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a player interacts with a computer game.

              Example: In a car racing game, the general manner in which a player interacts with the game involves driving (rather than, for example, specifically driving a Formula 1 car through particular types of environments).

      original game means a computer game before it is subject to the modification concerned.

              Note: For the meaning of Board, computer game and work see sections 5 and 5A of the Act.

4 Prescribed computer games modifications

      Modifications of unclassified games that are later classified

        (1) For the purposes of paragraph 20A(2)(e) of the Act—modifications of a kind prescribed under section 6 are covered by subsection 20A(2) of the Act.

             Note 1: If a computer game is modified and is classified in unmodified form at a later time, and the modification is of a kind covered by subsection 20A(2) of the Act, the modified game is taken from that later time to have the same classification as the classified game.

             Note 2: Section 20A of the Act applies in relation to computer games classified on or after 1 January 2013, regardless of when the computer game was modified.

      Classified games that are later modified

        (2) For the purposes of subsection 21(3) of the Act—subsection 21(1) of the Act does not apply to modifications of a kind prescribed under section 6.

             Note 1: If a classified computer game is modified, the modified game becomes unclassified when the modification occurs, except if subsections 21(2) or (3) of the Act applies.

             Note 2: Section 21 of the Act applies in relation to computer games classified on or after 1 January 2013.

5 Meaning of minor and/or technical modification

      A minor and/or technical modification means a modification to a computer game that:

        (1) does not cause the game, as modified, to be materially different to the original game; and

        (2) is not a work.

6 Rule for modification of computer games

      Notwithstanding anything contained in section 7, a modification to a computer game is prescribed by this section if the modification:

           (a) is a minor and/or technical modification; and

           (b) does not have a material effect on the gameplay of the original game; and

           (c) does not change the title of the original game; and

           (d) is not likely to cause the game, as modified, to be given a different classification to the original game.

7 Examples of operation of rule

        (1) The applicability of a particular example in subsections (2) and (3) will depend on the specific nature of the original game and the modification.

        (2) Without limiting or extending the operation of section 6, examples of modifications that may be covered by that section include:

           (a) patches or updates that fix