Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts59. Misleading or deceptive markings
(1) A person must not sell an unclassified publication in a container, wrapping or casing that displays a marking indicating or suggesting that the publication has been classified.
Fault element: Strict liability offence.
Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.
(2) A person must not sell a classified publication in a container, wrapping or casing that displays a marking indicating or suggesting that the publication is unclassified or has a different classification.
Fault element: Strict liability offence.
Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.
(3) Subsection (4) applies if:
(a) a publication is reclassified under section 39 or 97A of the Commonwealth Act; or
(b) a publication is reclassified by a decision of the Review Board under Part 5 of the Commonwealth Act; or
(c) the National Board revokes a classification for a publication under section 22B(3) of the Commonwealth Act.
(4) A person does not commit an offence against this section in relation to the publication during the 30-day period after the decision to reclassify or revoke takes effect, if the publication displays the determined markings applying to the publication immediately before the reclassification or revocation.