AustLII Tasmanian Consolidated Acts

[Index] [Table] [Search] [Notes] [Noteup] [Previous] [Next] [Download] [Help]

CLASSIFICATION (PUBLICATIONS, FILMS AND COMPUTER GAMES) ENFORCEMENT ACT 1995 - SECT 75

PART 9 - Miscellaneous Division 1 - Enforcement and proceedings 75. Power of police officers and other persons to demand particulars

      (1) In this section, "prescribed person" means a person who –

(a) exhibits, sells or delivers a film to another person or is about to exhibit, sell or deliver a film to another person; or

(b) demonstrates, sells or delivers a computer game to another person or is about to demonstrate, sell or deliver a computer game to another person; or

(c) sells or delivers a publication to another person or is about to sell or deliver a publication to another person.

      (2) A prescribed person who has reasonable cause to suspect that –

(a) he or she may be about to commit an offence against this Act in respect of another person; or

(b) another person has committed or is about to commit an offence against this Act –

may demand the name, age and address of that other person.

      (3) A police officer who has reasonable cause to suspect that a person has committed or is about to commit an offence against this Act may demand that person's name, age and address.

      (4) A person must not give false particulars, or fail or refuse to give particulars, to a prescribed person or police officer under subsection (2) or (3).

Penalty:

Fine not exceeding 2 penalty units.


[Index] [Table] [Search] [Notes] [Noteup] [Previous] [Next] [Download] [Help]