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CLASSIFICATION (PUBLICATIONS, FILMS AND COMPUTER GAMES) ACT 1995 - SECT 69A

69A—Liability of occupier for R 18+ advertisements in video stores etc

        (1)         An occupier of premises (other than adult-only premises) at which films or computer games with a classification lower than R 18+ are sold must not—

            (a)         exhibit for promotional purposes at the premises a film or computer game or part of a film or computer game classified R 18+; or

            (b)         display for promotional purposes at the premises a poster, pamphlet or other printed material in relation to a film or computer game classified R 18+.

Maximum penalty: $5 000.

Expiation fee: $315.

        (2)         It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against subsection (1) to prove that—

            (a)         the defendant took all reasonable steps to prevent the commission of the offence; or

            (b)         the defendant complied with a code of practice prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this section.

        (3)         This section does not apply to—

            (a)         material for a film, within the meaning of section 40A, that is lawfully displayed in accordance with that section; or

            (b)         material for a computer game, within the meaning of section 60A, that is lawfully displayed in accordance with that section.



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