Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

CLASSIFICATION (PUBLICATIONS, FILMS AND COMPUTER GAMES) ACT 1995 - SECT 22CF

  (1)   If:

  (a)   a publication, film or computer game is unclassified; and

  (b)   there is an approved classification tool for the publication, film or computer game; and

  (c)   the approved classification tool is used to produce a decision, for the Australian Capital Territory, on the classification of the publication, film or computer game; and

  (d)   the prescribed fee (if any) has been paid in relation to the decision;

the decision is taken, for the purposes of this Act, to be a decision of the Board to classify the publication, film or computer game.

  (2)   The following provisions of this Act do not apply in relation to the decision:

  (a)   Divisions   2, 2B, 2C and 2D of Part   2;

  (b)   Division   5 of Part   2.

  (3)   To avoid doubt, subsection   (1) does not apply to a decision made by the operation of an approved classification tool if the decision does not comply with a condition to which the approval is subject under subsection   22CA(3).

  (4)   The decision takes effect when it is included in:

  (a)   the register, known as the National Classification Database, maintained by the Department; or

  (b)   any replacement register.

  (5)   Consumer advice for the publication, film or computer game (as the case may be) that is determined by the approved classification tool is taken to be consumer advice determined under section   20 by the Board for the publication, film or computer game (as the case may be).

Note:   An approved classification tool must determine consumer advice: see paragraph   22CA(5)(b).