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CLASSIFICATION (PUBLICATIONS, FILMS AND COMPUTER GAMES) (ENFORCEMENT) ACT 1995 - SECT 49

Liability for certain advertisements

    (1)     A person must not screen in a public place, or so that it can be seen from a public place, an advertisement for—

        (a)     a film classified RC, X 18+, R 18+ or MA 15+; or

S. 49(1)(b) amended by No. 72/2012 s. 12(1).

        (b)     a computer game classified RC, R 18+ or MA 15+; or

        (c)     an unclassified film that has been assessed as being likely to be classified RC, X 18+, R 18+ or MA 15+; or

S. 49(1)(d) amended by No. 72/2012 s. 12(1).

        (d)     an unclassified computer game that has been assessed as being likely to be classified RC, R 18+ or MA 15+.

Penalty:     in the case of a natural person, 20 penalty units;

in the case of a body corporate, 50 penalty units.

    (2)     Subsection (1) is not contravened by reason only of—

        (a)     the screening of an advertisement for a film or computer game that is classified, or has been assessed as being likely to be classified, MA 15+ during a program for the exhibition of a film classified R 18+ or MA 15+; or

S. 49(2)(b) amended by No. 72/2012 s. 12(2)(a).

        (b)     the screening of an advertisement for a film or computer game that is classified, or has been assessed as being likely to be classified, R 18+ during a program for the exhibition of a film classified R 18+; or

        (c)     the screening in a restricted publications area of an advertisement for—

              (i)     a film that is classified, or has been assessed as being likely to be classified, R 18+ or MA 15+; or

S. 49(2)(c)(ii) amended by No. 72/2012 s. 12(2)(b).

              (ii)     a computer game that is classified, or has been assessed as being likely to be classified, R 18+ or MA 15+.

S. 50 amended by No. 6/2005 s. 7(d)(i)(ii), substituted by No. 33/2009 s. 9.



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