New South Wales Consolidated Acts New South Wales Consolidated ActsThe object of this Act is to give effect to the national scheme for the classification of publications, films and computer games set out in the Commonwealth Act by:
(a) providing for the enforcement of classification decisions made under the Commonwealth Act, and
(b) prohibiting the publishing (including the sale, exhibition, distribution and demonstration) of certain publications, films and computer games.
Note: Section 92 of the Commonwealth Act provides that the Commonwealth Act does not apply to broadcasting services to which the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 of the Commonwealth applies. Accordingly, television and radio programs are not part of the classification scheme which this Act is enforcing for New South Wales purposes.
Note: Section 9 of the Commonwealth Act provides that publications, films and computer games are to be classified in accordance with the National Classification Code and the classification guidelines (as determined under section 12 of that Act).