Queensland Numbered Acts

COURT AND CIVIL LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2017 - SECT 68

68 Replacement of s 52 (Additional power of inspector to seize films)

Section 52—
omit, insert—

52 Additional power of inspector to seize films

(1) This section applies if—

(a) a person makes a complaint to an inspector about a film; and

(b) the inspector reasonably believes the film is an objectionable film.

(2) The inspector may seize the film from any place the inspector may lawfully enter or board.

(3) An inspector who seizes a film under subsection (2) must, as soon as practicable, submit the film to the board for classification.

(4) If a film seized under subsection (2) is classified, the inspector must, as soon as practicable after it is classified, return the film to the person who appears to be entitled to it.

(5) Subsection (4) does not apply if the film is classified as an X 18+ or RC film.