
the importer may make application for permission to reconstruct the film.
(2.) An application for permission to reconstruct a film shall be made within fourteen days, or within such further time as the Chief Censor in special circumstances allows, after the date of the notice of the refusal of the application for registration or the date of the decision of the Appeal Censor and shall be accompanied by a plan setting out in detail the grounds upon which the importer claims that reconstruction should be permitted and the proposed alterations, deletions or additions to the film.
(3.) The Chief Censor may approve or disapprove of a plan for the reconstruction of a film or so alter or amend the plan as he thinks fit.
(4.) The Board may, on application by the importer, approve of the registration of the film if reconstructed in accordance with the plan as approved, or as altered or amended, by the Chief Censor.
(5.) The Chief Censor may, for the purpose of enabling the film to be so reconstructed, grant permission for the film to be removed to a specified place upon the importer giving security to the satisfaction of the Collector in an amount determined by the Collector for the observance of the following conditions:—
(a) that the film shall not be screened before any person other than the importer and four bona fide representatives of the importer ;
(b) that the film as reconstructed shall, within fourteen days after its removal from the control of the Customs be returned to the control of the Customs at the place from which it was removed ; and
(c) that all matter eliminated from the film in the reconstruction of the film shall be properly tagged, described and forwarded to the Board.
(6.) The importer shall, when forwarding the matter eliminated from the film to the Board, forward one positive print of the eliminated matter which shall be filed by the Board and dealt with in such manner as the Comptroller directs.
(7.) If a positive film has been printed in Australia from a negative film and part of the film is eliminated in the course of the reconstruction of the film, that part of the negative film which has been eliminated shall be forwarded to the Board and dealt with in such manner as the Comptroller directs.
(8.) The matter eliminated from a film in the course of the reconstruction of the film shall, unless it is exported within twenty-eight days after it is forwarded to the Board, be destroyed under the supervision of the Customs.
Screening of films and exhibition of slides.
23.—(1.) A film shall be screened, and a slide shall be exhibited, as and when required by a Censor.
(2.) The screening or exhibition shall be carried out at the risk of the importer.
(3.) The Chief Censor may, at the request of the importer and upon payment of a fee of Two shillings and sixpence for each reel of film, approve of the screening of a film at an office of the Board at such time, and subject to such conditions, as the Chief Censor thinks fit.
(4.) At a screening of a film, the importer, not more than four bona fide representatives of the importer and persons approved by the Chief Censor are entitled to be present.
Examination before Censorship.
24.—(1.) The Chief Censor may, with the consent of the Minister, grant approval to an importer who has made application for the registration of a film to remove the film to a specified place in a sealed container or package for the purpose of waxing the film, inspecting the film, repairing the film, making alterations to, or deletions from, the film, or, if the film is a negative film, of printing a positive film from
the film subject to the importer depositing with the Collector the amount of duty payable on the film and giving security to the satisfaction of the Collector in an amount determined by the Collector for the observance of the following conditions :—
(a) that the importer shall not remove the film unless he has given not less than twenty-four hours’ notice to the Collector of the address of the place to which the film is to be removed ;
(b) that the film shall, within twenty-four hours after its removal, be delivered to that place ;
(c) that the film shall be treated, repaired or altered, or, if the film is a negative, the film shall be printed, under the supervision of an officer within forty-eight hours, or such further time as the Collector allows, after the film is delivered to the place ;
(d) that, if the film is a negative film or a soft positive film, not more than one positive film shall be printed from the negative film or soft positive film ;
(e) that the film or a part of the film shall not otherwise be printed, reproduced or copied ;
(f) that, at a screening of the film while it is removed under this regulation, no person other than the importer and not more than four of his bona fide representatives shall be present ;
(g) the film and, if a negative film has been delivered, the negative film and the resultant positive film shall be returned within ten days after the removal of the film by the importer under this regulation to the place from which the film was removed or to the office of the Board ; and
(h) all matter eliminated from the film shall be properly tagged and described and shall be returned with the film.
(2.) If the Chief Censor has not granted approval under the last preceding sub-regulation, the importer may, upon payment of the fee prescribed by regulation 23 of these Regulations, arrange for the film to be screened at an office of the Board and may make, under the supervision of a Censor or an officer, such alterations or eliminations as the importer thinks fit.
Slides.
25.—(1.) Application for the passing under this Part of a slide shall be made to a Censor.
(2.) Where a slide is examined under regulation 16 of these Regulations by a member of the Board or a Deputy Censor and the member or the Deputy Censor is of opinion that—
(a) the slide is blasphemous, indecent or obscene ;
(b) the slide is likely to be injurious to morality, or to encourage or incite to crime ;
(c) the slide is likely to be offensive to the people of a friendly nation or to the people of a part of the Queen’s dominions ; or
(d) the slide depicts any matter the exhibition of which is undesirable in the public interest,
the member or the Deputy Censor shall refer the slide for examination by the Chief Censor, but, if the member or Deputy Censor is not of that opinion, he shall pass the slide.
(3.) Where the Chief Censor is of opinion that the slide is of a kind referred to in paragraph (a), (b), (c) or (d) of the last preceding sub-regulation, the Chief Censor shall refuse to pass the slide, but, if the Chief Censor is not of that opinion, he shall pass the slide.
(4.) The decision of the Chief Censor under this regulation is, subject to regulation 40 of these Regulations, final.
(5.) The Chief Censor shall cause a notification of a decision under this regulation to be forwarded to the importer.
Advertising matter.
26.—(1.) Advertising matter shall not be delivered from the control of the Customs until it has been passed by the Board or a member of the Board.
(2.) An importer of advertising matter shall lodge with the Board a copy of the advertising matter.
(3.) The Board or a member of the Board may, if it thinks fit, pass, amend or reject the advertising matter.
(4.) Permission for delivery of the advertising matter from the control of the Customs may be granted subject to the importer giving security to the satisfaction of the Collector in a sum determined by the Collector the observance of the following conditions :—
(a) that the advertising matter shall not be used in any form other than the form in which it was passed ; and
(b) that the advertising matter shall be used without any addition thereto or comment thereon unless the consent in writing of the Board to the addition or comment has been obtained.
Rejected film to be exported or destroyed.
27. Where a film is not registered, or a slide or advertising matter is not passed, under this Part, the importer shall export the film, slide or advertising matter, or destroy it under the supervision of an officer, within twenty-eight days—
(a) after the date on which the Board refuses to register the film or to pass, advertising matter or the Chief Censor refuses to pass the slide ;
(b) if an appeal is made against the decision of the Board and the decision of the Board is confirmed—after the date of the decision of the Appeal Censor ; or
(c) if the Minister has directed that the matter be referred to him—after the date of the decision of the Minister.
Part III.—Exportation of Films and Slides.
Exportation of films and slides.
28. The exportation from Australia of a film or slide produced in Australia is prohibited unless a permit to export the film or slide has been granted under this Part.
Applications.
29.—(1.) An application for a permit to export from Australia a film produced in Australia shall be in accordance with Form 4,
(2.) An application for a permit to export from Australia a slide produced in Australia shall be made by lodging the slide with a Censor.
Exportation prohibited in certain cases.
30. A permit to export from Australia a film produced in Australia shall not be granted if, in the opinion of the Board, or, on appeal, in the opinion of the Appeal Censor—
(a) the film is blasphemous, indecent or obscene ;
(b) the film is likely to be injurious to morality, or to encourage or incite to crime ;
(c) the film is likely to be offensive to the people of a friendly nation or to the people of a part of the Queen’s dominions ;
(d) the film depicts a matter the exhibition of which is undesirable in the public interest ; or
(e) the film is likely to prove detrimental or prejudicial to the Commonwealth.
Permits to export films.
31.—(1.) A permit to export from Australia a film produced in Australia shall not be granted unless the film has been screened.
(2.) The Chief Censor may direct that the screening of a film take place before—
(a) the Board ;
(b) a member of the Board ; or
(c) a Deputy Censor.
(3.) If a member of the Board or Deputy Censor before whom a film is screened is of opinion that the film is of a kind referred to in paragraph (a), (b), (c), (d) or (e) of the last preceding regulation, the member or the Deputy Censor shall refer the application for a permit to the Board, but if not of that opinion, shall approve the grant of a permit to export the film from Australia.
(4.) Where a film is screened before the Board in pursuance of this regulation and the Board is of opinion that the film is of a kind referred to in paragraph (a), (b), (c), (d) or (e) of the last preceding regulation, the Board shall refuse the application, but, if the Board is not of that opinion, it shall approve of the grant of a permit to export the film from Australia.
(5.) A permit to export a film from Australia shall be in accordance with Form 5.
(6.) Where an application for a permit to export a film is refused, the Chief Censor shall cause a notification in accordance with Form 6 to be sent to the applicant.
Permits to export slides.
32.—(1.) A permit to export from Australia a slide produced in Australia shall not be granted unless the slide has been examined by a member of the Board or a Deputy Censor.
(2.) Where the member of the Board or Deputy Censor by whom a slide is examined is of opinion that—
(a) the slide is blasphemous, indecent or obscene ;
(b) the slide is likely to be injurious to morality, or to encourage or incite to crime ;
(c) the slide is likely to be offensive to the people of a friendly nation or to the people of a part of the Queen’s dominions ;
(d) the slide depicts a matter the exhibition of which is undesirable in the public interest ; or
(e) the slide is likely to prove detrimental or prejudicial to the Commonwealth,
he shall refer the slide for examination by the Chief Censor, but, if not of that opinion, he shall approve the grant of a permit to export the slide from Australia.
(3.) Where the Chief Censor is of opinion that the slide is of a kind referred to in paragraph (a), (b), (c), (d) or (e) of the last preceding sub-regulation, he shall refuse the application but, if not of that opinion, he shall approve of the grant of a permit to export the slide from Australia.
(4.) The decision of the Chief Censor under this regulation is, subject to regulation 40 of these Regulations, final.
(5.) A permit to export a slide from Australia shall be in accordance with Form 5.
(6.) Where an application for a permit to export a slide is refused, the Chief Censor shall cause a notification in accordance with Form 6 to be sent to the applicant.
Packing of films for export.
33. The Collector may require a film or slide which is to be exported in accordance with a permit granted under this Part to be so packed or marked as to make it readily identifiable with the permission.
Delivery of export permission.
34. A permit granted under this Part shall be delivered by the exporter to an officer of Customs at the place of export at the time when the film or slide is brought to the place of export for shipment but, if a film or slide is transferred from one port to another for export, the exporter shall forward the permit immediately to an officer of Customs at the port to which the film or slide is transferred.
Part IV.—Appeals.
Appeal to the Appeal Censor.
35. An appeal lies to the Appeal Censor from a decision of the Board in a matter arising under these Regulations.
Manner of making appeal.
36.—(1.) An appeal shall be made by lodging with the Appeal Censor a notice of appeal in accordance with Form 7 and a deposit of Three pounds three shillings.
(2.) The notice shall be lodged within fourteen days after the date of the decision of the Board or within such further time as the Appeal Censor allows.
Hearing of the appeal.
37.—(1.) The Appeal Censor shall fix a time and place for the hearing of the appeal and shall cause not less than twenty-four hours’ notice of the time and place so fixed to be given to the appellant.
(2.) The Appeal Censor may require the film or advertising matter the subject of the appeal to be screened or exhibited before him.
(3.) The screening or exhibition shall be at the risk of the appellant.
(4.) The appellant has the right to be present at the screening of a film or the exhibition of advertising matter.
Decision on appeal.
38.—(1.) On the hearing of an appeal, the Appeal Censor—
(a) may disallow the appeal ; or
(b) may allow the appeal in whole or in part and direct the Board to grant the permission sought by the appellant either without conditions or subject to such conditions as the Appeal Censor thinks fit.
(2.) The Chief Censor shall give effect to a decision of the Appeal Censor.
(3.) If, in the opinion of the Appeal Censor, the appeal is completely or substantially upheld, the deposit lodged with the appeal shall be returned to the appellant.
Decision of Appeal Censor is final.
39. Subject to regulation 40 of these Regulations, the decision of the Appeal Censor is final.
Part V.—Miscellaneous.
Powers of the Minister.
40.—(1.) The Minister may direct that a matter arising under these Regulations be submitted to him for determination.
(2.) Upon the submission of a matter to the Minister, the Minister may give such directions as he thinks fit and the Chief Censor shall take such action as is necessary to give effect to the directions of the Minister.
Regulations do not derogate from any other law.
41. The provisions of these Regulations are in addition to, and do not derogate from, the operation of any other law of the Commonwealth relating to the importation of goods into Australia or the exportation of goods from Australia, as the case may be.
Effect of proceedings under the repealed regulations.
42. Where, before the commencement of these Regulations, any proceedings have been taken under the Regulations repealed by regulation 2 of these Regulations, the proceedings may be continued under these Regulations as if the proceedings had been commenced under these Regulations.
THE SCHEDULE.
Form 1. Regulation 4.
Customs (Cinematograph Films) Regulations.
APPLICATION FOR THE REGISTRATION OF AN IMPORTED FILM.
To the Censorship Board.
I,
of
hereby apply for the registration, under the abovementioned Regulations, of the film described hereunder.
Title of film :
Width of film in millimetres :
Whether sound or silent film :
Name of producer :
Class of film :
Country in which produced :
Number of reels :
Total length of film in feet :
Number of copies to be imported :
Import ship or other means of importation :
Importer.
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Form 2. Regulation 20.
Customs (Cinematograph Films) Regulations.
CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION OF AN IMPORTED FILM.
1. The film described hereunder has been registered under the abovementioned Regulations.
Name of Film :
Length of Film :
Number of Reels :
Name of Producer :
Name of Importer :
2. The registration is granted—
(a) subject to the following conditions :—
[here insert conditions] ; and
(b) subject to the importer giving security to the satisfaction of the Collector of Customs for the State of , in an amount determined by the Collector for the observance of those conditions.
or
2. The registration is granted without conditions.
Dated this day of , 19 .
Censor.
Form 3. Regulation 21.
Customs (Cinematograph Films) Regulations.
CERTIFICATE OF REFUSAL TO REGISTER AN IMPORTED FILM.
The application for the registration of the film described hereunder has been refused.
Name of Film :
Length of Film :
Number of Reels :
Name of Producer :
Name of Importer:
Dated this day of , 19
Censor.
To:
Form 4. Regulation 29.
Customs (Cinematograph Films) Regulations.
APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO EXPORT A FILM PRODUCED IN AUSTRALIA.
To the Censorship Board,
I,
of
hereby apply for permission to export from Australia the film described hereunder.
Title of film :
Width of film in millimetres :
Whether sound or silent film :
Name of producer :
Class of film :
Number of reels :
Total length of film in feet :
Number of copies to be exported :
Export ship or other means of export :
Port of destination and address of person to whom the film is to be exported :
Intending Exporter.
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Form 5. Regulation 32.
Customs (Cinematograph Films) Regulations.
PERMISSION TO EXPORT FROM AUSTRALIA A FILM OR SLIDE.
Permission is hereby granted for the export from Australia of the film/slide described hereunder.
[Here insert description of film, or slide]
Dated this day of , 19 .
Censor.
Form 6. Regulation 32.
Customs (Cinematograph Films) Regulations.
REFUSAL OF PERMISSION TO EXPORT FROM AUSTRALIA A FILM OR SLIDE.
The application for permission to export the film/slide described hereunder is refused.
[Here insert description of film or slide.]
Dated this day of , 19 .
Censor.
Form 7. Regulation 36.
Customs (Cinematograph Films) Regulations.
To the Appeal Censor.
I hereby appeal against the following decision of the Censorship Board:—
[Here insert details of the decision from which the appeal is brought.]
The grounds upon which this appeal is brought are as follows:—
I lodge herewith the sum of Three pounds three shillings.
Dated this day of , 19 .
Appellant.
By Authority: A. J. Arthur, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.