AustLII Tasmanian Consolidated Acts

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CLASSIFICATION (PUBLICATIONS, FILMS AND COMPUTER GAMES) ENFORCEMENT ACT 1995 - SECT 66

66. Board may call in advertisement

      (1) The Minister or Director may, by notice given to–

(a) the publisher of a classified film that is being published in Tasmania, or that the Minister or Director has reasonable grounds to believe will be published in Tasmania; or

(b) the publisher of a computer game that is being published in Tasmania, or that the Minister or Director has reasonable grounds to believe will be published in Tasmania–

require the publisher to submit to the Board for approval a copy of every advertisement used or intended to be used in connection with the publishing.

      (2) A person to whom a notice under subsection (1) is given must, within 3 business days after receiving the notice, comply with the notice.

Penalty:

Fine not exceeding 50 penalty units.

      (3) It is a defence to a prosecution under subsection (2) to prove that the defendant did not intend –

(a) to publish the film or computer game in Tasmania; or

(b) to cause, authorise, permit or license the film or computer game to be published in Tasmania.



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