 Australia The FilmClassification Board The Australian state censor has responsibilityfor cinema, home video, video games, books and magazines. Appealsabout censorship decisions are heard by the Classification Review Board. Film & Game Classifications - G: (General Exhibition) These films andcomputer games are for general viewing. - PG: (Parental Guidance) Contains material which some children findconfusing or upsetting, and may require the guidance of parents orguardians. It is not recommended for viewing or playing by persons under15 without guidance from parents or guardians. - M: (Recommendedfor mature audiences) Contains material that is not recommended forpersons under 15 years of age. - MA15+ (Mature Accompanied) Thecontent is considered unsuitable for exhibition by persons under the ageof 15. Persons under this age may only legally purchase or exhibit MA15+rated content under the supervision of an adult guardian. - R18+ (Restricted) People under 18 may not buy, rent or exhibitthese films - X18+ (Restricted) People under 18 may not buy, rent orexhibit these films. This rating applies to real sex content only - RC(Refused Classification)Banned Note that there is no R18+ X18+available for games so adult games often end up getting banned much tothe annoyance of gamers. Note also that films classified as X18+(Restricted) are banned from sale or rent in most of Australia. They canonly be sold from Northern Territory and ACT (Canberra). Mail order andimports are allowed though and possession of X18+ material is legal Publication Classifications - Unrestricted
- Unrestricted Mature: Not recommended for readers under 15.
- Restricted Category 1: Not available to persons under 18 years.Softcore
- Restricted Category 2 : Not available to persons under 18 years. Onlyto be sold in adults only shops: Hardcore - RC: RefusedClassification. Banned Only publications that would be restricted 1 &2 need to be submitted for censorship. There is also a scheme thatmagazines only need to be submitted once. Subsequent issues inherit thesame rating. However later issues can be 'called in' for reassessment ifanything crops up to alert the censors of changes. Websites:
Classification Board Melon Farmers Pages:
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