R18+: Have your say

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R18+: Have your say

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Today the Attorney-General’s department has finally released the public consultation paper for the issue of an R18+ rating for computer games. So if you’d like to have your say and submit your thoughts there is a really easy method to do so.

Public submissions can be made using a supplied form that asks a number of questions and allows you to add additional comments. The forms and the consultation document itself are available from the AG’s web site by going the following address – http://www.ag.gov.au/gamesclassification. Submissions will close on the 28th of February, so you’ve got 2 and a half months to submit your opinion on the issue.

Its as simple as filling in a Word document template provided at the above web site and emailing it in. Submissions will be made publicly available unless you request on your submission that it be anonymised. I’d strongly encourage as many gamers within the community to voice your opinion, whether you’re for or against the issue. The more submissions that are made shows that the general community do care and have genuine concerns and thoughts about the issue.

Other news that has been made public today, is that the ACT Attorney General Simon Corbell has confirmed that he is in support of an amendment to the Classification Act to allow an R18+ rating for games. So out of the Attorney Generals across Australia, that makes 2 including Victorian AG Rob Hulls who have made public their support for amendments to be made to the Classification Act. Michael Atkinson from South Australia currently stands alone with his vocal opposition to the proposed amendments, with the other State and Territory representatives yet to make public their stance on the issue.

http://www.kotaku.com.au/2009/12/act...or-r18-rating/

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