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Film and Literature Board of Review Decisions

About the Film and Literature Board of Review Decisions

The decisions of the Film and Literature Board of Review are formal legal documents of a semi-judicial body. For this reason they must be made available in full.

They do not contain images or examples of pornography. In descriptions of the material being assessed the Board needs to use language used in the material and needs to describe some images in general terms.

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Bully (Interim Restriction Order Decision)
Description: 30 July 2002
File Size: 335k

Moonen publications (Decision)
Description: 25 November 2002
File Size: 1191k

Moonen publications (Decision)
Description: 8 September 2000
File Size: 1033k

Moonen publications (Decision)
Description: 28 November 1997
File Size: 921k

Baise-Moi (Further Decision)
Description: 1 November 2002
File Size: 1877k

Baise-Moi (Decision)
Description: 13 March 2002
File Size: 1116k

Baise-Moi (Interim Restriction Order Decision)
Description: 29 November 2001
File Size: 298k

Triple X NR31 (Further Decision)
Description: 1 November 2002
File Size: 1339k

Triple X NR31 (Decision)
Description: 9 December 1999/21 February 2000
File Size: 223k

Triple X NR31 (Excision Notice)
Description: 9 December 1999/21 February 2000
File Size: 185k

Visitor Q (Further Decision)
Description: 1 November 2002
File Size: 1137k

Visitor Q (Decision)
Description: 28 June 2002
File Size: 217k

Visitor Q (Interim Restriction Order Decision)
Description: 11 April 2002
File Size: 481k

The Piano Teacher (Interim Restriction Order Decision No. 3)
Description: 12 July 2002
File Size: 213k

The Piano Teacher (Interim Restriction Order Decision No. 2)
Description: 12 July 2002
File Size: 405k

Y Tu Mama Tambien (Interim Restriction Order Decision No. 2)
Description: 12 July 2002
File Size: 651k

Y Tu Mama Tambien (Interim Decision No. 1)
Description: 17 June 2002
File Size: 176k

Holiday Snapshots (Decision)
Description: 29 July 2004
File Size: 231k

Holiday Snapshots (Decision)
Description: 4 December 2001
File Size: 246k

Holiday Snapshots (Reasons)
Description: 4 May 2001
File Size: 172k

Avocado (Decision)
Description: 8 November 2001
File Size: 232k

Belle's Bottom Boys (Decisions)
Description: 29 March 2001
File Size: 235k

Belle's Bottom Boys (Reasons)
Description: 29 March 2001
File Size: 181k

Heimliche Liebe Eros (Reasons)
Description: 8 February/29 March 2001
File Size: 191k

Jung and Frei (Reasons)
Description: 29 March 2001
File Size: 172k

Living Word (Decision)
Description: 31 May 2001
File Size: 930k

Living Word (Summary of Reasons)
Description: 31 May 2001
File Size: 201k

Snatch (Decision)
Description: 12 October 2000
File Size: 212k

Snatch (Interim Decision)
Description: 12 October 2000
File Size: 173k

Snatch (Summary of Reasons)
Description: 12 October 2000
File Size: 182k


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