CLASSIFICATION OF COMPUTER GAMES AND IMAGES AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2013 No. 3 - SECT 24 24 Insertion of new pt 9, div 3

CLASSIFICATION OF COMPUTER GAMES AND IMAGES AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2013 No. 3 - SECT 24

Part 9—

insert—

'In this division—

commencement means the commencement of this section.

film see the Commonwealth Act, section 5.

'(1) This section applies to a film if—

(a) immediately before the commencement, the film was a computer game under this Act; and

(b) classification under section 5, or reclassification under section 6, of the film was started but not completed before the commencement.

'(2) The classification or reclassification may be decided as if the film were still a computer game under this Act.

'(3) For the Classification of Films Act 1991, the film is taken to have the classification decided under this section.

'(1) This section applies to a film that, immediately before the commencement—

(a) was a computer game under this Act; and

(b) had a classification G, PG, M, MA 15+ or RC that was given under this Act.

'(2) For the Classification of Films Act 1991, the film is taken to have the classification mentioned in subsection (1)(b).

'(3) Subsection (2) stops applying if the film is classified under the Commonwealth Act.

'(1) This section applies if—

(a) an application for an exemption under section 57 was made before the commencement for a film that, immediately before the commencement, was a computer game under this Act; and

(b) the application was not decided before the commencement.

'(2) The application may be decided as if the film were still a computer game under this Act.

'(3) If an exemption is given, the exemption is taken, for the Classification of Films Act 1991, to be an exemption given under section 58 of that Act.

'(1) This section applies if—

(a) an application for an exemption under section 59 was made before the commencement for a film that, immediately before the commencement, was a computer game under this Act; and

(b) the application was not decided before the commencement.

'(2) The application may be decided as if the film were still a computer game under this Act.

'(3) If an exemption is given, the exemption is taken, for the Classification of Films Act 1991, to be an exemption given under section 59A of that Act.

'(1) This section applies if an exemption is given under section 58 or 59 before the commencement for a film that, immediately before the commencement, was a computer game under this Act.

'(2) For the Classification of Films Act 1991, the exemption is taken to have been given under section 58 or 59A of that Act respectively.

'(3) If the exemption is subject to a condition, the exemption remains subject to the condition.

'(1) This section applies if, immediately before the commencement, a person could have applied to QCAT for the review of a decision in relation to a film that, immediately before the commencement, was a computer game under this Act.

'(2) The application may be made and decided as if the film were still a computer game under this Act.

'(3) For the Classification of Films Act 1991—

(a) the film is taken to have any classification decided under this section by QCAT; and

(b) an exemption given by QCAT under section 58 or 59 is taken to have been given under section 58 or 59A of the Classification of Films Act 1991 respectively.

'(1) This section applies if an application for the review of a decision under section 8 or 60 is made but not decided before the commencement of this section in relation to a film that, immediately before the commencement, was a computer game under this Act.

'(2) The application may be decided as if the film were still a computer game under this Act.

'(3) For the Classification of Films Act 1991—

(a) the film is taken to have any classification decided under this section by QCAT; and

(b) an exemption given by QCAT under section 58 or 59 is taken to have been given under section 58 or 59A of the Classification of Films Act 1991 respectively.'.