Statutory Rules
1973 No. 163
REGULATIONS UNDER THE CUSTOMS ACT 1901-1971.*
I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Customs Act 1901-1971.
Dated this twenty-third day of August, 1973.
PAUL HASLUCK
Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s Command,
LIONEL MURPHY
Attorney-General.
Amendments of the Customs (Cinematograph Films) Regulations†
Censorship Board.
1. Regulation 5 of the Customs (Cinematograph Films) Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (2) the words “and five members, one of whom shall be a woman” and substituting the words “and seven members”.
Deputy Censors.
2. Regulation 7 of the Customs (Cinematograph Films) Regulations is amended—
(a) by omitting from sub-regulations (1) and (2) the word “Minister” and substituting the word “Attorney-General”; and
(b) by omitting from sub-regulation (1) the words “, on the recommendation of the Comptroller,”.
3. After regulation 7 of the Customs (Cinematograph Films) Regulations the following regulation is inserted:—
Delegation by Attorney-General.
“7aa. (1) The Attorney-General may, by writing under his hand, delegate all or any of his powers, duties or functions under these Regulations except this power of delegation.
“(2) A power, duty or function so delegated may be exercised or performed by the person to whom it is delegated in accordance with the instrument of delegation.
“(3) A delegation under this regulation is revocable at will and does not prevent the exercise of a power or the performance of a duty or function by the Attorney-General.”.
* Notified in the Australian Government Gazette on 30 August 1973.
† Statutory Rules 1956, No. 94, as amended by Statutory Rules 1958, No. 68; 1961, No. 46; 1963, No. 79; 1967, No. 144; 1970, Nos. 69 and 190; and 1972, No. 98.
Examination before censorship.
4. Regulation 24 of the Customs (Cinematograph Films) Regulations is amended—
(a) by omitting from sub-regulation (1) the words “, with the consent of the Minister,”; and
(b) by omitting from sub-regulation (2) the words “an officer” and substituting the words “a person authorized by the Chief Censor”.
Rejected film to be exported or destroyed.
5. Regulation 27 of the Customs (Cinematograph Films) Regulations is amended by omitting from paragraph (c) the word “Minister” and substituting the word “Attorney-General”.
Powers of the Minister.
6. Regulation 40 of the Customs (Cinematograph Films) Regulations is amended by omitting the word “Minister” (wherever occurring) and substituting the word “Attorney-General”.