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Films, Videos, and Publications Classification Act 1993  094
III: Classification of Publications
Examination and Classification of Publications
27   Conditions relating to display of restricted publications




   27. Conditions relating to display of restricted publications---(1)
 Where, pursuant to this Part of this Act, the Classification Office
 classifies any publication as a restricted publication, the
 Classification Office shall in every case consider whether or not
 conditions in respect of the public display of that publication should
 be imposed pursuant to this section, and may, at the time of classifying
 that publication, impose such conditions.

   (2) In determining whether or not to impose conditions pursuant to
 this section, and in determining the conditions that it should impose,
 the Classification Office shall have regard to the following matters:
   (a) The reasons for classifying the publication as a restricted
         publication:
   (b) The terms of the classification given to the publication:
   (c) The likelihood that the public display of the publication, if not
         subject to conditions or, as the case may be, any particular
         condition, would cause offence to reasonable members of the
         public.

   (3) Where the Classification Office considers that the public display
 of the publication, if not subject to conditions under this section,
 would be likely to cause offence to reasonable members of the public,
 the Classification Office shall, at the time of classifying that
 publication, impose such conditions under this section in respect of the
 public display of that publication as it considers necessary to avoid
 the causing of such offence.

   (4) The conditions that may be imposed pursuant to this section in
 respect of the public display of a publication (other than a film) are
 as follows:
   (a) That when the publication is on public display, the classification
         given to the publication must be shown, in such manner as the
         Classification Office may specify, on---
           (i) The publication; or
           (ii) Any package in which the publication is kept:
   (b) That the publication must be publicly displayed only in a sealed
         package:
   (c) That where the publication is publicly displayed in a package, the
         package must be made of opaque material:
   (d) That---
           (i) The publication; or
           (ii) Any advertising poster relating to the publication,---
         or both, must be publicly displayed only in premises, or a part
         of premises, set aside for the public display of restricted
         publications (whether or not articles other than restricted
         publications are also displayed in those premises or that part
         of those premises):
   (e) That---
           (i) The publication; or
           (ii) Any advertising poster relating to the publication,---
         or both, must not be publicly displayed in any place in which
         the publication is available for supply, and must be shown in
         that place only to persons who make a direct request for the
         publication or, as the case requires, the poster.

   (5) The conditions that may be imposed pursuant to this section in
 respect of the public display of a film are as follows:
   (a) That---
           (i) The film; or
           (ii) Any film poster relating to the film (whether or not the
         poster is attached to the cassette, case, or other container in
         which the film is kept),---
         or both, must be publicly displayed only in premises, or a part
         of premises, set aside for the public display of restricted
         publications (whether or not articles other than restricted
         publications are also displayed in those premises or that part
         of those premises):
   (b) That the film, or any cassette, case, or other container in which
         the film is kept, must be publicly displayed only in a package
         made of opaque material:
   (c) That---
           (i) The film; or
           (ii) Any film poster relating to the film (whether or not the
         poster is attached to the cassette, case, or other container in
         which the film is kept),---
         or both, must not be publicly displayed in any place in which
         the film is available for supply, and must be shown in that
         place only to persons who make a direct request for the film or,
         as the case requires, the poster.
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