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Censorship: No! Labelling: Yes!

By Bob Ryan - posted Tuesday, 11 January 2011

But that doesn’t account for the “very small number of decisions annually which attract controversy”.

Censorship’s hidden agenda.

Controversy arises from those parts of the law that I haven’t yet mentioned, namely section 11 of the censorship act and clause (d) of the NCC. They are as follows:

Section 11.

Matters to be taken into account in making a decision on the classification of a publication, a film or a computer game.

(a) the standards of morality, decency and propriety generally accepted by reasonable adults; and

(b) the literary, artistic or educational merit (if any) of the publication, film or computer game; and

(c) the general character of the publication, film or computer game, including whether it is of a medical, legal or scientific character; and

(d) the persons or class of persons to or amongst whom it is published or is intended or likely to be published.

The NCC.

(d) the need to take account of community concerns about:

(i) depictions that condone or incite violence,

particularly sexual violence; and

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