OPTICAL DISCS ACT 2000

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1 PART I PRELIMINARY-1. Short title and commencement

2 PART I PRELIMINARY-2. Interpretation

3 PART II CONTROLLER OF OPTICAL DISCS, ETC.-3. Appointments of Controller, etc.

4 PART III LICENSING, ETC.-4. Licence to manufacture optical discs

5 PART III LICENSING, ETC.-5. Unlicensed premises

6 PART III LICENSING, ETC.-6. Application for licence

7 PART III LICENSING, ETC.-7. Grant or refusal of a licence

8 PART III LICENSING, ETC.-8. Validity of licence

9 PART III LICENSING, ETC.-9. Power to vary conditions

10 PART III LICENSING, ETC.-10. Revocation of licence

11 PART III LICENSING, ETC.-11. Surrender of licence

12 PART III LICENSING, ETC.-12. Effect of revocation, surrender or expiry of licence

13 PART III LICENSING, ETC.-13. Transfer of licence

14 PART III LICENSING, ETC.-14. Renewal of licence

15 PART III LICENSING, ETC.-15. Display of licence

16 PART III LICENSING, ETC.-16. Register

17 PART III LICENSING, ETC.-17. Maintenance of records

18 PART III LICENSING, ETC.-18. Appeal

19 PART IV MANUFACTURER'S CODE-19. Optical discs to be marked with manufacturer's code

20 PART IV MANUFACTURER'S CODE-20. Marking standards

21 PART IV MANUFACTURER'S CODE-21. Applying false manufacturer's code

22 PART V CODE OF CONDUCT-22. Controller may issue code of conduct

23 PART V CODE OF CONDUCT-23. Revocation, etc., of code of conduct

24 PART V CODE OF CONDUCT-24. Civil penalty for non-compliance

25 PART V CODE OF CONDUCT-25. Compliance with code of conduct a legal defence

26 PART V CODE OF CONDUCT-26. Penalty

27 PART V CODE OF CONDUCT-27. Offences with respect to information

28 PART V CODE OF CONDUCT-28. Disappearance or destruction of article, etc., to be seized

29 PART V CODE OF CONDUCT-29. Disclosure of confidential information

30 PART V CODE OF CONDUCT-30. Offences by body corporate

31 PART V CODE OF CONDUCT-31. Offences by employee or agent

32 PART V CODE OF CONDUCT-32. Obstruction of officers

33 PART V CODE OF CONDUCT-33. General penalty

34 PART V CODE OF CONDUCT-34. Compounding of offences

35 PART VII ENFORCEMENT-35. Power of enforcement

36 PART VII ENFORCEMENT-36. Power of investigation

37 PART VII ENFORCEMENT-37. Additional powers

38 PART VII ENFORCEMENT-38. Search by warrant

39 PART VII ENFORCEMENT-39. Search and seizure without warrant

40 PART VII ENFORCEMENT-40. List of things seized

41 PART VII ENFORCEMENT-41. Warrant admissible notwithstanding defects

42 PART VII ENFORCEMENT-42. Access to computerised data

43 PART VII ENFORCEMENT-43. Power to require attendance of person acquainted with case

44 PART VII ENFORCEMENT-44. Examination of person acquainted with case

45 PART VII ENFORCEMENT-45. Statement to be admissible in evidence

46 PART VII ENFORCEMENT-46. Forfeiture of articles, etc.

47 PART VII ENFORCEMENT-47. Cost of holding article, etc., seized

48 PART VII ENFORCEMENT-48. No costs or damages arising from seizure to be recoverable

49 PART VII ENFORCEMENT-49. Protection of informers

50 PART VII ENFORCEMENT-50. Reward for information

51 PART VIII MISCELLANEOUS-51. Power to exempt

52 PART VIII MISCELLANEOUS-52. Protection of officers

53 PART VIII MISCELLANEOUS-53. Institution of prosecution

54 PART VIII MISCELLANEOUS-54. Jurisdiction to try offences

55 PART VIII MISCELLANEOUS-55. Service of records, etc.

56 PART VIII MISCELLANEOUS-56. Regulations

57 PART VIII MISCELLANEOUS-57. Savings and transitional

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