Northern Territory Consolidated Acts

CLASSIFICATION OF PUBLICATIONS, FILMS AND COMPUTER GAMES ACT - SECT 95

(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;

(b) the National Board or the 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 the Territory or has an office in the Territory,

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 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.

(3) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against subsection (2) to prove that the defendant did not have a copy of the publication, film or computer game.