New South Wales Consolidated Acts

CLASSIFICATION (PUBLICATIONS, FILMS AND COMPUTER GAMES) ENFORCEMENT ACT 1995 - SECT 48B

48B Obtaining copies for review

(1) If:

(a) an application is made for a review of a classification decision under the Commonwealth Act by a person who is not the original applicant for classification of the publication, film or computer game concerned, and

(b) the Board or Review Board does not have a copy of the publication, film or computer game and a copy is not available to it, and

(c) the original applicant or the publisher of the publication, film or computer game resides in New South Wales or has an office in New South Wales,

the Convenor may, by notice in writing given to the original applicant or publisher, require the original applicant or publisher to make a copy of the publication, film or computer game available for the purpose of the review.

(2) A person to whom such a notice is given must comply with the notice within 3 business days after it is given.

Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units for an individual, 200 penalty units for a corporation.

(3) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence under this section to prove that the defendant did not have a copy of the publication, film or computer game.