CLASSIFICATION (PUBLICATIONS, FILMS AND COMPUTER GAMES) ACT 1995 - SECT 9A Refused Classification for publications, films or computer games that advocate terrorist acts

CLASSIFICATION (PUBLICATIONS, FILMS AND COMPUTER GAMES) ACT 1995 - SECT 9A

  (1)   A publication, film or computer game that advocates the doing of a terrorist act must be classified RC.

  (2)   Subject to subsection   (3), for the purposes of this section, a publication, film or computer game advocates the doing of a terrorist act if:

  (a)   it directly or indirectly counsels, promotes, encourages or urges the doing of a terrorist act; or

  (b)   it directly or indirectly provides instruction on the doing of a terrorist act; or

  (c)   it directly praises the doing of a terrorist act in circumstances where there is a substantial risk that such praise might have the effect of leading a person (regardless of his or her age or any mental impairment (within the meaning of section   7.3 of the Criminal Code ) that the person might suffer) to engage in a terrorist act.

  (3)   A publication, film or computer game does not advocate the doing of a terrorist act if it depicts or describes a terrorist act, but the depiction or description could reasonably be considered to be done merely as part of public discussion or debate or as entertainment or satire.

  (4)   In this section:

"terrorist act" has the meaning given by section   100.1 of the Criminal Code (no matter where the action occurs, the threat of action is made or the action, if carried out, would occur).

Note:   The definition of terrorist act in that section covers actions or threats of actions.