Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) A person must not
sell a computer game unless the determined markings relevant to the
classification of the computer game and relevant consumer advice, if any, are
displayed on the container, wrapping or casing of the computer game.
Penalty: $5 000.
(2) A person must not
sell an unclassified computer game if the container, wrapping or casing in
which the computer game is sold bears a marking that indicates or suggests
that the computer game has been classified.
Penalty: $5 000.
(3) A person must not
sell a classified computer game if the container, wrapping or casing in which
the computer game is sold bears a marking that indicates or suggests that the
computer game is unclassified or has a different classification.
Penalty: $5 000.
(4) A person must not
make a computer game available for playing on a pay and play basis (for
example, a coin operated arcade game) unless the determined markings relevant
to the classification of the computer game and relevant consumer advice, if
any, are displayed on the device used for playing the game.
Penalty: $5 000.
(5) If 2 or more
computer games are available for playing on a device referred to in
subsection (4), the determined markings and consumer advice to be
displayed on the device are those relevant to the computer game with the
highest classification under the Commonwealth Act.
(6) If —
(a) a
computer game is reclassified under section 39 of the Commonwealth Act;
or
(b) the
Board revokes a classification or consumer advice for a computer game under
section 22B(3) of that Act,
display of the
determined markings and consumer advice applicable to the computer game before
that reclassification or revocation is sufficient compliance with this section
for a period of 30 days after the decision to reclassify or revoke takes
effect.
[Section 86 amended by No. 30 of 2003
s. 13 and 41(2).]