Victorian Current Acts

CLASSIFICATION (PUBLICATIONS, FILMS AND COMPUTER GAMES) (ENFORCEMENT) ACT 1995 - SECT 53

    (1)     A person must not publish an advertisement for an unclassified film or an unclassified publication or an unclassified computer game with a marking that indicates or suggests that the film or publication or computer game is classified.

Penalty:    

        (a)     if the film, publication or computer game is subsequently classified RC—240 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years;

S. 53(1)(b) amended by No. 6/2005 s. 7(f).

        (b)     in the case of a film subsequently classified X 18+—60 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months;

        (c)     in any other case—

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

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

    (2)     A person must not publish an advertisement for a classified film or a classified publication or a classified computer game with a marking that indicates or suggests that the film or publication or computer game is unclassified or has a different classification.

Penalty:    

        (a)     if the film, publication or computer game is classified RC—240 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years;

S. 53(2)(b) amended by No. 6/2005 s. 7(f).

        (b)     in the case of a film classified X 18+—60 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months;

        (c)     in any other case—

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

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

S. 53(3) substituted by No. 69/2001 s. 12(3).

    (3)     If—

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

S. 53(3)(b) amended by No. 36/2015 s. 8(b).

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

S. 53(3)(c) inserted by No. 36/2015 s. 8(b).

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

publication of the determined markings applicable to the film, publication or computer game before that reclassification or revocation is sufficient compliance with subsection (2) for a period of 14 days after the decision to reclassify or revoke takes effect.