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This Act may be cited as the Classification of Publications Act 1991.
This Act commences on a day to be fixed by proclamation.
This Act does not apply in relation to a relevant showing of a publication to the extent the publication is subject to a conditional cultural exemption in relation to the relevant showing.
The dictionary in schedule 1 defines particular words used in this Act.
s 4 amd 1996 No. 56 s 92
om 2017 No. 17 s 79
For the purposes of this Act, the chief executive may appoint any of the following persons to be an inspector—
a public service officer;
a police officer.
Note—
A proposed appointment of a police officer must have the approval of the commissioner of the police service under the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000, section 13.
The chief executive may appoint a person mentioned in subsection (1)(a) to be an inspector only if the chief executive believes the person has the necessary expertise or experience to be an inspector.
The chief executive may issue an identity card to an inspector who is not a police officer.
The identity card must—
contain a recent photograph of the inspector; and
be in a form approved by the chief executive.
A person who ceases to be an inspector must, as soon as practicable, return his or her identity card to the chief executive.
Maximum penalty for subsection (5)—5 penalty units.
s 6 om 2017 No. 17 s 81
s 6A ins 1993 No. 82 s 20
amd 2009 No. 48 s 211
om 2017 No. 17 s 81
s 7 amd 1993 No. 82 s 3 sch 1
om 2017 No. 17 s 81
s 8 om 2017 No. 17 s 81
s 9 amd 1996 No. 56 s 93
om 2017 No. 17 s 82
This section applies if—
the director reasonably believes a publication is a submittable publication; and
the publication is being published in Queensland, or the director reasonably believes the publication will be published in Queensland; and
if the publication is being published in Queensland—the publication is not subject to a conditional cultural exemption in relation to the publication.
The director may, by written notice given to the publisher of the publication, require the publisher to submit an application for classification of the publication, or of subsequent issues of the publication, by the board.
The notice has effect only if it is published in the Commonwealth gazette.
A person to whom a notice under this section is given must comply with the notice within 3 business days after receiving it.
Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.