Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Amendment (Industry Self‑Classification) Regulations 2024

I, General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd), Governor‑General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following regulations.

Dated   29 Febraury 2024

David Hurley

Governor‑General

By His Excellency’s Command

Michelle Rowland

Minister for Communications

Contents

1 Name

2 Commencement

3 Authority

4 Schedules

Schedule 1—Amendments

Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Regulations 2005

1  Name

  This instrument is the Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Amendment (Industry Self‑Classification) Regulations 2024.

2  Commencement

 (1) Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.

 (2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.

3  Authority

  This instrument is made under the Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Act 1995.

4  Schedules

  Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1—Amendments

Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Regulations 2005

1  After regulation 21

Insert:

21A  When consumer advice is taken to be misleading, incorrect or grossly inadequate

  For the purposes of paragraph 93(2)(c) of the Act, consumer advice in relation to a publication, film or computer game (the relevant material) is taken to be misleading, incorrect or grossly inadequate if the consumer advice:

 (a) does not include a classifiable element that:

 (i) is in the relevant material; and

 (ii) is at the same level as the classification for the relevant material; or

 (b) includes a classifiable element that is not in the relevant material.