Victorian Current Acts

CLASSIFICATION (PUBLICATIONS, FILMS AND COMPUTER GAMES) (ENFORCEMENT) ACT 1995 - SECT 13

S. 13(1) amended by No. 6/2005 s. 5(j).

    (1)     A person must not exhibit in a public place a film classified R 18+ if a minor is present during any part of the exhibition.

Penalty:     20 penalty units.

    (2)     It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against subsection (1) to prove that—

S. 13(2)(a) amended by No. 68/2009 s. 97(Sch. item 20.2).

        (a)     the minor produced to the accused or the employee or agent of the accused acceptable proof of age before the minor was admitted to the public place; or

S. 13(2)(b) amended by No. 68/2009 s. 97(Sch. item 20.2).

        (b)     the accused or the employee or agent of the accused believed on reasonable grounds that the minor was an adult.

S. 14 (Heading) inserted by No. 6/2005 s. 5(k).