Have your say on the R18+ classification

PALGN News | Before Friday's meeting.

If you were to take a trip to the beautiful Barossa Valley this coming Friday, there's a chance that you'd run into Australia's top censorship ministers. No, they're not their on an obligatory tour of the vineyards, but to debate the introduction of an R18+ rating for games. As we have previously reported, South Australia's Attorney General, Michael Atkinson has vowed to again oppose an R18+ rating, just as he did back in 2002.

Renowned Australian journalist Jason Hill has posted his counter arguement, as well as a link to an open letter that he wrote to the Honourable Mr Atkinson, in his latest Screen Play blog entry. But efforts like his aren't going to get the job done alone. Mr Hill has called upon all gamers, as well as their friends, colleagues and families to join in as well.

Within his blog entry, readers can find a list of state and federal Attorney Generals, as well as a poll and an encouragement to leave a comment. Rather then sitting idly by, if you really do want to make a difference or have your opinion heard, we suggest constructively adding your say to the debate through the above mentioned channels.

Stay tuned to PALGN, as we'll bring you the result of Friday's meeting as soon as it becomes available to us.

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5 Comments

Additives

3 years ago

Friday? tomorrow is friday! i mean..the day after...or...i dont know

but its soon, better get typeign...

posted this on the blog
"Im 17, so an R rating does inconvienience me a litte, but in the long run, not much, i have enough frineds over 18 to get me a game if i want it, and i live out of home, so parental controll isnt an issue (rightly so, I moved out, i pay my own rent, bills and food)

However, the story is not the same for a 12yrold who manages to get his hands on a game like Bioshock. If it had an R rating, they wouldnt be able to get it, while mature gamers who can deal with the nature of such a game arent denied one of the better games of the year. Admittedly bioshock got a MA, but with an R system it would have almost definantly filtered into that category.

MA leads parents to think along the lines of "well, 13 is ALMOST 15, it should be fine" where as not many fit parents would buy an R rated movie for their 13yr old child.

And as aother point, censorship is wrong. If i wanted people to take away my choices i'd go live in a dictatorship (not that we are really all that far off one, when one person can over-ride 6 in amtters of policy...isn't democracy ment to be the rule of the majority?)"

evil_kenshin

3 years ago

well its really a moot point since no matter how many gamers/whoever turn up, aslong as the south Australian attorney general refuses, nothings going to change (Since it requires a 100% agreement among the Attorney generals)

Rabscallion

3 years ago

Well it wont be two bad if an R rating is introduced. remember most games still wont be R rated unless they are outragously violent or are porn games. i wouldnt worry if i were you guys. the only games that will get an R ratings are ones already banned or censored heavily now

mipac

3 years ago

evil_kenshin wrote

Not really. I'm pretty sure the law is that for a nation-wide R18+ rating, every state needs to be on board, OR, every state except one, and that one state wont get the R18+

Additives

3 years ago

Actually it needs to me unanimous. Was implimented to stop the states getting too pissed off when camberra informed them that individual ratings boards are actually illegal. Basically, really **** dammage controll then that we are stuck with now. The only places that can have individual ratings are the teritories, as shown by x18+

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