Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Act 1995

In this Act—

acceptable proof of age, in relation to a person, means documentary evidence that might reasonably be accepted as applying to the person and as showing that the person is an adult;

additional content in a film that also comprises a classified film or an exempt film includes, but is not limited to—

additional scenes for the classified film or exempt film (such as alternative endings or deleted scenes); and

a film of the making of the classified film or exempt film; and

interviews with, and commentaries by, directors, actors and other persons involved with the making of the classified film or exempt film; and

such other material as is prescribed by the regulations, but does not include—

a work; or

such other material as is prescribed by the regulations;

additional content assessor means a person who is authorised by the National Director under section 22D of the Commonwealth Act;

adult means a person who is 18 or older;

adult-only premises means premises to which entry is restricted to adults;

advertisement has the same meaning as in the Commonwealth Act;

advertising scheme means the scheme determined from time to time under section 31 of the Commonwealth Act;

approved advertisement means an advertisement approved under the Commonwealth Act;

approved form means a form approved under section 8A of the Commonwealth Act;

authorised television series assessor means a person authorised in accordance with the scheme determined under section 14B of the Commonwealth Act to prepare assessments of television series films;

buy means buy or exchange or hire and includes offer to buy or exchange or hire, agree to buy, exchange or hire and cause or permit to be bought or exchanged or hired, whether by retail or wholesale;

classifiable elements has the same meaning as in the Commonwealth Act;

classified, in relation to a publication, film or computer game, means classified under the Commonwealth Act;

Commonwealth

Act means the Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Act 1995 of the Commonwealth, as amended from time to time;

Commonwealth

Broadcasting Act means the Broadcasting

Services Act 1992 of the Commonwealth, as amended from time to time, or an Act enacted in substitution for that Act;

computer game has the same meaning as in the Commonwealth Act;

consumer advice, in relation to a publication, film or computer game, means consumer advice determined under the Commonwealth Act for the publication, film or computer game;

contentious material has the same meaning as in the Commonwealth Act;

Convenor means the Convenor of the National Review Board appointed under section 74 of the Commonwealth Act;

demonstrate includes exhibit, display, screen, play or make available for playing;

determined markings means markings determined under section 8 of the Commonwealth Act;

exempt computer game has the same meaning as in the Commonwealth Act;

exempt film has the same meaning as in the Commonwealth Act;

exhibit, in relation to a film, means project or screen;

film has the same meaning as in the Commonwealth Act;

guardian means an adult who is exercising parental control over a minor under

15;

international flight, in relation to an aircraft, means a flight that passes through the air space over the territory of more than one country and includes any part of the flight that may occur within Australia;

international voyage, in relation to a vessel, means a voyage, whether direct or indirect, between a place in Australia and a place outside Australia and includes any part of the voyage that may occur within Australia;

minor means a person who is under 18;

National

Board means the Classification Board established by the Commonwealth Act;

National

Classification Code means the National Classification Code as in force from time to time under the Commonwealth Act;

national classification guidelines means the classification guidelines as in force from time to time under the Commonwealth Act;

National

Director means Director of the National Board appointed under the

Commonwealth Act;

National

Review Board means the Classification Review Board established by the

Commonwealth Act;

place includes vacant land, premises, a vehicle, a vessel and an aircraft (except a vessel on an international voyage or an aircraft on an international flight);

publication has the same meaning as in the Commonwealth Act;

public place means a place that the public is entitled to use or that is open to or used by the public, whether on payment of money or otherwise;

publish has the same meaning as in the Commonwealth Act;

restricted publications area means premises, or a part of premises, constructed and managed in accordance with the requirements under Part

9 of this Act;

sell means sell or exchange or let on hire, and includes offer or display for sale or exchange or hire, agree to sell, exchange or hire and cause or permit to be sold or exchanged or hired, whether by retail or wholesale;

submittable publication has the same meaning as in the Commonwealth Act and includes a publication called in by the National Director under Schedule 1 of this Act;

television series film means a film that comprises—

1 or more episodes of a television series; or

1 or more episodes of a television series and series‑related material if that material does not appear to be self‑contained and produced for viewing as a discrete entity;

work has the same meaning as in the Commonwealth Act.