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South Australia
A BILL FOR
An Act to amend the
Classification
(Publications, Films and Computer Games) Act 1995
.
Contents
Part 2—Amendment of Classification
(Publications, Films and Computer Games) Act 1995
3Amendment of section
4—Interpretation
5Amendment of section 21—Consumer advice
for publications, films and computer games
The Parliament of South Australia enacts as
follows:
This Act may be cited as the Classification (Publications, Films and
Computer Games) (Publications—Parental Guidance) Amendment
Act 2015.
In this Act, a provision under a heading referring to the amendment of a
specified Act amends the Act so specified.
Part 2—Amendment
of Classification (Publications, Films and
Computer Games) Act 1995
3—Amendment
of section 4—Interpretation
Section 4, definition of determined markings—delete the
definition and substitute:
determined markings means—
(a) markings determined under section 8 of the Commonwealth Act;
or
(b) markings in relation to consumer advice for a publication
as—
(i) determined by the Council or the Minister under section 21 of
this Act; or
(ii) prescribed by regulation.
4—Amendment
of section 18—Classification of publications, films and games in
accordance with national code and guidelines
Section 18—after its present contents (now to be designated as
subsection (1)) insert:
(2) Subsection (1) does not prevent the Minister developing (and the
Council and the Minister applying) guidelines to be applied for the purposes of
section 21.
5—Amendment
of section 21—Consumer advice for publications, films and computer
games
(1) Section 21—after subsection (1) insert:
(1a) Consumer advice in relation to a publication may include, but is not
limited to, one of the following:
(a) PG Parental Guidance recommended for children
under 15;
(b) M Mature - Not recommended for children
under 15.
(2) Section 21—after subsection (3) insert:
(4) The regulations may prescribe determined markings in relation to a
consumer advice.