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Deadline Approaches For R18+ Discussion Paper Submission

News from Luke - Tuesday, 23 February 2010 @ 3:48pm

Deadline Approaches For R18+ Discussion Paper Submission

There is only 5 days left for people to make a submission for the R18+ discussion that is being considered by the government. I know most of you are probably out performing criminal activites, but try and put some time aside to fill out the template before the close date.

The Commonwealth Government has released a discussion paper which briefly summarises the key arguments for and against an R 18+ classification for computer games. Censorship Ministers have considered the issue of an adult classification for computer games on several occasions. However, they have not undertaken public consultation on this issue.

Submissions are being sought on whether the Australian National Classification Scheme should include an R 18+ classification category for computer games.

Video Game retailer EB Games jumped into the fight for an R18+ classification early this year teaming up with Grow Up Australia. Over 60,000 EB customers showed support for a change, with Managing Director Steve Wilson stating that “This is not a call for violent video games, but rather a call for a better classification system that brings Australia in line with the rest of the world and other Australian entertainment industries, such as films.”

Grow Up Australia announced recently that the electronic form they were running attracted over 16,000 submissions. Heck, even Stephen Conroy said this week that he also supported the introduction of an adult classification.

The discussion paper, as well as the submission template can be found over at the Attorney-General's website. Submissions close the 28th February 2010

UPDATE: Luke - I have received some information that Paul Hunt, the former Deputy Director of the Classification Board and Office of Film and Literature Classification has made a submission. The massive 17 page document outlines why Paul believes that Australia should have an adult classification.

Any enlightened culture will continue to be concerned about children’s access to material that is only meant to be for adults, but that freedom comes at a cost: responsibility, trust and education. Parents and other adults in society must take responsibility to manage and restrict access to “adult” content. Lobby and interest groups must not force a set of beliefs that do not necessarily match broader community standards on others, but must trust their fellow Australians to manage their own lives and their families’ lives. Governments, in partnership with industry, must educate consumers, particularly parents, about classification schemes and content suitability.

Paul later wraps things up with a nice little nudge to Michael Atkinson.

The current discussion is an opportunity for the Australian Government to take a leadership role with its State and Territory colleagues and repair the dangerous gap in the National Classification Scheme created by past mistakes. The Australian Government and Censorship Ministers have made the wrong decision about this issue in the past. There is a need to follow South Australian Attorney General Michael Atkinson’s advice on a recent similar issue regarding the rights and freedoms of Australians – an attempt to restrict political comment on the internet: "When one gets public opinion wrong, as I did, one has to change one's mind."

The full 17 page submission can be viewed here



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