South Australian Consolidated Acts

CLASSIFICATION (PUBLICATIONS, FILMS AND COMPUTER GAMES) ACT 1995 - SECT 4

4—Interpretation

In this Act—

"acceptable proof of age", in relation to a person, means documentary evidence that might reasonably be accepted as applying to the person and as showing that the person is an adult;

"adult" means a person who is 18 or older;

"advertisement" has the same meaning as in the Commonwealth Act;

"approved advertisement" means—

            (a)         an advertisement approved by the Council or the Minister under Part 3 of this Act for a publication, film or computer game; or

            (b)         if an advertisement for a publication, film or computer game has not been approved under Part 3 of this Act—the advertisement as approved under the Commonwealth Act;

"approved form" means a form approved by the National Director and published in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette;

"business day" means a day other than a Saturday or a Sunday or other public holiday under the Holidays Act 1910 ;

"buy" means buy or exchange or hire and includes offer to buy or exchange or hire, agree to buy, exchange or hire and cause or permit to be bought or exchanged or hired, whether by retail or wholesale;

"classified" means—

            (a)         in relation to a publication, film or computer game—classified by the Council or the Minister under Part 3 of this Act; or

            (b)         in relation to a publication, film or computer game that is not classified under Part 3 of this Act—classified under the Commonwealth Act;

"Commonwealth Act" means the Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Act 1995 of the Commonwealth, as amended from time to time;

"Commonwealth Broadcasting Act" means the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 of the Commonwealth, as amended from time to time, or an Act enacted in substitution for that Act;

"computer game" has the same meaning as in the Commonwealth Act;

"consumer advice" means—

            (a)         consumer advice determined by the Council or the Minister under Part 3 of this Act for a publication, film or computer game; or

            (b)         in relation to a publication, film or computer game for which no consumer advice is determined under Part 3 of this Act—consumer advice determined under the Commonwealth Act for the publication, film or game;

"contentious material" has the same meaning as in the Commonwealth Act;

"Council" means the South Australian Classification Council established under Part 2 of this Act;

"demonstrate" includes exhibit, display, screen, play or make available for playing;

"determined markings" means markings determined under section 8 of the Commonwealth Act;

"exempt computer game" has the same meaning as in the Commonwealth Act;

"exempt film" has the same meaning as in the Commonwealth Act;

"exhibit", in relation to a film, means project or screen;

"film" has the same meaning as in the Commonwealth Act;

"guardian" means an adult who is exercising parental control over a minor under 15;

"international flight", in relation to an aircraft, means a flight that passes through the air space over the territory of more than one country and includes any part of the flight that may occur within Australia;

"international voyage", in relation to a vessel, means a voyage, whether direct or indirect, between a place in Australia and a place outside Australia and includes any part of the voyage that may occur within Australia;

"minor" means a person who is under 18;

"National Board" means the Classification Board established by the Commonwealth Act;

"National Classification Code" means the National Classification Code as in force from time to time under the Commonwealth Act;

"national classification guidelines" means the classification guidelines as in force from time to time under the Commonwealth Act;

"National Director" means Director of the National Board appointed under the Commonwealth Act;

"National Review Board" means the Classification Review Board established by the Commonwealth Act;

"place" includes vacant land, premises, a vehicle, a vessel and an aircraft (except a vessel on an international voyage or an aircraft on an international flight);

"publication" has the same meaning as in the Commonwealth Act;

"public place" means a place that the public is entitled to use or that is open to or used by the public, whether on payment of money or otherwise;

"publish" has the same meaning as in the Commonwealth Act;

"restricted publications area" means premises, or a part of premises, constructed and managed in accordance with the requirements under Part 9 of this Act;

"sell" means sell or exchange or let on hire, and includes offer or display for sale or exchange or hire, agree to sell, exchange or hire and cause or permit to be sold or exchanged or hired, whether by retail or wholesale;

"submittable publication" has the same meaning as in the Commonwealth Act and includes a publication called in by the Council or the Minister under Part 3 or the National Director under Schedule 1 of this Act;

"work" has the same meaning as in the Commonwealth Act.