You can be convicted of showing an objectionable publication if what you show is objectionable, even if it's just a part of a publication that is not objectionable or is restricted. This means that even if the whole publication is okay, a particular part of it can still be considered objectionable. You can still get in trouble for showing that part, even if the rest of the publication is fine.
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131A: Offences relating to possession of objectionable publications and involving knowledge, or
"Breaking the law by having or dealing with bad publications when you know they are wrong"
132A: Aggravating factor to be taken into account in sentencing, etc, for certain publications offences, or
"The court must consider what makes a crime worse when sentencing for certain publication offences."
A person may be convicted of exhibiting an objectionable publication if what is exhibited is in all the circumstances objectionable, notwithstanding that it is a part only of a publication that is not objectionable or is a restricted publication.
