Commonwealth legislation

Customs (Literature Censorship) Regulations (Amendment)

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This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.

Jurisdiction

Commonwealth

Act Number

83 of 1962

Collection

legislative instrument

Plain English Summary

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This is a technical amendment to Australia's customs censorship rules from 1962. It updates two internal references in the regulations that control what books and publications can be blocked from entering Australia.

What it does:

Changes two mentions of "Item 7 of the First Schedule" to "Item 5a of the Second Schedule"
Affects Regulation 3 and Regulation 12(4) of the existing censorship regulations

Why it matters: This is administrative housekeeping. The government was reorganizing how it listed prohibited items in customs documents. Instead of banned books being listed in Item 7 of the First Schedule, they would now be listed in Item 5a of the Second Schedule. The actual power to censor literature at the border didn't change—only the specific form numbers and schedule locations were updated.

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Customs (Literature Censorship) Regulations (Amendment)

STATUTORY RULES.

1962. No. 83.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE CUSTOMS ACT 1901-1960.*

I, THE ADMINISTRATOR of the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Customs Act 1901-1960.

Dated this seventh day of September, 1962.

DALLAS BROOKS

Administrator.

By His Excellency’s Command,

Sgd. DENHAM HENTY.

Minister of State for Customs and Excise.

Amendments of the Customs (Literature Censorship) Regulations.†

1. Regulation 3 of the Customs (Literature Censorship) Regulations is amended by omitting the words “item 7 of the First Schedule” and inserting in their stead the words “item 5a of the Second Schedule”.

2. Regulation 12 of the Customs (Literature Censorship) Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (4.) the words “item 7 of the First Schedule” and inserting in their stead the words “item 5a of the Second Schedule”.

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 13th September, 1961.

† Statutory Rules 1937, No. 72, as amended by Statutory Rules 1949, No. 75; 1956, No. 92; and 1960, No. 50.

By Authority: A. J. Arthur, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.

8708/61.—Price 3d. 9/2.8.1962.

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