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5. The New National Classification SchemeRecommendation 5–1 A new National Classification Scheme should be enacted regulating the classification of media content.Recommendation 5–2 The National Classification Scheme should be based on a new Act, the Classification of Media Content Act. The Act should provide, among other things, for:(a) what types of media content may or must …
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Australian Law Reform Commission President Professor Rosalind Croucher Commissioner in Charge Professor Terry Flew Commissioners The Hon Justice Berna Collier, Part-time Commissioner The Hon Justice Susan Kenny, Part-time Commissioner Executive Director Sabina Wynn Legal Team Bruce Alston, Acting Principal Legal Officer Jared Boorer, Senior Legal Officer Justine Clarke, Senior Legal Officer Michele Reddy, Senior Policy …
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Read moreAppendix 1. Agencies, Organisations and Individuals Consulted
Name Location Mark Armstrong, Executive Director, Network Insight Sydney Australian and New Zealand Communication Association, roundtable participants on Media Classification special session: Kath Albury; Elizabeth Burns Coleman; Brett Hutchins; Clare Lloyd; Jason Potts; Elinor Rennie Hamilton, New Zealand Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Creative Industries and Innovation, Policy Convergence Panel, with Terry Cutler …
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Read moreMethods of restricting access
8.19 In this Discussion Paper, the ALRC proposes that access to certain content—classified and unclassified—should continue to be restricted to adults.[10] This paper also assumes that certain content will continue to be prohibited even to adults (although what this content should be is discussed in Chapter 10). This section considers methods of restricting access, online …
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Read moreBenefits of the proposed new National Classification Scheme
Promoting platform neutrality5.4 The proposed new National Classification Scheme would promote platform neutrality in classification law, as discussed in Chapter 4. Platform neutrality means that, as outlined in Principle 8, there should be a uniform approach to the same or similar content, regardless of the medium of delivery.5.5 This helps avoid inconsistencies that are manifest …
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Read moreRelated inquiries
1.6 Since 2008, there have been a significant number of inquiries and reviews covering matters related to the Inquiry. These are briefly described below.1.7 In 2008, the report of the Senate Standing Committee on Environment, Communications and the Arts, Sexualisation of Children in the Contemporary Media, was released.[1] The Committee, chaired by Senator Anne McEwen, …
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Australian Law Reform Commission President Professor Rosalind Croucher Commissioner in Charge Professor Terry Flew Commissioners The Hon Justice Berna Collier, Part-time Commissioner The Hon Justice Susan Kenny, Part-time Commissioner Executive Director Sabina Wynn Legal Team Bruce Alston, Principal Legal Officer Jared Boorer, Senior Legal Officer Justine Clarke, Senior Legal Officer Kathryn Nielson, Legal Officer Michele …
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Read moreALRC legal intern program
CongratulationsThe ALRC looks forward to welcoming four new interns in August for our second semester program. The ALRC had over 50 applications for the internship program this round, and the four successful applicants will be working on the National Classification Scheme Review and the Commonwealth Laws and Family Violence Inquiry. Robert Chiarella—Robert is in his …
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Read moreALRC Brief | August 2011
View original e-newsletter format >> Welcome to the second edition of the ALRC Brief – a publication distributed by email and on the website, to keep our friends and stakeholders apprised of news and developments at the ALRC. From the President’s desk The past four months since the inaugural ALRC Brief have seen many significant changes to the ALRC …
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Read moreClassification Enforcement Contacts Forum
Paper presented by Terry Flew, Commissioner, Australian Law Reform Commission, to Classification Enforcement Contacts Forum 2011, Sydney, 7 June 2011
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