{"id":"F2024L00303","name":"Classification (Accredited Persons) (Application for Revocation of Classification) Determination 2024","slug":"classification-accredited-persons-application-for-revocation-of-classification-determination-2024","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":442314,"registerId":"F2024L00303-fast-fetch-1775957353999","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Classification (Accredited Persons) (Application for Revocation of Classification) Determination 2024","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nClassification (Accredited Persons)   (Application for Revocation of Classification) Determination 2024\n\nI, Jim Betts, Secretary of the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts, make the following determination under subsection 22L(8) of the Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Act 1995.\n\nDated  8 March 2024\n\nJim Betts\n\nSecretary of the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\n1  Name\n\n2  Commencement\n\n3  Authority\n\n4  Definitions\n\n5  Class of persons who may make an application for revocation\n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This determination is the Classification (Accredited Persons) (Application for Revocation of Classification) Determination 2024.\n\n2  Commencement\n\n  This instrument commences on the later of:\n\n \n\n(a)    the start of the day after this instrument is registered; and\n\n(b)    the same time as the Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Amendment (Industry Self‑Classification and Other Measures) Act 2023 commences.\n\n3  Authority\n\n  This determination is made under subsection 22L(8) of the Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Act 1995.\n\n4  Definitions\n\nNote: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in section 5 of the Act, including the following:\n\n(a)      Board;\n\n(b)      classified;\n\n(c)      computer game;\n\n(d)      film;\n\n(e)      participating Minister;\n\n(f)       publish.\n\n \n\n  In this determination:\n\nAct means the Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Act 1995.\n\napplication for revocation means an application made under paragraph 22L(2)(c) of the Act for the Board to exercise its power to revoke a classification made by an accredited person.\n\npublisher means a person who has published or intends to publish the film or computer game.\n\n5  Class of persons who may make an application for revocation\n\n  For the purposes of paragraph 22L(7)(b) of the Act, the following constitute a class of persons who may make an application for revocation:\n\n \n\n (a) a participating Minister;\n\n  (b)  the publisher of the film or computer game.\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs a narrow, specific function authorised by subsection 22L(8) of the parent Act. It does not expand beyond the original legislative intent of establishing who may apply for revocation of accredited classifications."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (5 sections, ~250 words)","Only 2 substantive definitions ('application for revocation' and 'publisher')","Single operative provision (section 5) with a simple two-item list","No nested exceptions, conditional logic, or cross-references beyond basic citations to the parent Act","Entirely dependent on external definitions in the Classification Act 1995"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument defines who may ask the Classification Board to revoke a classification made by an accredited classifier. Only a participating Commonwealth, State or Territory Minister or the publisher of the film or game may apply.\n\nIt creates a formal complaints route for challenging accredited decisions, letting government ministers or publishers trigger Board review and balancing industry self‑regulation with public oversight and publisher accountability."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based solely on this instrument, the scope is one of clarification: it specifies the class of persons who may apply for revocation as a participating Minister and the publisher (para 5). The instrument does not, on its face, expand or reduce other powers in the Act or introduce new categories beyond those two."},"complexity_factors":["Very short, single-purpose instrument that only defines who may apply for revocation (para 5).","Relies on cross-references to the Classification Act (subsection 22L(8), paragraph 22L(2)(c) and paragraph 22L(7)(b)), so understanding requires reading the Act.","Uses defined terms from the Act and a local definition of 'publisher'—dependency on external definitions raises modest interpretive work (Definitions; para 4).","Commencement is conditional on registration and the commencement of an Amendment Act, creating a timing dependency (para 2).","Operational and compliance burden is low and narrowly targeted: it only affects who may lodge an application, not substantive procedural rules.","Limited administrative discretion created—instrument specifies classes rather than delegating decision-making criteria to officials."],"plain_english_summary":"This determination names who may apply to the Classification Board to revoke a classification made by an accredited person. It authorises a participating Minister and the publisher of the film or computer game to make such applications (see paragraph 5). That allocation matters because it determines which public and private actors can seek regulatory review of an accredited person’s classification decision and therefore who must monitor or can challenge classifications."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/classification-accredited-persons-application-for-revocation-of-classification-determination-2024","history":"/api/acts/classification-accredited-persons-application-for-revocation-of-classification-determination-2024/history","analysis":"/api/acts/classification-accredited-persons-application-for-revocation-of-classification-determination-2024/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/classification-accredited-persons-application-for-revocation-of-classification-determination-2024/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/classification-accredited-persons-application-for-revocation-of-classification-determination-2024/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/classification-accredited-persons-application-for-revocation-of-classification-determination-2024/documents"}}