CLASSIFICATION (PUBLICATIONS, FILMS AND COMPUTER GAMES) (ENFORCEMENT) ACT 1995 - SECT 27 Possessing or copying film

CLASSIFICATION (PUBLICATIONS, FILMS AND COMPUTER GAMES) (ENFORCEMENT) ACT 1995 - SECT 27

    (1)     A person commits an offence if—

        (a)     the person possesses—

              (i)     a film classified RC; or

              (ii)     an unclassified film; and

        (b)     the person intends to sell or exhibit the film.

Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units, imprisonment for 1 year or both.

    (2)     Subsection (1) does not apply if the person possesses the film for classification or law enforcement.

    (3)     A person commits an offence if—

        (a)     the person copies a film; and

        (b)     the film is—

              (i)     classified RC; or

              (ii)     an unclassified film; and

        (c)     the person intends to sell or exhibit the film.

Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units, imprisonment for 1 year or both.

    (4)     Subsection (3) does not apply if the person copies the film for classification or law enforcement.

    (5)     If, in a prosecution for an offence against subsection (3), it is proved that the defendant made 10 or more copies of a film classified RC, or an unclassified film, it is presumed, unless the contrary is proved, that the defendant intended to sell or exhibit the film.