At the time, the R18+ classification rating could be given to films, but a video game with content deemed fitting for the R18+ rating would be classed as "Refused Classification" due to an appropriate classification not being available for the medium. Originally, video games in Australia only be rated up to MA15+. Any copies of such works found at the border will be seized, and the recipient, depending on the number of copies being imported, may receive up to A$110,000 in fines. A work deemed too inappropriate by the ACB may be Refused Classification (RC), banning it from being sold at retail, and placing the work on the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service list of prohibited items. ![]() ![]() Under Australian law, all media intended for retail display, such as films, must be reviewed by the Australian Classification Board (ACB, formerly, the Office of Film and Literature Classification (OFLC) until its dissolution in 2006).
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