Possessing or copying certain films
81 Possessing or copying certain films
A person must not possess or copy —
an unclassified film that would, if classified, be classified RC; or
a film classified RC.
Penalty: $10 000.
A person must not possess or copy —
an unclassified film that would, if classified, be classified X 18+, R 18+ or MA 15+; or
a film classified X 18+,
with the intention of selling the film or the copy, or exhibiting the film or the copy in a public place.
Penalty: $10 000.
In proceedings for an offence against subsection (2), evidence that a person had possession of, or made, 10 or more copies of a film is evidence that the person intended to sell or exhibit the film and, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, is proof of that fact.
[Section 81 amended: No. 30 of 2003 s. 41(2); No. 10 of 2006 s. 23.]
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