Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Enforcement Act 1996

In this Division —

code of practice means a code of practice, as amended from time to time, that is approved and published under section 100;

computer service means a service provided by or through the facilities of a computer communication system allowing —

the input, output or examination of computer data or computer programmes; or

the transmission of computer data or computer programmes from one computer to another; or

the transmission of computer data or computer programmes from a computer to a terminal device;

objectionable material means —

a film classified RC, a computer game classified RC, or a publication classified RC; or

[(b) deleted]

an article that promotes crime or violence, or incites or instructs in matters of crime or violence; or

an article that describes or depicts, in a manner that is likely to cause offence to a reasonable adult —

the use of violence or coercion to compel any person to participate in, or submit to, sexual conduct;

sexual conduct with or upon the body of a dead person;

the use of urine or excrement in association with degrading or dehumanizing conduct or sexual conduct;

bestiality;

acts of torture or the infliction of extreme violence or extreme cruelty;

restricted material means an article that a reasonable adult, by reason of the nature of the article, or the nature or extent of references in the article, to matters of sex, drug misuse or addiction, crime, cruelty, violence or revolting or abhorrent phenomena, would regard as unsuitable for a minor to see, read or hear.

[Section 99 amended: No. 30 of 2003 s. 21; No. 21 of 2010 s. 10.]

100. Codes of practice, approval of etc.

The Minister may approve any code of practice relating to computer services.

The Minister must cause a copy of a code of practice approved under subsection (1) to be published in the Government Gazette.

The Minister may approve an amendment of a code of practice, and upon publication in the Government Gazette of the approved amendment, the code is taken to be amended accordingly.

The Minister may by notice published in the Government Gazette revoke the approval of a code of practice.

A code of practice approved and published under this section is a regulation for the purpose of section 42 of the Interpretation Act 1984.