Restricted material, offences as to
102 Restricted material, offences as to
A person must not use a computer service to transmit restricted material to a minor.
Penalty: $5 000.
A person must not use a computer service to make restricted material available to a minor.
Penalty: $5 000.
It is a defence to a charge of an offence against subsection (1) or (2) to prove that —
the accused complied with a code of practice; or
the accused took all reasonable steps in the circumstances to avoid a contravention of the subsection; or
the accused believed on reasonable grounds that —
the person to whom the accused transmitted the restricted material was not a minor; or
the restricted material would not be made available to a minor.
[Section 102 amended: No. 30 of 2003 s. 41(2); No. 84 of 2004 s. 82.]
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