Classification of Computer Games and Images Act 1995
sec.19Sale of unclassified computer games prohibited
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sec.19 Sale of unclassified computer games prohibited
A person must not sell, or attempt to sell, an unclassified computer game. Maximum penalty— 10 penalty units for a computer game that, if it were classified, would be classified as a G, PG or M computer game; or 50 penalty units for a computer game that, if it were classified, would be classified as an MA 15+ computer game; or 100 penalty units for a computer game that, if it were classified, would be classified as an R 18+ computer game; or 150 penalty units for a computer game that has been, or would have been, classified RC. Subsection (1) applies to a computer game published before the commencement of this Act only if the game is an objectionable computer game. s 19 amd 1996 No. 56 s 58 ; 1997 No. 82 s 11 ; 2005 No. 24 s 11 ; 2013 No. 3 s 18 (sec.19-ssec.1) A person must not sell, or attempt to sell, an unclassified computer game. Maximum penalty— 10 penalty units for a computer game that, if it were classified, would be classified as a G, PG or M computer game; or 50 penalty units for a computer game that, if it were classified, would be classified as an MA 15+ computer game; or 100 penalty units for a computer game that, if it were classified, would be classified as an R 18+ computer game; or 150 penalty units for a computer game that has been, or would have been, classified RC. (sec.19-ssec.2) Subsection (1) applies to a computer game published before the commencement of this Act only if the game is an objectionable computer game.
- (a) 10 penalty units for a computer game that, if it were classified, would be classified as a G, PG or M computer game; or
- (b) 50 penalty units for a computer game that, if it were classified, would be classified as an MA 15+ computer game; or
- (c) 100 penalty units for a computer game that, if it were classified, would be classified as an R 18+ computer game; or
- (d) 150 penalty units for a computer game that has been, or would have been, classified RC.