Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current Acts(1) An amendment of this Act made by sections 4, 5, 6, 7 and 13 of the Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) (Enforcement) (Amendment) Act 2005 extends to a film or computer game classified before the commencement of the amendment.
(2) For that purpose, a reference in this Act to a classification of a film or computer game, in relation to an offence against this Act that is alleged to have been committed on or after the commencement of sections 4, 5, 6, 7 and 13 of the Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) (Enforcement) (Amendment) Act 2005 , is a reference to the classification that the film or computer game has or is taken to have under the Commonwealth Act on or after the commencement of Schedule 1 to the Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Amendment Act 2004 of the Commonwealth.
(3) If a film or computer game was classified before the commencement of Schedule 1 to the Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Amendment Act 2004 of the Commonwealth—
(a) a person does not commit an offence against section 18(3) or 40(3) of this Act by selling the film or computer game in a container, wrapping or casing that displays a marking indicating the equivalent former classification of the film or computer game; and
(b) a person does not commit an offence against section 53(2) of this Act by publishing an advertisement for the film or computer game that indicates the equivalent former classification of the film or computer game.
S. 87E inserted by No. 6/2005 s. 11.