Misleading or deceptive advertisements
43 Misleading or deceptive advertisements
A person must not publish an advertisement for an unclassified film, unclassified publication or unclassified computer game with a marking that indicates or suggests that the film, publication or computer game is classified.
Maximum penalty—50 penalty units for an individual, 100 penalty units for a corporation.
A person must not publish an advertisement for a classified film, classified publication or classified computer game with a marking that indicates or suggests that the film, publication or computer game is unclassified or has a different classification.
Maximum penalty—50 penalty units for an individual, 100 penalty units for a corporation.
If—
a film, publication or computer game is reclassified under section 22CH (4), 39 or 97A of the Commonwealth Act, or
the Board revokes a classification or consumer advice for a film, publication or computer game under section 22B (3) or 22CH (1) of that Act,
display of the determined markings and consumer advice applicable to the film, publication or computer game before that reclassification or revocation is sufficient compliance with subsection (2) for a period of 30 days after the decision to reclassify or revoke takes effect.
This Act’s bill:Explanatory memorandumSecond reading speech
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