MA 15+ computer games not to be publicly demonstrated in presence of minors under 15
32 MA 15+ computer games not to be publicly demonstrated in presence of minors under 15
A person must not publicly demonstrate a computer game classified MA 15+ if—
a minor under 15 is present during any part of the demonstration, and
the minor is not accompanied by his or her parent or guardian.
Maximum penalty—10 penalty units for an individual, 20 penalty units for a corporation.
For the purposes of this section—
a minor does not cease to be accompanied by his or her parent or guardian merely because the parent or guardian is temporarily absent during the demonstration, and
an offence is committed in respect of each unaccompanied minor present at the demonstration of the game.
It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence under subsection (1) to prove that—
the minor, before being admitted to the part of the public place in which the computer game was demonstrated, 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 15 or older, or
the defendant or the defendant’s employee or agent believed on reasonable grounds that the minor was 15 or older, or
the defendant (or the defendant’s employee or agent) believed on reasonable grounds that the person accompanying the minor was the minor’s parent or guardian.
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