R 18+ films not to be publicly exhibited in presence of minors
12 R 18+ films not to be publicly exhibited in presence of minors
A person must not publicly exhibit a film classified R 18+ if a minor is present during any part of the exhibition.
Maximum penalty—50 penalty units for an individual, 100 penalty units for a corporation.
It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence under this section to prove that—
the minor, before being admitted to the public place, produced to the defendant (or the defendant’s employee or agent) documentary evidence that might reasonably be accepted as applying to the minor and as showing that the minor was 18 or older, or
the defendant (or the defendant’s employee or agent) believed on reasonable grounds that the minor was an adult, or
the minor was employed by the defendant and the exhibition took place in the course of that employment.
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