31 May 2007
THREE WEEKLY LTD v. OBSCENE ARTICLES TRIBUNAL AND ANOTHER
- Citation
- THREE WEEKLY LTD v. OBSCENE ARTICLES TRIBUNAL AND ANOTHER
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACV315/2006
The Court held the OAT's classification function is administrative not criminal; the OAT lawfully conducted a post-publication classification, could consider contextual factors (including invasion of privacy and guidance from film censorship criteria) and was not required to apply criminal burdens or exclude hearsay; the OAT did not exceed jurisdiction by including the contents page and its critical findings were reasonable; any minor error (re commercial exploitation) was not outcome-determinative; consequently the appeals were dismissed and costs ordered.