Bill
Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Amendment (Classification Tools and Other Measures) Bill 2014
passed, as at 2014-09-11. Attorney-General portfolio.
- Sponsor
- Not recorded
- Portfolio
- Attorney-General
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2014-03-19
- second reading — 2014-03-19
- second reading — 2014-03-25
- second reading — 2014-03-25
- third reading — 2014-03-25
- introduced — 2014-03-26
- second reading — 2014-03-26
- second reading — 2014-08-28
- second reading — 2014-08-28
- third reading — 2014-08-28
- passed — 2014-08-28
- royal assent — 2014-09-11
Divisions
No divisions recorded. Most questions are decided on the voices; this does not establish that a bill was unopposed.
Plain-language summary
Written by a model from the explanatory memorandum; not the record, as at 2014-03-19.
This bill would update Australia's national classification system for publications, films and computer games based on initial recommendations from a law reform review.
It would allow automated classification tools, require classification markings on all rated content, and let the Attorney-General's Department alert police about potentially refused-classification material without a prior decision.
The bill also makes minor amendments, including giving the minister explicit power to set rules for displaying consumer advice and replacing the requirement for Senior Classifiers with a discretion to appoint them.
- Expands exemptions for films shown at festivals and cultural institutions.
- Permits classification via automated tools like online questionnaires.
- Makes classification markings mandatory on all classified content.
- Broadens exceptions so modified films and games do not need re-classification.
- Lets the Attorney-General's Department notify law enforcement of potential refused-classification content before formal classification.
- Gives the minister power to determine consumer advice display rules.
Consumers, film and computer game distributors, festivals, cultural institutions, the Classification Board, the Attorney-General's Department, and law enforcement authorities.
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