Northern Territory, Classification of Publications, Films and Computer Games Act (compilation as in force at 1 January 2013). Legislation under review Prohibited material laws Part 10 of the Commonwealth Classification Act sets out special classification measures for Indigenous communities in the Northern Territory. Part 10 was inserted into the Commonwealth Classification Act by the Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment (Northern Territory National Emergency (Cth) (NTNER Other Measures Act). Response and Other Measures) Act 2007 The Explanatory Memorandum to the NTNER Other Measures Act states that the (then) new Part 10 of the Commonwealth Classification Act contains: measures banning the possession of pornographic material within prescribed areas and prohibiting the supply of pornographic material in prescribed areas. The new Part also gives police all necessary powers in prescribed areas to seize and destroy material which may be prohibited under the new Part 10. The intention of these changes is captured in the main object of the special measures set out in Part 10, which is stated to be 'to protect children living in Indigenous communities from being exposed to prohibited material: section 98A of the in the Northern Territory' Commonwealth Classification Act. Prohibited material Part 10 provides that certain offences attach to the possession, control or supply of prohibited material in a prohibited material area (Division 2), and prohibited material is subject to forfeiture and seizure if found in a prohibited material area (Division 3). Prohibited material is defined in Part 10 to mean 'level 1 prohibited material' and 'level 2 prohibited material', with both terms defined in turn. 'Level 1 prohibited material' means: a publication classified as Category 1 restricted or Category 2 restricted; or an unclassified publication that contains material that would be likely to cause it to be classified Category 1 restricted or Category 2 restricted; or a film classified as X 18; or an unclassified film that contains material that would be likely to cause it to be classified X 18; or a prohibited publication. 'Level 2 prohibited material' means a publication, film or computer game classified Refused Classification (RC) or contains material that would be likely to cause it to be RC. The defines these classifications as follows: National Classification Code 2005 Type Definition of prohibited material Publications RC: Publications that: describe, depict, express or otherwise deal with matters of sex, drug misuse or addiction, crime, cruelty, violence or revolting or abhorrent phenomena in such a way that they offend against the standards of
Northern Territory, Classification of Publications, Films and Computer Games Act (compilation as in force at 1 January 2013). Legislation under review Prohibited material laws Part 10 of the Commonwealth Classification Act sets out special classification measures for Indigenous communities in the Northern Territory. Part 10 was inserted into the Commonwealth Classification Act by the Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment (Northern Territory National Emergency Response and Other Measures) Act 2007 (Cth) (NTNER Other Measures Act). The Explanatory Memorandum to the NTNER Other Measures Act states that the (then) new Part 10 of the Commonwealth Classification Act contains: measures banning the possession of pornographic material within prescribed areas and prohibiting the supply of pornographic material in prescribed areas. The new Part also gives police all necessary powers in prescribed areas to seize and destroy material which may be prohibited under the new Part 10. The intention of these changes is captured in the main object of the special measures set out in Part 10, which is stated to be 'to protect children living in Indigenous communities in the Northern Territory' from being exposed to prohibited material: section 98A of the Commonwealth Classification Act. Prohibited material Part 10 provides that certain offences attach to the possession, control or supply of prohibited material in a prohibited material area (Division 2), and prohibited material is subject to forfeiture and seizure if found in a prohibited material area (Division 3). Prohibited material is defined in Part 10 to mean 'level 1 prohibited material' and 'level 2 prohibited material', with both terms defined in turn. 'Level 1 prohibited material' means: a publication classified as Category 1 restricted or Category 2 restricted; or an unclassified publication that contains material that would be likely to cause it to be classified Category 1 restricted or Category 2 restricted; or a film classified as X 18; or an unclassified film that contains material that would be likely to cause it to be classified X 18; or a prohibited publication. 'Level 2 prohibited material' means a publication, film or computer game classified Refused Classification (RC) or contains material that would be likely to cause it to be RC. The National Classification Code 2005 defines these classifications as follows: Type Definition of prohibited material Publications RC: Publications that: describe, depict, express or otherwise deal with matters of sex, drug misuse or addiction, crime, cruelty, violence or revolting or abhorrent phenomena in such a way that they offend against the standards of