The Australian Classification Board (ACB or CB) is an Australian
Government statutory body responsible for the classification and
censorship of films, video games and publications for exhibition, sale
or hire in Australia. The ACB was established in 1970 and was once
part of the Office of Film and Literature Classification (OFLC), which
was dissolved in 2006. The Department of Communications and the Arts
now provides administrative support to the ACB and decisions made by
the ACB may be reviewed by the Australian Classification Review Board.
The ACB now operates under the Commonwealth Classification Act
1995.The ACB does not directly censor material by ordering cuts or
changes. However, it is able to effectively censor media by refusing
classification and making the media illegal for hire, exhibition and
importation to Australia.The classification system has several levels
of "restricted" categories, prohibiting sale, exhibition or use of
some materials to those who are under a prescribed age. In 2005, video
and computer games became subject to the same classification ratings
and restrictions as films (with the exception of the R18+ and X18+
ratings), in response to confusion by parents. Despite a line in the
National Classification Code stating that "adults should be able to
read, hear and see what they want", the adult R18+ classification was
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