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CLASSIFICATION OF FILMS ACT 1991 - SECT 25CB Calling in film for reclassification

CLASSIFICATION OF FILMS ACT 1991 - SECT 25CB

Calling in film for reclassification

25CB Calling in film for reclassification

(1) This section applies if—
(a) the board proposes to reclassify a film under the Commonwealth Act, section 39 ; and
(b) the publisher of the film resides in Queensland or has an office in Queensland.
(2) The director may, by written notice given to the publisher, require the publisher to submit a copy of the film for the purpose of reclassifying it.
(3) The publisher must comply with the notice within 3 business days after receiving it.
Penalty—
Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
(4) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against subsection (3) for the defendant to prove that the defendant did not have a copy of the film.