Western Australian Numbered Acts Western Australian Numbered Acts After section 97
the following section is inserted —
“
97A. Advertising of sale of publications
(1) A registered
person may display in that person’s registered premises a notice in the
approved form that publications classified Category 1 restricted or Category 2
restricted are available for sale on those premises.
(2) Except as provided
in this section, a person must not in a public place publish or cause to be
published anything likely to be understood as conveying that the person
publishes or supplies publications classified Category 1 restricted or
Category 2 restricted.
Penalty: $5 000.
(3) It is a defence to
a charge of an offence under subsection (2) for the person charged to
prove that the advertising is done in good faith solely for the purpose of so
informing only persons, or the employees or agents of persons, whose business
is or includes the sale of publications.
(4) In
subsection (1) —
"approved form" means a notice approved by the
Minister.
”.