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Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) (Enforcement) Act 1995 - SECT 49
Liability for certain advertisements
49. Liability for certain advertisements
(1) A person must not screen in a public place, or so that it can be seen from
a public place, an advertisement for a film classified X 18+, R 18+ or MA 15+.
Penalty: in the case of a natural person, 20 penalty units; in the case of a
body corporate, 50 penalty units.
(2) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against subsection (1) to
prove that-
(a) if the advertised film is classified MA 15+, the advertisement was
screened during a program for the exhibition of a film classified R
18+ or MA 15+; or
(b) if the advertised film is classified R 18+, the advertisement was
screened during a program for the exhibition of a film classified R
18+; or
(c) if the advertised film is classified R 18+ or MA 15+, the place in
which the advertisement was screened was a restricted publications
area.
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