Victorian Current Acts

CLASSIFICATION (PUBLICATIONS, FILMS AND COMPUTER GAMES) (ENFORCEMENT) ACT 1995 - SECT 62A

    (1)     If—

        (a)     the Board proposes to reclassify a publication, film or computer game under section 39 of the Commonwealth Act; and

        (b)     the publisher of the publication, film or computer game resides in Victoria or has an office in Victoria—

the Director may, by notice in writing given to the publisher, require the publisher to submit a copy of the publication, film or computer game for the purpose of reclassifying it.

    (2)     A person to whom a notice under this section is given must, within 3 business days after receiving the notice, comply with the notice.

Penalty:     100 penalty units.

S. 62A(3) amended by No. 68/2009 s. 97(Sch. item 20.23).

    (3)     It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against subsection (2) to prove that the accused did not have a copy of the publication, film or computer game.

S. 62B inserted by No. 69/2001 s. 15.