❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks data on fines issued and compliance checks related to Section 78 of the Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Enforcement Act 1996. The answer reveals no prosecutions since 2000 and details WA's participation in a national compliance scheme.
AnsweredQoN 2476Legislative Council
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For each of the past calendar or financial years since the adoption of the current section 78 of the
Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Enforcement Act 1996
, what were the number of, -
(a) people fined under the above-mentioned section; and
(b) compliance audits/checks or similar proactive enforcement actions undertaken with regard to section 78?
Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Enforcement Act 1996
, what were the number of, -
(a) people fined under the above-mentioned section; and
(b) compliance audits/checks or similar proactive enforcement actions undertaken with regard to section 78?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
22 June 2010
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Attorney General
Response time
26 days
(a) The courts data base only refers as far back as the year 2000. There have been no prosecutions for a breach of s78 offences since this time.
(b) WA in conjunction with the Commonwealth, States and Territories is a full participant in the National Cooperative Classification Scheme. Under that scheme, Classification Liaison Officers (jointly funded by the Commonwealth, States and Territories) visit adults only outlets and film and computer games outlets in each jurisdiction to assess the level of compliance with and to educate the industry and consumers about classification laws.
A Classification Liaison Officer was in WA in January 2010.
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(b) WA in conjunction with the Commonwealth, States and Territories is a full participant in the National Cooperative Classification Scheme. Under that scheme, Classification Liaison Officers (jointly funded by the Commonwealth, States and Territories) visit adults only outlets and film and computer games outlets in each jurisdiction to assess the level of compliance with and to educate the industry and consumers about classification laws.
A Classification Liaison Officer was in WA in January 2010.
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