CLASSIFICATION OF FILMS ACT 1991 - SECT 28
False advertising of films prohibited
CLASSIFICATION OF FILMS ACT 1991 - SECT 28
False advertising of films prohibited
28 False advertising of films prohibited
(1) A person must not publish, or attempt to publish, an advertisement for a
classified film that indicates—
(a) that the film is unclassified; or
(b)
that the film has a classification other than its classification under the
Commonwealth Act.
Penalty—
Maximum penalty—60 penalty units or
imprisonment for 6 months.
(2) Subsection (3) applies if the board—
(a)
reclassifies a film under the Commonwealth Act , section 39; or
(b) revokes a
classification for a film under the Commonwealth Act , section 22B(3) or
22CH(1).
(3) Indicating the film has the classification that applied to the
film before the reclassification or revocation is sufficient compliance with
subsection (1) for the period of 30 days after the day the reclassification or
revocation takes effect.
Note—
See the Commonwealth Act , sections 22CH(7)
and 28 in relation to when the reclassification or revocation takes effect.
