Censorship Act 1996
7The *Censorship Amendment Act 2006* s. 36, which gives effect to Sch. 2, reads as follows:
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7 The Censorship Amendment Act 2006 s. 36, which gives effect to Sch. 2, reads as follows:
- Transitional
Schedule 2 sets out transitional provisions.
Schedule 2 reads as follows:
Schedule 2 — Transitional
[s. 36]
- Transitional provisions for films and advertisements with older ratings
If, just before Part 4 commenced, a film or advertisement had a classification of a type mentioned in column 2 of the following Table, in relation to an item, then, for the purposes of applying the Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Enforcement Act 1996 after that Part commences, the film or advertisement is taken to have, and to have had at all times before that Part commenced when it had that classification, the classification of the type mentioned in column 3 of the Table in relation to the item.
Table
| Film and advertisement classifications | | | | Column 1<br>Item | Column 2<br>Former type of classification | Column 3<br>New type of classification | | 1 | M (15+) | M | | 2 | MA (15+) | MA 15+ | | 3 | R | R 18+ | | 4 | X | X 18+ |
- Transitional provisions for computer games and advertisements with older ratings
If, just before Part 4 commenced, a computer game or advertisement had a classification of a type mentioned in column 2 of the following Table, in relation to an item, then, for the purposes of applying the Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Enforcement Act 1996 after that Part commences, the computer game or advertisement is taken to have, and to have had at all times before that Part commenced when it had that classification, the classification of the type mentioned in column 3 of the Table in relation to the item.
Table
| Computer game and advertisement classifications | | | | Column 1<br>Item | Column 2<br>Former type of classification | Column 3<br>New type of classification | | 1 | G (8+) | PG | | 2 | M (15+) | M | | 3 | MA (15+) | MA 15+ |