Attendance of minor at RC, X 18+ or R 18+ films
71 Attendance of minor at RC, X 18+ or R 18+ films
Any adult who knows that —
an unclassified film that would, if classified, be classified RC, X 18+ or R 18+; or
a film classified RC, X 18+ or R 18+,
is to be exhibited in a public place, must not permit a minor to attend the exhibition of the film.
Penalty: $5 000.
A minor who is 15 years of age or older must not attend the exhibition in a public place of a film classified RC, X 18+ or R 18+, knowing that the film is so classified.
Penalty: $200.
A person must not exhibit in a public place a film classified R 18+ if a minor is present during any part of the exhibition.
Penalty: $5 000.
It is a defence to a charge of an offence against subsection (3) for the person charged to prove that —
the minor produced to the person charged or that person’s employee or agent acceptable proof of age before the minor was admitted to the public place; or
the person charged or that person’s employee or agent believed on reasonable grounds that the minor was an adult.
[Section 71 amended: No. 30 of 2003 s. 41(2); No. 10 of 2006 s. 16.]
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