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CLASSIFICATION (PUBLICATIONS, FILMS AND COMPUTER GAMES) ENFORCEMENT ACT 1995 - SECT 19

19. Offences in relation to misleading or deceptive markings

      (1) A person must not publish an unclassified publication with a marking, or in packaging with a marking, that indicates or suggests that the publication has been classified.

Penalty:

Fine not exceeding 10 penalty units.

      (2) A person must not publish a classified publication with a marking, or in packaging with a marking, that indicates that the publication is unclassified or has a different classification.

Penalty:

Fine not exceeding 10 penalty units.

      (3) If –

(a) a publication is reclassified under section 39 or 97A of the Commonwealth Act; or

(b) the Board revokes a classification for a publication under section 22B(3) of that Act –

it is sufficient compliance with this section for a period of 30 days after the decision to reclassify or revoke takes effect if the publication bears the determined markings applicable to the publication before that reclassification or revocation.


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