30Calling in advertisements

#### 30 Calling in advertisements (1) The Director may, by notice in writing given to: (a) the publisher of a publication that: (i) the Director has reasonable grounds to believe is a submittable publication; and (ii) is being published in the Australian Capital Territory, or the Director has reasonable grounds to believe will be published in the Australian Capital Territory; or (b) the publisher of a film that is being published in the Australian Capital Territory, or that the Director has reasonable grounds to believe will be published in the Australian Capital Territory; or (c) the publisher of a computer game that is being published in the Australian Capital Territory, or that the Director has reasonable grounds to believe will be published in the Australian Capital Territory; require the publisher to submit to the Board for approval a copy of every advertisement used or intended to be used in connection with the publishing. (2) A person to whom a notice under this section is given must, within 3 business days after receiving the notice, comply with the notice. Penalty: 20 penalty units. (3) An offence against subsection (2) is a strict liability offence. > Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code. (4) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against subsection (2) if the defendant proves that he or she did not intend to: (a) publish the publication, film or computer game in the Australian Capital Territory; or (b) cause, authorise, permit or licence the publication, film or computer game to be published in the Australian Capital Territory.