CLASSIFICATION (PUBLICATIONS, FILMS AND COMPUTER GAMES) (ENFORCEMENT) ACT 1995 - SECT 62 Restricted publications area—offences

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

    (1)     The manager of a restricted publications area commits an offence if a child enters the area.

Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.

    (2)     Absolute liability applies to the circumstance that the person who enters the area is a child.

    (3)     It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against subsection (1) if the defendant proves that—

        (a)     the child produced to the defendant acceptable proof of age before the child entered the area; and

        (b)     the defendant believed, on reasonable grounds, that the child was an adult.

    (4)     The manager of a restricted publications area commits an offence if—

        (a)     a film that is classified X 18+ or R 18+ is exhibited in the area; and

        (b)     the exhibition is other than by way of a slot machine operated by a coin or token.

Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.

    (5)     An offence against subsection (4) is a strict liability offence.