Office of Film and Literature Classification
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The Australian | January 15, 2010
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Stuff | December 27, 2009
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Xbox 360 Fanboy | December 22, 2009
OFLC posts rating for Perfect Dark on XBLA
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Joystiq | December 09, 2009
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Wired: Game Life | December 04, 2009
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Wikipedia | November 12, 2009
Office of Film and Literature Classification (New Zealand)
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Stuff | October 31, 2009
Ratings urged for cell games
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Sydney Morning Herald - Business | October 30, 2009
Wowsers play an old game with new media
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IGN | October 29, 2009
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Description from Wikipedia:
The Office of Film and Literature Classification is a statutory censorship and classification body which provides day to day administrative support for the Classification Board which classified films, video games and publications in Australia, and the Classification Review Board which reviews films, computer games and publications when a valid application has been made.
The Classification Board and the Classification Review Board are established by the Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Act 1995 (Cth). This Act also contains the National Classification Code.
The Office of Film and Literature Classification has taken 'censorship' out of its title. However, it is able to censor media by refusing classification and making the media illegal for hire, exhibition and importation to Australia. This has attracted particular controversy in the case of computer and video games as the R18+ classification does not exist for video games.
- Name:
- Office of Film and Literature Classification
- Founding Date:
- January 01, 1970
- Head:
- Robert McClelland
- Parent Agency:
- Attorney-General's Department
- Child Agency:
- Classification Board
- Website:
- http://www.classification.gov.au
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