CLASSIFICATION (PUBLICATIONS, FILMS AND COMPUTER GAMES) ENFORCEMENT ACT 1995
CLASSIFICATION (PUBLICATIONS, FILMS AND COMPUTER GAMES) ENFORCEMENT ACT 1995
- Act 105 of 1995
- Royal Assent 8 December 1995
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Long Title
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 -
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5. Section 5
6. Section 6
Division 2 -
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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 -
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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
SCHEDULE 1
SCHEDULE 2
SCHEDULE 3
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