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

97A .         Advertising of sale of publications

        (1)         A registered person may display in that person’s registered premises a notice in the approved form that publications classified Category 1 restricted or Category 2 restricted are available for sale on those premises.

        (2)         Except as provided in this section, a person must not in a public place publish or cause to be published anything likely to be understood as conveying that the person publishes or supplies publications classified Category 1 restricted or Category 2 restricted.

        Penalty: $5 000.

        (3)         It is a defence to a charge of an offence under subsection (2) for the person charged to prove that the advertising is done in good faith solely for the purpose of so informing only persons, or the employees or agents of persons, whose business is or includes the sale of publications.

        (4)         In subsection (1) —

        approved form means a notice approved by the Minister.

        [Section 97A inserted by No. 30 of 2003 s. 19.]



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