2. History
Not only was Lady Chatterley's Lover banned from importation into Australia in 1929, but a book describing the British trial, The Trial of Lady
Chatterley, was also banned in 1964. A copy was smuggled into the country and then published locally in 1965 to bypass the federal
importation ban.[4] The fallout from this event eventually led to the easing of censorship of books in the country.[5]
The Australian Classification Board was formed in 1970. It is a federal body with the power to classify (and to refuse classification) all films
(and, from 1994, video games). From 1994 to 2005 the ACB was overseen by the Office of Film and Literature Classification (OFLC). In
2007, the OFLC was dissolved and the Attorney-General's Department became responsible for the ACB.[6] 1993 saw the introduction of the
MA15+ rating to fill in the gap between the M rating and the R18+ rating due to complaints about films such as The Silence of the Lambs
being too strong for the M rating (not recommended for younger audiences, though any age is still admitted) but not high enough in impact to
be rated R18+ (no one under 18 years of age is admitted).
3.
4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
A
U
S
G MA15+ R18+
PG5 M X18+
U
S
A
G
PG-13 R NC-17
PG
C
A
N
G 14A
R
A
PG 18A 18A
^
insi
de
G
G
(Not suitable for young children)
13+ 16+
18+
18+
Explicit sexuality
5. Other censorship areas
Subscription television
Books
Video pornography
The Internet
Music artwork
Political speech
Censorship of personal injury compensation
![History
Not only was Lady Chatterley's Lover banned from importation into Australia in 1929, but a book describing the British trial, The Trial of Lady
Chatterley, was also banned in 1964. A copy was smuggled into the country and then published locally in 1965 to bypass the federal
importation ban.[4] The fallout from this event eventually led to the easing of censorship of books in the country.[5]
The Australian Classification Board was formed in 1970. It is a federal body with the power to classify (and to refuse classification) all films
(and, from 1994, video games). From 1994 to 2005 the ACB was overseen by the Office of Film and Literature Classification (OFLC). In
2007, the OFLC was dissolved and the Attorney-General's Department became responsible for the ACB.[6] 1993 saw the introduction of the
MA15+ rating to fill in the gap between the M rating and the R18+ rating due to complaints about films such as The Silence of the Lambs
being too strong for the M rating (not recommended for younger audiences, though any age is still admitted) but not high enough in impact to
be rated R18+ (no one under 18 years of age is admitted).](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)