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CLASSIFICATION (PUBLICATIONS, FILMS AND COMPUTER GAMES) ENFORCEMENT ACT 1996 - SECT 97

97 .         Misleading or deceptive advertisements

        (1)         A person must not publish an advertisement for an unclassified publication or an unclassified film or an unclassified computer game with a marking that indicates or suggests that the publication, film or computer game is classified.

        Penalty: $2 000.

        (2)         A person must not publish an advertisement for a classified publication or a classified film or a classified computer game with a marking that indicates or suggests that the publication, film or computer game is unclassified or has a different classification.

        Penalty: $2 000.

        (3)         If —

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

            (b)         the Board revokes a classification for a publication, film or computer game under section 22B(3) of that Act,

                display of the determined markings applicable to the publication, film or computer game before that reclassification or revocation is sufficient compliance with subsection (2) for a period of 30 days after the decision to reclassify or revoke takes effect.

        [Section 97 amended by No. 30 of 2003 s. 18 and 41(2).]



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