Western Australian Numbered Acts

CENSORSHIP AMENDMENT ACT 2006 (NO. 10 OF 2006) - SCHEDULE 2

[s. 36]

1 .         Transitional provisions for films and advertisements with older ratings

                If, just before Part 4 commenced, a film or advertisement had a classification of a type mentioned in column 2 of the following Table, in relation to an item, then, for the purposes of applying the Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Enforcement Act 1996 after that Part commences, the film or advertisement is taken to have, and to have had at all times before that Part commenced when it had that classification, the classification of the type mentioned in column 3 of the Table in relation to the item.

Table

Film and advertisement classifications
Column 1 Item	Column 2 Former type of classification	Column 3 New type of classification
1	M (15+)	M
2	MA (15+)	MA 15+
3	R	R 18+
4	X	X 18+

2 .         Transitional provisions for computer games and advertisements with older ratings

                If, just before Part 4 commenced, a computer game or advertisement had a classification of a type mentioned in column 2 of the following Table, in relation to an item, then, for the purposes of applying the Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Enforcement Act 1996 after that Part commences, the computer game or advertisement is taken to have, and to have had at all times before that Part commenced when it had that classification, the classification of the type mentioned in column 3 of the Table in relation to the item.

Table

Computer game and advertisement classifications
Column 1 Item	Column 2 Former type of classification	Column 3 New type of classification
1	G (8+)	PG
2	M (15+)	M
3	MA (15+)	MA 15+