Bill
Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Amendment (Loot Boxes) Bill 2022
lapsed, as at 2023-08-01.
- Sponsor
- Andrew Wilkie
- Portfolio
- Not recorded
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2022-11-28
- second reading — 2022-11-28
- other — 2023-08-01
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 2022-11-28.
This bill would change how games with purchasable mystery prizes are rated by Australia's classification system.
The Classification Board would have to give games containing these prize mechanisms a rating of R18+ or Refused Classification, and require a label warning parents about them.
The bill says loot boxes can be virtual boxes, crates, prize wheels or similar mechanisms that contain undisclosed items bought with real money.
- Requires the Classification Board to factor in loot boxes when deciding a game's rating.
- Forces a minimum rating of R18+ or Refused Classification on any game that includes loot boxes.
- Mandates a warning notice on games that contain loot boxes or similar features.
Producers and sellers of computer, video and online games, and parents and guardians who buy or supervise access to these games.
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