Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A00700:clause:6_28:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A00700
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 6 cl 28 (pt 2/3)
Character Range: 146471–149389

person or group on the basis of ethnicity, nationality, race, gender, sexual preference, age, religion or physical or mental disability;
 (f) such other matters relating to datacasting content as are of concern to the community.

 (4) In developing codes of practice referred to in paragraph (2)(a), (b) or (c), the group that the ABA is satisfied represents datacasting licensees must ensure that:
 (a) for the purpose of classifying films—those codes apply the film classification system administered by the Classification Board; and
 (b) those codes provide for methods of modifying films having particular classifications under that system so that the films are suitable to be transmitted; and
 (c) those codes provide for the provision of advice to consumers on the reasons for films receiving a particular classification; and
 (d) for the purpose of classifying interactive computer games—those codes apply the computer games classification system administered by the Classification Board; and
 (e) those codes provide for the provision of advice to consumers on the reasons for interactive computer games receiving a particular classification; and
 (f) for the purpose of classifying content (other than films or interactive computer games)—those codes apply the film classification system administered by the Classification Board in a corresponding way to the way in which that system applies to films; and
 (g) those codes provide for methods of modifying content (other than films or interactive computer games) having particular classifications under that system (as correspondingly applied) so that the content is suitable to be transmitted; and
 (h) those codes provide for the provision of advice to consumers on the reasons for content (other than films or interactive computer games) receiving a particular classification.

 (5) In developing codes of practice referred to in paragraph (2)(a) or (b), the group that the ABA is satisfied represents datacasting licensees must ensure that films classified as "M" or "MA" do not portray material that goes beyond the previous "AO" classification criteria.

Registration of codes of practice

 (6) If:
 (a) the group that the ABA is satisfied represents datacasting licensees develops a code of practice to be observed in the conduct of the datacasting operations of those licensees; and
 (b) the ABA is satisfied that:
 (i) the code of practice provides appropriate community safeguards for the matters covered by the code; and
 (ii) the code is endorsed by a majority of datacasting licensees; and
 (iii) members of the public have been given an adequate opportunity to comment on the code;
the ABA must include that code in the Register of codes of practice.

Interactive computer game

 (7) In this clause:

interactive computer game includes a computer game within the meaning of the Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Act 1995.