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Classification of Films Act 1991
sec.34Display and sale of objectionable and unclassified films prohibited
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### sec.34 Display and sale of objectionable and unclassified films prohibited
A person must not display for sale or sell, or attempt to display for sale or sell, an objectionable or unclassified film.
Maximum penalty—
for a film that, if it were classified, would be classified as a G, PG or M film—10 penalty units; or
for a film that, if it were classified, would be classified as an MA 15+ film—50 penalty units; or
for a film that, if it were classified, would be classified as an R 18+ film—100 penalty units; or
for an X 18+ film or an unclassified film that, if classified, would be an X 18+ film—150 penalty units; or
for an RC film or an unclassified film that, if classified, would be an RC film—200 penalty units.
s 34 amd 1993 No. 15 s 12 ; 1993 No. 76 s 3 sch 2 ; 1996 No. 56 s 80 ; 2005 No. 24 s 25 ; 2013 No. 3 s 33
- (a) for a film that, if it were classified, would be classified as a G, PG or M film—10 penalty units; or
- (b) for a film that, if it were classified, would be classified as an MA 15+ film—50 penalty units; or
- (c) for a film that, if it were classified, would be classified as an R 18+ film—100 penalty units; or
- (d) for an X 18+ film or an unclassified film that, if classified, would be an X 18+ film—150 penalty units; or
- (e) for an RC film or an unclassified film that, if classified, would be an RC film—200 penalty units.