title: Sale of Condoms Act 1987 (No. 72 of 1987), 27 November 1987.
abstract: This Act legalizes the sale of condoms in shops through vending machines installed by a licensed installer and by mail order. It also gives the Publications Classifications Board the right to consider the advertising of condoms and to approve or refuse to approve such advertising. It is to approve advertising only if it is "satisfied that there are medical, hygienic, or social benefits to be gained" from the advertising. Further provisions of the Act set forth licensing procedures and penalties for violation of the Act, among other things.
mesh_terms: D000329:Advertising; D001315:Australia; D017280:Condoms; D003257:Consumer Product Safety; D003267:Contraception; D019049:Developed Countries; D004467:Economics; D005193:Family Planning Services; D019359:Knowledge; D007878:Legislation as Topic; D008004:Licensure; D008389:Marketing of Health Services; D010139:Pacific Islands
keywords: Australia; Barrier Methods--legal aspects; Condom--legal aspects; Contraception; Contraceptive Methods--legal aspects; Developed Countries; Economic Factors; Family Planning; Knowledge; Laws And Statutes; Licensing--legal aspects; Marketing--legal aspects; Oceania; Product Approval; Promotion--legal aspects; Sales; Vendors--legal aspects