Restricting access to content classified R 18+ and X 18+

8.15 Chapter 6 proposes that under the new scheme, a limited range of content must be classified. One of the purposes of classifying content is to determine whether the content should be restricted to adults, so that minors may be protected from distress or harm. Accordingly, the ALRC proposes that the Classification of Media Content Act should provide that access to all content that has been classified R 18+ or X 18+ (where X 18+ content is legal to distribute at all) must be restricted to adults. Later in this chapter, the ALRC proposes that methods of restricting access should be set out in industry codes of practice, approved and enforced by the Regulator.