Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Amendment Regulations 2007 (No. 2)1

Select Legislative Instrument 2007 No. 244

I, PHILIP MICHAEL JEFFERY, Governor‑General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Act 1995.

Dated 22 August 2007

P. M. JEFFERY

Governor‑General

By His Excellency’s Command

PHILIP RUDDOCK

Attorney‑General

1 Name of Regulations

  These Regulations are the Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Amendment Regulations 2007 (No. 2).

2 Commencement

  These Regulations commence on 15 September 2007.

3 Amendment of Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Regulations 2005

  Schedule 1 amends the Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Regulations 2005.

Schedule 1 Amendments

(regulation 3)

[1] Regulation 7

omit

  For

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 (1) For

[2] Paragraph 7 (d)

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film.

insert

film; and

[3] After paragraph 7 (d)

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 (e) the fee for a film, other than a film for public exhibition, consisting of 1 or more classified films or certified exempt films and additional content, submitted with an assessment of the additional content by an additional content assessor, is the amount mentioned in item 2 of Division 2 of Part 3 of Schedule 1; and

 (f) the fee for a film, other than a film for public exhibition, consisting of 1 or more non‑certified exempt films and additional content, submitted with an assessment of the additional content by an additional content assessor, is the sum of:

 (i) the amount mentioned in Division 1 of Part 3 of Schedule 1 for the duration of the non‑certified exempt film or films; and

 (ii)  the amount mentioned in item 3 of Division 2 of Part 3 of Schedule 1; and

 (g) the fee for a film, other than a film for public exhibition, consisting of 1 or more classified films or certified exempt films, or any combination of classified films and certified exempt films, and 1 or more non‑certified exempt films, and additional content, submitted with an assessment of the additional content by an additional content assessor, is the sum of:

 (i) the amount mentioned in Division 1 of Part 3 of Schedule 1 for the duration of the non‑certified exempt film or films; and

 (ii) the amount mentioned in item 3 of Division 2 of Part 3 of Schedule 1.

[4] Regulation 7

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 (2) In this regulation:

certified exempt film means a film for which a certificate has been issued under Division 6 of Part 2 of the Act.

non‑certified exempt film means an exempt film for which a certificate has not been issued under Division 6 of Part 2 of the Act.

[5] S ubregulation 9 (1)

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paragraph 7 (c) or (d)

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paragraph 7 (c), (d), (e), (f) or (g)

[6] After regulation 17

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17A Maximum number of members

  For section 47 of the Act, the maximum number of members is 30.

[7] Schedule 1, Part 3, heading

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Part 3 Fee for classification of a film other than a film for public exhibition

(paragraphs 7 (c) to (g) and regulation 9)

[8] Schedule 1, Part 3, Division 2

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Division 2 Other

Note

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