Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Act 1995

A person may apply to the Secretary of the Department for accreditation to classify films and computer games for the Australian Capital Territory.

The application must:

be in a form approved, in writing, by the Secretary; and

be accompanied by a declaration made by the person to the effect that the person:

has not been convicted of an offence against a law of the Commonwealth, or a law of a State or Territory, involving fraud or dishonesty; and

has not been ordered to pay a pecuniary penalty for the contravention of a civil penalty provision of a law of the Commonwealth, or a law of a State or Territory, involving fraud or dishonesty.

The Secretary may, in writing, accredit the person to classify films and computer games for the Australian Capital Territory for a specified period, if:

the person has made an application in accordance with subsection (2); and

the person has, within the previous 12 months, completed approved training in classification; and

the person has paid the accreditation fee (if any) that relates to the specified period; and

there is no notice under section 17B, 17C, 22F, 22H or 22Q in force in relation to the person; and

the Secretary is not aware of any reason why the person is not a suitable person to classify films and computer games.

For the approval of training, see section 22S.

If the person has been requested to complete further training under 22N, the Secretary may not accredit the person for a further period until the person has completed the training: see subsection 22N(2).

For the purposes of paragraph (3)(c), the regulations may prescribe an accreditation fee in relation to a period to be paid by an accredited person for services that the Commonwealth (including the Board and the Secretary of the Department) provides in administering the classification of films and computer games by accredited persons under this Act.

A fee prescribed under subsection (4) must not be such as to amount to taxation.

Nothing in this section affects the operation of Part VIIC of the Crimes Act 1914 (which includes provisions that, in certain circumstances, relieve persons from the requirement to disclose spent convictions and require persons aware of such convictions to disregard them).