EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
STATUTORY RULES 1989 No. 417
Customs (Cinematograph Films) Regulations
(Issued under the Authority of the Attorney-General)
The purpose of the accompanying amendment to the Customs (Cinematograph Films) Regulations is to:
(a) transfer the literature review function from the Publications Review Board to the Cinematograph Films Board of Review.
(b) change the name of the. Cinematograph Films Board of Review to the Film and Literature Board of Review.
The Customs (Cinematograph Films) Regulations provide for the examination of imported film intended for public exhibition by the Film Censorship Board and Cinematograph Films Board of Review with a view to their registrations and also establish the structure and size of the Film Censorship Board and the Cinematograph Films Board of Review.
The amendments seek to reflect recent organisational changes which have resulted in the centralising of censorship activity in the Attorney-General’s portfolio with the creation of the Office of Film and Literature Classification. Similarly, the administration of the Censorship review function has been improved by creating the Film and Literature Board of Review.