Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Act 1995

E576011

Australian federal statute

The Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Act 1995 is an Australian federal law that establishes the national scheme for classifying films, video games, and certain publications for consumer information and content regulation.

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Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Australian federal statute ⓘ
administeredBy	Australian Government NERFINISHED ⓘ Department responsible for communications and the arts (portfolio may change over time) ⓘ
appliesTo	certain publications distributed in Australia ⓘ computer games distributed in Australia ⓘ films distributed in Australia ⓘ
basedOn	cooperative scheme between Commonwealth, States and Territories ⓘ
citationStyle	Cth (Commonwealth) legislation ⓘ
country	Australia ⓘ
establishes	national classification scheme for publications, films and computer games ⓘ
hasAmendments	true ⓘ
inForce	true ⓘ
jurisdiction	Commonwealth of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageOfText	English ⓘ
legalArea	censorship and classification law ⓘ media regulation ⓘ
legislature	Parliament of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ
objective	to prohibit material considered offensive or illegal under Australian standards ⓘ to provide information to consumers about the content of media products ⓘ to restrict access to material considered unsuitable for certain age groups ⓘ
partOf	Australian national classification scheme NERFINISHED ⓘ
policyArea	child protection in media consumption ⓘ cultural policy ⓘ
providesFor	classification categories for certain publications ⓘ classification categories for computer games ⓘ classification categories for films ⓘ enforcement mechanisms for classification decisions ⓘ offences relating to unclassified or improperly classified material ⓘ prohibited content categories ⓘ
purpose	to establish a national classification scheme for publications, films and computer games ⓘ to provide consumer information about content of publications, films and computer games ⓘ to regulate the availability of certain publications, films and computer games based on content ⓘ
regulates	advertising of classified material ⓘ classification of certain publications ⓘ classification of computer games ⓘ classification of films ⓘ display of classification markings ⓘ
relatedTo	State and Territory classification enforcement legislation in Australia ⓘ
scope	cinema films, DVDs, Blu-ray and similar formats ⓘ computer and video games in physical and some digital formats ⓘ publications including some magazines and books with specified content ⓘ
setsOut	functions and powers of classification decision-makers ⓘ review and appeal mechanisms for classification decisions ⓘ
shortTitle	Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Act 1995 NERFINISHED ⓘ
typeOfLaw	consumer information law ⓘ content regulation law ⓘ
yearOfEnactment	1995 ⓘ

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