Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

CLASSIFICATION (PUBLICATIONS, FILMS AND COMPUTER GAMES) (ENFORCEMENT) ACT 1995 - SECT 26

    (1)     A person commits an offence if—

        (a)     the person leaves a film in a public place or, without the occupier's permission, at private premises; and

        (b)     the film is—

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

              (ii)     an unclassified film; and

        (c)     for an unclassified film—the film is subsequently classified RC, X 18+, R 18+ or MA 15+.

Maximum penalty:

        (a)     for a film classified RC, or an unclassified film that is subsequently classified RC—100 penalty units, imprisonment for 1 year or both; or

        (b)     for a film classified X 18+, or an unclassified film that is subsequently classified X 18+—50 penalty units, imprisonment for 6 months or both; or

        (c)     for a film classified R 18+ or MA 15+, or an unclassified film that is subsequently classified R 18+ or MA 15+—20 penalty units.

    (2)     Absolute liability applies to subsection (1) (c).

    (3)     This section does not apply if the film is an unclassified film and the person does not believe, and has no reasonable grounds for believing, that the film would be classified RC, X 18+, R 18+ or MA 15+.