Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2008C00129:body:0:p10
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2008C00129
Segment Type: other
Provision Reference: 
Character Range: 27109–30822

as violence, sex, nudity, crime, suicide, drug and alcohol dependency, fetish, death, serious illness, and racism.

                       Cultural context: In relation to bona fide works of art, includes works of literary note.

                       Coarse language: Mild coarse language might include "bloody" or "bugger" and infrequent use of words such as "shit".
                       Strong coarse language includes "fuck" language and derivatives.

                       Demean: A description or depiction, directly or indirectly sexual in nature, which debases or appears to debase the person or the character depicted.

                       Depiction: Representation through image.  Realistic depictions include photographs and illustrations which are close to real life; stylised depictions include cartoons and other unrealistic illustrations and images.

                       Description: Representation through text.  Generally, descriptions of classifiable elements may contain more detail than depictions.

                       Detail: The amount of verbal or visual information in the representation of a subject.

                       Discreet: With little or no detail and generally not prominent.

                       Disturb/disturbing: Cause emotional trauma or anguish.

                       Drug use: The use of proscribed drugs. Proscribed drugs are those specified in Schedule 4 (referred to in Regulation 4A (1A) (e)) of the Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations.

                       Elements: Classifiable elements include violence, sex, adult themes, coarse language, drug use, nudity  - the Classification Board assesses the impact of these when making classification decisions.

                       Emphasised: Given prominence or strong focus.  Factors include placement (within the publication or on the page), size (of image, article or text), style (including colour, clarity, realism), pose (of model), length of verbal description, and frequency.

                       Excessive: Treatment which exceeds reasonable limits, especially in terms of detail, length of verbal description or frequency

                       Exploitative: Appearing to purposefully debase or abuse for the enjoyment of readers/viewers, and lacking moral, artistic or other values.

                       Fetish: An object, an action, or a non-sexual part of the body which gives sexual gratification.  Mild fetishes include stylised domination and rubberwear.  Stronger fetishes include bondage and discipline.

                       Genital Contact: Genital manipulation, including penetration, in actual sexual activity.

                       Gratuitous: Material which is unwarranted or uncalled for, and included without the justification of a defensible story‑line or artistic merit.

                       Harm/harmful: Cause damage.

                       Historical context: In relation to a bona fide work of art, includes a documentary or biography.

                       Impact: The strength of the effect on the reader/viewer.

                       Implied: Depiction/s  of a subject in which an act or thing is inferred or indicated without actually being seen.

                       Intensity: Strength of treatment or subject matter.

                       Material: The covers and content of publications.

                       Nudity: Nudity can consist of frontal or rear below waist visuals, full frontal or full rear visuals for both sexes, or breast nudity for females.  The amount of detail is determined not only by the content of the nudity shown, but by other factors including closeness and size of visuals, realism, and clarity.