Victorian Current Acts

CLASSIFICATION (PUBLICATIONS, FILMS AND COMPUTER GAMES) (ENFORCEMENT) ACT 1995 - SECT 27

    (1)     A publication that is classified Category 2 restricted must not be—

        (a)     displayed except in a restricted publications area; or

        (b)     delivered to a person who has not made a direct request for the publication; or

        (c)     delivered to a person unless it is contained in a package made of opaque material; or

        (d)     published unless it bears the determined markings.

    (2)     A person must not sell, deliver or publish a publication classified Category 2 restricted that does not comply with this section.

Penalty:     60 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months.

S. 27(3) substituted by No. 69/2001 s. 8.

    (3)     If—

        (a)     a publication is reclassified under section 39 or 97A of the Commonwealth Act; or

S. 27(3)(b) amended by No. 36/2015 s. 6(a).

        (b)     the Board revokes a classification for a publication under section 22B(3) of that Act; or

S. 27(3)(c) inserted by No. 36/2015 s. 6(b).

        (c)     the Board revokes a classification for a publication under section 22CH(1) of that Act and classifies it under section 22CH(4) of that Act—

it is sufficient compliance with subsection (1)(d) for a period of 14 days after the decision to reclassify or revoke takes effect if the publication bears the determined markings applicable to the publication before that reclassification or revocation.

S. 27A inserted by No. 69/2001 s. 9.