Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts91. Calling in films for classification
(1) If:
(a) the National Director has reasonable grounds to believe that an unclassified film is not an exempt film; and
(b) the film is being published in the Territory, or the National Director has reasonable grounds to believe that it will be published in the Territory,
the National Director may, by notice in writing given to the publisher of the film, require the publisher to submit an application for classification of the film.
(2) The National Director must cause notice of a decision under subsection (1) to be published in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette .
(3) A person to whom a notice under this section is given must, within 3 business days after receiving the notice, comply with the notice.
Fault element: Strict liability offence.
Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units.
(4) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against subsection (3) to prove that the defendant did not intend:
(a) to publish the film in the Territory; or
(b) to cause, authorise, permit or license the film to be published in the Territory.