New South Wales Consolidated Acts

CLASSIFICATION (PUBLICATIONS, FILMS AND COMPUTER GAMES) ENFORCEMENT ACT 1995 - SECT 17

17 Leaving RC or X 18+ films in certain places

(1) A person must not leave in a public place or, without the occupier’s permission, on private premises:

(a) a film classified RC or X 18+, or

(b) an unclassified film that would, if classified, be classified RC or X 18+.

Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units or imprisonment for 12 months for an individual, 250 penalty units for a corporation.

(2) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence under this section to prove that the defendant did not know, or could not reasonably be expected to have known, that the film is or would be classified RC or X 18+.