Mr. Shane McCarthy:

Novels certainly would have important role, as would literature generally. The fact that there are so few books referred to the censorship board or which lead to complaints from members of the public would show that society has certainly become accepting and tolerant of the views of others on what they feel is acceptable to have available as literature.

Times have certainly changed since the Act was drafted in 1967. There will undoubtedly be changes coming. When the complaint was made about the publication, this was the system in place at that time. In that regard, I would consider the role of the censorship board to consider the complaint under the Act that is still current. However, I agree wholeheartedly that literature, books and novels are a very important part in discourse.