I thought that children aren’t watching TV anyway. So the classification changes don’t matter :
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But we must think of the children. Parents don’t often think of their children and what they watch. 
I agree and those particular icons look like a piss take rather than being helpful.
I remember when there was a markings generator. Great fun to make your own ratings. Bring that back.
I thought the same thing. Absolutely awful pictograms. The Coarse Language one is the only good one.
These are from the Netherlands:
These are from Sweden:
They seem to not be prudish about Nudity so don’t warn for that.
Something the ACB could consider, is allowing public access to all the previous classification decisions reports (file numbers are attached on each page in their online logs/database), but currently only available upon request under FOI or to industry (TV networks, streamers, etc).
As historical ratings are very vague and offer no real insight, except for the rating and consumer advice and prior to the late 80s there was no cons advice, many films never re-submitted still carry a ‘plain’ rating.
Though not sure how often they’ve been utilised in modern times vs many years ago. Often handy I’d imagine if modifications are required for an edited version.
Why do you say that?
Do you think old movies should be reclassified?
Only if they have added previously cut footage to a new version of the film.
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Here is my plan for a new content classification system:
E - EXEMPT FROM CLASSIFICATION (white text on a brown background)
G - GENERAL EXHIBITION: All ages admitted. (white text on a green background)
PG - PARENTAL GUIDANCE: Some material may not be suitable for young children. (white text on a blue background)
13A - 13 ACCOMPANIED (replacing M): Persons under 13 years must be accompanied by an adult. (black text on a yellow background)
16A - 16 ACCOMPANIED (replacing MA): Persons under 16 years must be accompanied by an adult. (white text on an orange background)
R - RESTRICTED: No admission to persons under 18 years. R-rated films can only be exhibited in cinemas in Sydney CBD, Newcastle CBD, Wollongong CBD, Canberra CBD, Melbourne CBD, Geelong CBD, Hobart CBD, Launceston CBD, Brisbane CBD, Townsville CBD, Cairns CBD, Adelaide CBD, Perth CBD and Darwin CBD. (white text on a red background)
A - ADULT: Contains sexually explicit material (not for persons under 18 years) (white text on a purple background)
I’d say there would be some pushback against a territorial restriction like that.
Also, what makes Queensland and WA so different?
QLD and WA seem to be more conservative than the rest of the country re moral standards
Doesn’t matter. If it’s a federal law, then they fall into line with the rest of the country. Morals don’t need jack. If you feel so strongly about a film and its content, then don’t see it. No one is making you sit through a 2 hour movie with sex and nudity and violence and swearing and drug use and rutting.
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I thought it was spelt rooting. 
No…I was listening to Tony Martin’s Breakfast in Dubbo. That word is in there.
Of all the bad proposals I’ve seen, this would be up there with the worst of all of them
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Sully:
Interesting. A few films from MGM have appeared under the “Movies” tab on 7Plus, namely classics Some Like It Hot, The Great Escape and Carrie.
7Plus’ classification for Carrie is “R18”, which is an error. R18+ cannot legally be broadcast on FTA nor their bvods with MA the maximum.
The prints do appear new and not old tapes, going off a quick look at Species, which is in correct original letterbox 2.35:1 approx aspect (which for years even on earlier DVDs was in a wider/more cropped 1.85:1 or panned and scanned to fill 16:9 or 4:3).
Seven have previously run Carrie many times, edited to MA or even M, with scenes butchered, suggesting they aren’t accessing that old file if it even still exists. There was a video on YouTube years ago showing Seven’s version and edits, I think it might’ve even been one of our members (such as Piper Laurie’s infamous scene with the knife at the climax with Sissy Spacek).
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That scene was intact from the version I taped from Seven in 2003 (that airing was rated AV so maybe that allowed for it).
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Interesting. The scene was definitely cut in runs some years after.
That 2003 one Seven would’ve definitely made at least one (if not more) edits elsewhere, as the film has never been anything other than R18+ here in Australia. Upon cinema release in the 70s, initial video in the 80s, the 2001 DVD (and current system) and again upheld for the 2012 BluRay.
And early 2000s was still like 90s, CFTA a lot stricter. Seven still have to modify it for broadcast today, sadly, even though if re-classified today by the ACB I reckon it’d get MA or even M for sure.
Yeah there were other edits in the 2003 AV version. From what I noticed, all the f words and the oral sex scene in the car were edited out.
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Not sure why you would think there’s an issue with R content on a BVOD platform. Streaming isn’t “broadcast” and not governed by those rules.
The terms and conditions of 9now/7plus call out R18+ specifically,
You are responsible for ensuring that content classified as MA15+ is only viewed or accessed by persons 15 years and over and content classified as R18+ is only viewed or accessed by persons 18 years and over
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