Australian Classification Board

The Australian Classification Board is a Government statutory body responsible for the classification and censorship of films, video games and publications for exhibition, sale or hire in Australia. The ACB was established in 1970 and was once part of the Office of Film and Literature Classification (OFLC), which was dissolved in 2006. The Department of Communications and the Arts provided administrative support to the ACB from 2006 until 2020, when it was merged into the 'mega department' of the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications. Decisions made by the ACB may be reviewed by the Australian Classification Review Board. The ACB now operates under the Commonwealth Classification Act 1995. The ACB is made up of a director, a deputy director, and three other board members, appointed by the government for three- or four-year terms, and temporary board members. The ACB is headquartered in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
==Ratings==
Rating	Description
 	Games that are rated G are suitable for all ages from 3 and older. Most games at this rating may contain comic mischief, infrequent use of mild violence, crude language, and mild crude humor.
 	Games that are rated PG are suitable for all ages, but would at times require supervised parental guidance. Otherwise, the recommended age at this rating would be those who are 10 and older. Most games at this rating may contain violence, crude language, crude humor, and some mild suggestive content.
 	Games that are rated M are recommended specifically for mature audiences at ages 13 and older. Games at this rating contain a high volume of violence, infrequent use of strong language, suggestive themes, partial nudity, simulated gambling, some substance abuse, and crude humor.
 	Games that are rated MA-15 are recommended specifically for mature audiences at ages 15 and older. Games at this rating contain intense violence, blood and gore, strong language, nudity, substance abuse, and sexual themes.
 	Games that are rated R18 are recommended for mature audiences no younger than the age of 18. Games at this rating contain high levels of intense violence, blood and gore, strong language, strong sexual content, nudity, substance abuse, and mature sexual themes.
 	Games that are rated X18 are specifically intended only for adults no less than the age of 18. This type of rating is very rare on certain games.
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