New South Wales Consolidated Acts

CLASSIFICATION (PUBLICATIONS, FILMS AND COMPUTER GAMES) ENFORCEMENT ACT 1995 - SECT 23

23 Misleading or deceptive markings

(1) A person must not publish an unclassified publication with a marking, or in packaging with a marking, that indicates or suggests that the publication has been classified.

(2) A person must not publish a classified publication with a marking, or in packaging with a marking, that indicates or suggests that the publication is unclassified or has a different classification.

(3) If:

(a) a publication is reclassified under section 39 or 97A of the Commonwealth Act, or

(b) the Board revokes a classification for a publication under section 22B (3) of that Act,

it is sufficient compliance with this section for a period of 30 days after the decision to reclassify or revoke takes effect if the publication bears the determined markings applicable to the publication before that reclassification or revocation.

Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units for an individual, 100 penalty units for a corporation.