Discussion on Australian R18+ Rating Pushed to November

July 22, 2010 -

The Australian government has delayed discussion once again on an R18+ rating. The Standing Committee of Attorneys-Generals were set to have a meeting this month to discuss implementing an R18+ ratings system, along with a host of other issues, but the meeting was cancelled due to the upcoming Federal Election. Those looking for a timely implementation of a rating system for mature games in Australia were disappointed by the delay.

The delay is frustrating to anyone that has participated in the process through public comments, because many politicians in the country say that they think the R18+ rating is a good idea. Liberal leader Tony Abbott said in May that the classification system for videogames is broken and former Queensland Premier Peter Beattie has said that a majority of SCAG is "pro R18+."

A new meeting date is the most frustrating news of all: The next meeting will take place in Canberra on November 4-5.

Source: Kotaku by way of Andrew Eisen.

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Re: Discussion on Australian R18+ Rating Pushed to November

Submitted by ZippyDSMlee on Fri, 07/23/2010 - 10:43.

Ah government it has to think over the simple basic things... but when it comes to stepping on the people it dose not think.....

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Re: Discussion on Australian R18+ Rating Pushed to November

Submitted by Rodrigo Ybáñez ... on Fri, 07/23/2010 - 09:21.

Or they are working in more pressing issues (actually, it should be more pressing issues, this videogames rating issue shouldn´t exist at all. It exist just because Atkinson´s stupidity), or they are just delaying it because the don´t want to do anything about it.

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Re: Discussion on Australian R18+ Rating Pushed to November

Submitted by SimonBob on Fri, 07/23/2010 - 09:12.

Aha, I think I understand their clever plan. They're waiting until all of their citizens turn 18, so that adding the R rating won't make a difference. I think there might be a few flaws in that thinking, but I'll gloss over them and call this progress.

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Re: Discussion on Australian R18+ Rating Pushed to November

Submitted by hellfire7885 on Fri, 07/23/2010 - 06:44.

Why do I think this is going to keep happening...? Their biggest anit R18 champion is gone, so now they'll likely resort to stalling.

Re: Discussion on Australian R18+ Rating Pushed to November

Submitted by Cheater87 on Thu, 07/22/2010 - 23:38.

I hope this discussion gets somewhere. :P

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