Australian Government Opens Classification Debate To Public

14 Dec 2009 at 12:48:35 by Andy Alderson

The Australian government has invited the public into the debate on adult game classification.

A government web page asks the public for their “submissions” on the issue, which had previously only been considered by censorship ministers. 

“The Commonwealth Government has released a discussion paper which briefly summarises the key arguments for and against an R 18+ classification for computer games,” reads the page.

“Submissions are being sought on whether the Australian National Classification Scheme should include an R 18+ classification category for computer games.  Submissions can be made by downloading and completing the submission template.”

The cut-off date is 28 February 2010, so time to wax opinionated Australians!

The Aussie censorship system currently has no adult rating for games beyond MA 15+, meaning many adult-oriented titles are refused classification by the Office of Film and Literature Classification (OFLC) or are only passed once edits have been made.

(Thanks VG247)

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