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Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) (Enforcement) Act 1995
64Starting prosecutions for offences
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64 Starting prosecutions for offences
(1) A prosecution for an offence against this Act in relation to a film,
publication or computer game that is unclassified at the time of the
offence—
(a) must not be started until the film, publication or computer game
has been classified; but
(b) may be started not later than 1 year after the day the film,
publication or computer game is classified.
(2) Subsection (1) (a) does not apply to a prosecution for an offence
against any of the following provisions:
• section 7 (1)
• section 16
• section 19 (2)
• section 20 (1) or (2)
• section 27 (1) or (3)
• section 34 (1)
• section 38 (1)
• section 44 (2)
• section 45 (1) or (2)
• section 50 (1)
• section 53C (1)