Queensland Consolidated Acts

CLASSIFICATION OF FILMS ACT 1991 - SECT 22

22 Attendance of certain minors at exhibition of certain films—offence by exhibitor

(1) A person must not exhibit, or attempt to exhibit, in a public place a film classified as an MA 15+ film if a minor who has reached 2 years but not 15 years and who is not accompanied by an adult is, or will be, present at any time during the exhibition of the film.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.

(2) A person must not exhibit, or attempt to exhibit, in a public place a film classified as an R 18+ film if a minor who has reached 2 years is, or will be, present at any time during the exhibition of the film.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.

(3) A person does not commit an offence against subsection (1) if the person or the person’s employee or agent believes on reasonable grounds that the minor concerned—

(a) has reached 15 years or has not reached 2 years; or

(b) is, or will be, accompanied by an adult during the exhibition of the film.

(4) A person does not commit an offence against subsection (2) if the person or the person’s employee or agent believes on reasonable grounds that the minor concerned has reached 18 years or has not reached 2 years.