Apr 5, 2013

5 April 2013 Minister for Home Affairs Jason Clare today announced that he would introduce the first stage of reforms to the National Classification System into Parliament during the winter session. Mr Clare presented the reforms to the Standing Council on Law and Justice meeting in Darwin yesterday where State and Territory Minister’s agreed to the...

Mar 7, 2013

Over at The Punch today, Ron has contributed a piece about Classification and the broader reform required.  Read here. Share this:

Feb 14, 2013

Finally – R18+ has passed in QLD.  Mark Serrels over at Kotaku has written a piece on how the process unfolded – but thankfully it did.  It should all be finalised in the next couple of weeks once the Govenor signs, bringing QLD into line with the rest of Australia and the rest of the western world. Share...

Jan 11, 2013

To view the PDF Click here 11 January 2013 MEDIA RELEASE   ‘Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor’s Edge’ first R 18+ computer game in Australia     The Director of the Classification Board, Ms Lesley O’Brien announced today that Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor’s Edge was the first computer game in Australia to be classified R 18+ in the newly created adult...

Dec 12, 2012

The Classification Branch has developed products to assist retailers in preparation of R18+ for computer games on 1 January 2013. The R 18+ computer games package consists of: An A4 revised classification poster (known as the approved notice) that explains all the classifications and is required to be displayed in stores where films or games are sold or...

Nov 14, 2012

As reported over at MCVPacific, the Classification Branch has re-launched their website.  It is far easier now for people to use the website.  To read the MCV report, click here and to see the new Classification website, click here Share...