Queensland Consolidated Acts

CLASSIFICATION OF PUBLICATIONS ACT 1991

- As at 5 June 2017
- Act 78 of 1991

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Short title
   2.      Commencement
   2A.     Application of Act
   3.      Definitions
   4.      (Repealed)
   5.      Inspectors
   6.      (Repealed)
   6A.     (Repealed)
   7.      (Repealed)
   8.      (Repealed)

   PART 2 - CLASSIFICATION OF PUBLICATIONS

   9.      (Repealed)
   9A.     Power to require publisher to submit application for classification of a publication
   9B.     Power to require certain advertisements to be submitted for approval
   9C.     Defence to prosecution under s 9A or 9B
   10.     (Repealed)
   11.     (Repealed)

   PART 2A - (Repealed)

   PART 3 - OFFENCES

   12.     Sale etc. of prohibited publication
   13.     Possession of prohibited publication
   14.     Possession of child abuse publication
   15.     Exhibition or display of prohibited publication
   16.     Leaving prohibited publication in or on public place
   17.     Producing prohibited publication
   18.     Procurement of minor for RC publication
   19.     Advertisers not liable in certain circumstances
   20.     Leaving prohibited publication in or on private premises
   20A.    Offence to publish a publication classified unrestricted without its determined markings
   20B.    Offence to publish a publication with a misleading or deceptive marking
   20C.    (Repealed)
   20D.    Sale or delivery of publications contrary to conditions
   20E.    Consumer advice for unrestricted publications

   PART 4 - INVESTIGATION AND ENFORCEMENT

   21.     Inspector to produce identity card
   22.     Entry and search—monitoring compliance
   23.     Entry and search—evidence of offences
   24.     General powers of inspector in relation to places
   25.     Monitoring warrants
   26.     Offence related warrants
   27.     Offence related warrant may be granted by telephone
   28.     Additional power of inspector to seize publications
   29.     Inspector may require name and address
   30.     Obstruction etc. of inspectors
   31.     False or misleading statements

   PART 5 - MISCELLANEOUS

   32.     Evidentiary provisions
   33.     Indictable offences and summary offences
   34.     Forfeiture
   35.     Return of seized publications
   36.     Particular publications not indecent or obscene
   37.     (Repealed)
   38.     Regulation-making power
   39.     Protection of officials from criminal liability

   PART 6 - SAVINGS AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

           Division 1 - Act No. 78 of 1991

   40.     Savings and transitional

           Division 2 - Consumer Law and Other Justice Legislation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1996

   41.     Existing classifications

           Division 3 - Justice Legislation Amendment Act 2008

   42.     Definitions for div 3
   43.     Existing appeals
   44.     Existing entitlements to appeal

           Division 4 - Court and Civil Legislation Amendment Act 2017

   45.     Definition for division
   46.     Classification of publications under repealed s 9
   47.     Ending of exemption given under repealed s 37
           SCHEDULE 1