Films, Videos, and Publications Classification Act 1993
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IV: Review of Classification Decisions
Conduct of Reviews
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Consultation
54. Consultation---(1) For the purposes of any review under this Part
of this Act, the Board shall have the same power to consult any person
(including the Classification Office), invite written submissions,
obtain information, and make inquiries as is conferred on the
Classification Office by section 21 of this Act.
(2) If the Board consults the person submitting the publication for
review, or receives written submissions from that person or any other
person in accordance with section 53 (2) of this Act, it shall notify
the Classification Office of that fact, and invite the Classification
Office to make submissions to the Board in relation to that publication.
(3) If the Board consults the Classification Office otherwise than on
purely technical matters, it shall notify the person submitting the
publication for review, and, if that person is a party to the proceeding
referred to in section 47 (2) (c) of this Act, every other party to that
proceeding, that it has done so, and invite that person and every other
such party to make submissions to the Board in relation to that
publication.
(4) If the Board consults any person who is a party to the proceeding
referred to in section 47 (2) (c) of this Act, it shall notify the
Classification Office, and every other person who is a party to that
proceeding, that it has done so, and invite the Classification Office
and those persons to make submissions to the Board in relation to that
publication.
Cf. 1983, No. 130, s. 33 (5); 1987, No. 85, s. 38 (5)-(7)