CLASSIFICATION (PUBLICATIONS, FILMS AND COMPUTER GAMES) ACT 1995 - SECT 6B Exempt films and exempt computer games
CLASSIFICATION (PUBLICATIONS, FILMS AND COMPUTER GAMES) ACT 1995 - SECT 6B
Exempt films and exempt computer games(1) Subject to subsection (3), a film specified in this table is an exempt film . Applications for classification of exempt films are not necessary.
Type | Description | |
1 | Business | A film of a promotional, technical or similar nature for use in the course of a business or trade |
2 | Accounting | A film for use in the keeping or verification of accounts |
3 | Professional | A film of a promotional, technical or similar nature for use in the course of a profession |
4 | Scientific | A film for use pursuant to a branch of knowledge conducted on objective principles involving the systemised observation of, and experiment with, phenomena |
5 | Educational | A film whose main purpose is for training, instruction or reference, as a manual, a lesson, an encyclopaedia or a guide |
6 | Current affairs | A film wholly or mainly comprising news reports or information about, or analysis of, current issues or events of public interest or importance |
7 | Hobbyist | A film wholly or mainly comprising a documentary record of a hobby or activity |
8 | Sporting | A film wholly or mainly comprising a documentary record of a sporting event |
9 | Family | A film wholly or mainly comprising a documentary record of a family event or activity |
10 | Live performance | A film wholly or mainly comprising a documentary record of a live artistic performance or that is used within such a performance |
11 | Musical presentation | A film wholly or mainly comprising a musical presentation |
12 | Religious | A film wholly or mainly comprising a documentary record of a religious event or activity |
13 | Community or cultural | A film wholly or mainly comprising a documentary record of a community or cultural activity or event |
14 | A film wholly or mainly comprising information about, or analysis of, subjects relating to the social sciences | |
15 | Natural history | A natural history film, or any film depicting wholly or mainly natural scenery |
16 | Language other than English | A film to which all of the following apply: (a) the film is wholly in a language other than English (disregarding any minor and infrequent uses of the English language or any English language subtitles or captioning); (b) the film has been imported into Australia for the sole purpose of being included in the collection of one or more the following: (i) a public library; (ii) a library of a tertiary educational institution; (c) the film is published in a physical format; (d) no more than 500 copies of the film in that format have been imported into Australia; (e) the film, if it were classified, would be likely to be classified G or PG |
(2) Subject to subsection (3), a computer game is an exempt computer game if it forms part of or is included in computer software specified in this table. Applications for classification of exempt computer games are not necessary.
Type | Description | |
1 | Business | Software for use in the course of a business or trade |
2 | Accounting | Software for use in the keeping or verification of accounts |
3 | Professional | Software for use in the course of a profession |
4 | Scientific | Software for use pursuant to a branch of knowledge conducted on objective principles involving the systemised observation of, and experiment with, phenomena |
5 | Educational | Software whose main purpose is for training, instruction or reference, as a manual, a lesson, an encyclopaedia or a guide |
(3) However, a film or computer game is not an exempt film or an exempt computer game if it contains:
(a) an advertisement that has been refused approval; or
(b) an advertisement for an unclassified film or an unclassified computer game:
(i) that has been assessed in accordance with section 31 or under section 33 as being likely to be classified M or a higher classification; or
(ii) the likely classification of which has not been assessed in accordance with section 31 or under section 33; or
(c) an advertisement for a film, or for a computer game, that has been classified M or a higher classification; or
(d) material that would be likely to cause the film or computer
game to be classified M or a higher classification.