Booksellers 'wrong’ (Press, 11 May 1982)
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Summary: Booksellers 'wrong’ (Press, 11 May 1982)
On 11 May 1982, Patricia Bartlett, a moral campaigner, criticised the Booksellers’ Association for claiming that the Hite Report on female sexuality had not been submitted to the Indecent Publications Tribunal. The controversy arose following the referral of the sequel to the report, which addresses male sexuality, to the tribunal by the Customs Department. The Booksellers' Association condemned this action, arguing that the original report had also not been reviewed by the tribunal. In response, Bartlett pointed out that the association should invest $15 annually to receive verbatim decisions from the tribunal. She further emphasised that the tribunal had deemed the Hite Report on female sexuality as indecent for individuals under the age of 18, a classification published in the Gazette on 19 January 1979.
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