13 November 2019 News Industry news – Use Box to upload your content Did you know you can use Box to upload your film and computer game content for classification?
13 November 2019 News ‘More information’ - helping you choose The ‘More Information’ feature is available for new cinema films released from September 2019.
13 November 2019 News What are “themes”? You may have seen consumer advice next to a rating that mentions themes, for example Mature themes or Mild themes. But what does “themes” mean?
10 October 2019 News Recruitment for Classification Board Temporary Member Register The Department has commenced a recruitment process for inclusion on the Temporary Member Register of the Classification Board.
21 May 2019 News Rocketman classified M A three-member panel of the Classification Review Board has unanimously determined that the film, Rocketman, is classified M (Mature) with the consumer advice ‘Mature them
17 May 2019 News Classification review announced for the film Rocketman The Classification Review Board has received an application to review the classification of the film, Rocketman.
5 April 2019 News Hellboy classified R 18+ upon review A five-member panel of the Classification Review Board has unanimously determined that the film Hellboy is classified R 18+ with the consumer advice 'High impact violence, blood and gore'.
29 March 2019 News Classification review announced for the film, Hellboy The Classification Review Board has received an application to review the classification of the film, Hellboy.
14 December 2018 News There are two versions of the theatrical release film, Bumblebee The Classification Board has considered and classified two versions of the film, Bumblebee, for Paramount Pictures Australia Pty Ltd.
11 December 2018 News Bumblebee classified PG upon review A three-member panel of the Classification Review Board has unanimously determined that the film Bumblebee is classified PG with the consumer advice 'Mild science fiction violence, mild th
5 December 2018 News Classification review announced for the film Bumblebee The Classification Review Board has received an application to review the classification of the film Bumblebee.
23 August 2018 News Recruitment—Deputy Director, Classification Board The Department of Communications and the Arts has commenced a recruitment process for the role of the Deputy Director of the Classification Board located in Sydney.
23 August 2018 News Recruitment—Review Board Members—several positions—Classification Review Board The Department of Communications and the Arts has commenced a recruitment process for several positions as Members of the Classification Review Board.
3 July 2018 News We Happy Few classified R 18+ upon review A three-member panel of the Classification Review Board has unanimously determined that the computer game We Happy Few is classified R 18+ (Restricted) with the consumer advice 'Fantasy violence and interactive drug use'.
26 June 2018 News Classification review announced for the computer game We Happy Few The Classification Review Board has received an application to review the classification of the computer game We Happy Few.
28 February 2018 News Response to the News.com.au article ‘News.com.au forced to remove Islamic State article after Classification Board decision, sparking censorship concerns’ and Adjudication 1732 by the Australian Press Council An article published on the website News.com.au on 28 February 2018 (7:41am) by Charis Chang claims that the Classification Board has, for what appears to be the first time, ‘taken the
25 January 2018 News Modifications of films—new exceptions come into effect The Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) (Modifications of Films) Instrument 2015 was amended on 25 January 2018. This means that the rules for when a modified film needs to be submitted for classification have changed.
12 December 2017 News The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature classified G upon review A three-member panel of the Classification Review Board has unanimously determined that the film The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature is classified G (General) with the consumer advice 'Some scenes may scare young children'.
20 October 2017 News Jigsaw classified MA 15+ upon review A three-member panel of the Classification Review Board has unanimously determined that the film Jigsaw is classified MA 15+ (Mature Accompanied) with the consumer advice 'Strong themes and strong horror violence'.
19 October 2017 News Classification of the film Tom of Finland and allegations that the Classification Board is “homophobic” An opinion article published on the website Flicks.com.au on 17 October 2017 by Luke Buckmaster claims that the Classification Board is “homophobic” for classifying the film Tom of Fin
