New South Wales Consolidated Acts

CLASSIFICATION (PUBLICATIONS, FILMS AND COMPUTER GAMES) ENFORCEMENT ACT 1995 - SECT 19

19 Sale of RC or submittable publications prohibited

(1) A person must not sell or deliver:

(a) a submittable publication, or

(b) a publication classified RC.

Maximum penalty:

• in the case of a submittable publication that is subsequently classified Category 1 restricted-20 penalty units for an individual, 50 penalty units for a corporation

• in the case of a submittable publication that is subsequently classified Category 2 restricted-50 penalty units for an individual, 100 penalty units for a corporation

• in the case of a publication classified RC (or a submittable publication that is subsequently classified RC)-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 subsection (1) (a) to prove that since the offence was alleged to have been committed the publication has been classified Unrestricted.