May 31, 2011
The Federal Attorney- General’s Department is inviting feedback on the new Draft Classification Guidelines. To view the guidelines click here. To complete the online survey and have your say, click...
July is crunch time for the R18+ decision
Mar 8, 2011
Fed Media Release Minister For Home Affairs And Justice – The Hon Brendan O’Connor MP Saturday, 5 March 2011 Minister for Justice Brendan O’Connor says July will be the time for Classification Ministers to decide on introducing an R 18+ classification for computer games. “Australians who’ve been following this debate will know that this issue has...
Gamespot reveals that an R18+ decision is impossible at March SCAG
Feb 16, 2011
As reported today by Laura Parker at Gamespot, the current NSW Attorney-General will not by attending the March SCAG meeting as his Government will be in caretaker mode, pending the NSW State Election. Therefore a decision on R18+ can not be made as it requires unanimous agreement from all State and Territory Attorneys-General. To read the article, click...
Kotaku – Classifying the Unclassifiable
Jan 6, 2011
Mark Serrells over at Kotaku has done a great job of explaining the challenges we face with Classification – not just R18+ but the bigger picture. To read the article, click here.
Review of the National Classification Scheme Announced
Dec 21, 2010
21 December 2010 Attorney-General Robert McClelland and Minister for Home Affairs Brendan O’Connor will ask the Australian Law Reform Commission to conduct a review of classification in Australia in light of changes in technology, media convergence and the global availability of media content. “As Australia’s foremost law reform institution...
