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Government To Implement Changes To Classification, Starting With Automated Classification For Video Games
29When an R18+ classification was finally put in place across all states and territories, the Australian games industry was already preparing to push towards the next step: dealing with broader, bigger areas of classification. The National Classification Scheme Review undertaken by the Australian Law Reform Commission in 2012 was a major part of that step…
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As Of Today, R18+ Games Can Be Sold In QLD
When it was finally announced that R18+ legislation had been passed in Queensland, there was only one step left to take before the new legislation finally came into being — the Governor of Queensland had to sign off on the act. Now we can officially announce that the Classification of Computer Games and Images and…
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Queensland Set To Miss R18+ Deadline
When the Federal Government passed R18+ legislation it set a January 1 deadline for all states and territories to pass its own individual R18+ legislation, to help regulate the sale of adult video games Australia-wide. Since then most states and territories have either passed, or are in the process of passing, that legislation. But now…
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UPDATE: All States Have Either Passed Or Tabled R18+ Legislation In Parliament
With most states and territories either in the process of pushing through R18+ legislation, or having passed it already, it was left to both NT and QLD to play catch-up in order to meet the January 1 deadline set by the Federal Government to get the R18+ rating up and running. Thankfully, it seems like…