Office of Film and Literature Classification

APPARENTLY, art and media can cause people to behave criminally. For more than 100 years, Australian politicians of all hues have sought to keep ''dangerous'' materials out of our reach. In the 19th century, there was no art form more...

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Classification board asked to review its 15+ rating due to terrorist content October 29, 2009 - The Australian Council on Children and the Media (ACCM), which looks into "building and maintaining a media environment that fosters the...

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The appeal over the decision to not rate L4D2 fails; edited version will be released. Zombie hunters in Australia are going to have to make do with an edited version of Left 4 Dead 2. After being refused a rating by Australia's Office of...

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UK, October 21, 2009 - Ghost Recon 4 may now have a new name, with Australia's Office of Film and Literature Classification recently detailing Ghost Recon Predator, a multiplatform game due next year. The existence of a new Ghost Recon has...

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The Office of Film and Literature Classification (OFLC, ) is the government agency in New Zealand that is responsible for classification of all films, videos, publications, and some video games in New Zealand. It was created by the Films,...

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Porn website pawned as rules ignored ADULTSHOP.COM managing director Malcolm Day blames the poor enforcement of pornography sales regulations for his company's failure to turn a profit over the past four years. Privately owned erotica...

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By Brian Ashcraft, 4:00 AM on Fri Oct 9 2009, 384 views (Edit, to draft, Slurp) Copy this whole post to another site While console games typically get the brunt end of the notoriously strict Australian ratings board, massively...

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Blizzard's MMO finally gets an M rating in Australia after five years without a local classification. Australians have long become used to their draconian classification system for video games, with the lack of an R18+ rating designating...

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If the OFLC doesn't approve the original version, an edited L4D2 will be released. By Chris Pereira, 10/07/2009 After Left 4 Dead 2 was essentially banned in Australia following the country's Office of Film and Literature Classification...

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The Deputy Chief Censor of Film and Literature Nicola McCully has been reappointed to the role, the Minister of Internal Affairs Nathan Guy announced today. "The reappointment of Ms McCully will retain her significant expertise in the area...

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