Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) A person must not exhibit, or attempt to exhibit, an unclassified film in a public place.
Maximum penalty--
(a) in the case of a film that, if it were classified, would be classified as a G, PG or M film--5 penalty units; or
(b) in the case of a film that, if it were classified, would be classified as an MA 15+ film--20 penalty units; or
(c) in the case of a film that, if it were classified, would be classified as an R 18+ film--50 penalty units; or
(d) in the case of an objectionable film--300 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment.
(2) A person must not exhibit, or attempt to exhibit, a film in a public place unless the film is exhibited with the same title as the title under which it is classified.
Maximum penalty--50 penalty units.
(2A) Subsection (2) does not apply to a film contained on a single device consisting only of 2 or more classified films.
(3) A person must not exhibit, or attempt to exhibit, a film in a public place unless the film is exhibited in the form, without alteration or addition, in which it is classified.
Maximum penalty--50 penalty units.
(4) Subsection (3) does not apply in relation to an alteration or addition that consists of the removal or addition of--
(a) navigation functions; or
Example--
an interactive menu
(b) material that--
(i) provides a description or translation of the audio or visual content of the film; and
(ii) would not be likely to cause the film to be given a higher classification.
Example of material for paragraph (b)--
captions for persons with a hearing disability