Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts88. Advertisements and X 18+ films
(1) A person (the first person ) commits an offence if:
(a) an advertisement for a film classified R 18+ is published in a publication; and
(b) another person responds to the advertisement; and
(c) the first person sells a film classified X 18+ to the other person.
Fault elements:
(a) intentionally selling the film; and
(b) knowledge that, or recklessness as to whether, the film sold is classified X 18+.
Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.
(2) A person must not publish an advertisement for a film classified X 18+ if the advertisement explicitly depicts or describes sexual acts or fetishes.
Fault element: Strict liability offence.
Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.
(3) For subsection (2), if a person publishes an advertisement at the request of another person, the other person alone is taken to have published it.
(4) Subsection (2) does not apply if:
(a) the advertisement is contained in a sealed package made of plain opaque material prominently displaying the words "WARNING: SEXUALLY EXPLICIT ADVERTISING", or words to that effect, on the outside of the package; and
(b) the package is contained in another sealed package made of plain opaque material.