CLASSIFICATION (PUBLICATIONS, FILMS AND COMPUTER GAMES) ENFORCEMENT ACT 1995

Table of Provisions

PART 1 - Preliminary

• 1 Short title
• 2 Commencement
• 3 Interpretation
• 3A Application of Act
• 4 When is a person taken to have exhibited a film in a public
place?
• 4A Films contained on devices consisting only of classified films

PART 2 - Publications Division 1 -

• 5 Section 5
• 6 Section 6

Division 2 -

• 7 Section 7
• 8 Section 8
• 9 Section 9
• 10 Section 10
• 11 Section 11
• 12 Section 12
• 13 Section 13

Division 3 - Category 1 and 2 restricted publications

• 14 Conditions applying to category 1 restricted publications
• 15 Conditions applying to category 2 restricted publications
• 16 Offences in relation to category 1 and 2 restricted publications
• 16A Sale or delivery of publications contrary to conditions
• 16B Consumer advice for Unrestricted publications

Division 4 - Other publications and offences

• 17 Offences in relation to unclassified objectionable publications
• 18 Offences in relation to prohibited publications
• 19 Offences in relation to misleading or deceptive markings

PART 3 - Films Division 1 - Exhibition of films

• 20 Requirements for exhibiting film in public place
• 21 Classification notice to be displayed when exhibiting film in public
place
• 22 RC or X 18+ film not to be exhibited in public place
• 23 RC, X 18+, R 18+ or MA 15+ film not to be exhibited
if visible from public place
• 24 Unclassified RC, X 18+, R 18+ or MA 15+ film not to be
exhibited if visible from public place
• 25 RC, X 18+ or R 18+ film not to be exhibited privately in
presence of minor
• 26 Unclassified RC, X 18+ or R 18+ film not to be exhibited
in presence of minor
• 27 R 18+ or MA 15+ film not to be exhibited on premises where
films sold
• 28 R 18+ film not to be exhibited in public place in presence of
minor
• 29 Parent not to allow minor to attend exhibition of R 18+ film
• 30 Minor not to attend exhibition of R 18+ film
• 31 MA 15+ film not to be exhibited in public place in presence of
unaccompanied minor

Division 2 - Sale and delivery of films

• 32 Unclassified film not to be sold or delivered
• 33 Classified film not to be sold or delivered under different title
or in altered form
• 34 Classification notice to be displayed on premises where film sold
• 35 Film sold or delivered is to bear determined markings and consumer
advice
• 36 RC or X 18+ film not to be sold or delivered
• 37 R 18+ film not to be sold or delivered to minor
• 38 MA 15+ film not to be sold or delivered to minor under 15
• 39 Minor who is 15 or older not to buy R 18+ film

Division 3 - Review of classification of films for sale

• 40 Interpretation of Division
• 41 Application to review classification of film emphasising cruelty or
violence
• 41A Review Committee
• 42 Criteria for reviewing classification of film
• 43 Review Committee to make recommendation to Minister after review
• 44 Ministerial action on recommendation
• 45 Effect of Ministerial order
• 46 Provisions relating to orders
• 47 Provisions relating to Ministerial acceptance of recommendation
• 48 Offence to sell or deliver film that has been prohibited

PART 4 - Computer Games

• 49 Requirements for selling, &c., computer game in public place
• 50 Classification notice to be displayed when selling or demonstrating
computer game in public place
• 51 Computer game sold or delivered is to bear determined markings and
consumer advice
• 52 RC computer game not to be sold or delivered
• 53 RC, R 18+ or MA 15+ computer game not to be demonstrated
in public place
• 54 RC or R 18+ computer game not to be demonstrated privately in
presence of minor
• 54A R 18+ computer games not to be sold or delivered to minor
under 18
• 55 MA 15+ computer game not to be sold or delivered to minor
under 15

PART 5 - Advertisements

• 56 Unapproved advertisement not to be published, &c.
• 57 Certain advertisements for films, publications and computer games not
to be published
• 58 Advertisement for classified film not to be screened during public
exhibition of other film of lower classification
• 59 Classified film not to be sold or delivered with advertisement for
film of higher classification
• 59A Advertisement for unclassified film to be in accordance with
Advertising Scheme
• 60 Classified computer game not to be sold, delivered or demonstrated
with advertisement for computer game of higher classification
• 60A Advertisement for unclassified computer game to be in accordance with
Advertising Scheme
• 61 Misleading or deceptive advertisement not to be published
• 62 Classification symbols, &c., to be published with advertisement
• 63 Certain advertisements to contain determined markings and consumer
advice

PART 6 - Call In Provisions

• 64 Calling in submittable publication for classification
• 64A Calling in films for classification
• 65 Calling in computer game for classification
• 66 Board may call in advertisement
• 66A Calling in publication, film or computer game for reclassification
• 66B Obtaining copies for review

PART 7 -

• 67AA Section 67AA
• 67 Section 67
• 68 Section 68
• 69 Section 69
• 70 Section 70

PART 8 - Child Exploitation Material and Bestiality Products Unlawful

• 71 Interpretation of Part
• 72 Offence to make or reproduce bestiality product
• 72A Offence to make or reproduce child exploitation material
• 73 Offence to procure child to be involved in making child exploitation
material
• 73A Offence to distribute child exploitation material
• 74 Offence to possess bestiality product
• 74A Possession of child exploitation material
• 74B Defence to offences in respect of child exploitation material

PART 9 - Miscellaneous Division 1 - Enforcement and proceedings

• 75 Power of police officers and other persons to demand particulars
• 76 Power of entry and seizure
• 77 Forfeiture of child exploitation material, &c.
• 77A Forfeiture of other seized publications, films and computer games
• 78 Evidence
• 79 Proceedings on prosecutions
• 80 Matters averred to in complaint
• 81 Defence to offences with respect to minors
• 82 Section 82
• 83 Higher penalty for offence committed by body corporate

Division 2 - Administrative, consequential and transitional

• 84 Section 84
• 85 Regulations
• 86 Sale of Condoms Act 1987 amended
• 87 Repeals
• 88 Savings and transitional provisions
• 88A Transitional provisions (2001 amendments)
• 88B Transitional provisions (2005 amendments)
• 88C Transitional provisions (2008 amendments)
• 88D Transitional provisions (2015 amendments)
• 88E Transitional provisions (2023 amendments)
• 89 Administration of Act
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