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    • Archive for July, 2008

    Society Granted Leave to have classification of Grand Theft Auto IV (unedited US version) reviewed

    Monday, July 21st, 2008

    Press Release 21 July 2008
    The Society was today granted leave by the Secretary of Internal Affairs, Mr Brendan Boyle, to apply to the Film and Literature Board of Review to review the classification of the computer game Grand Theft Auto IV (unedited US version). The game was classified R18 by the Chief Censor’s Office.

    Society Applauds TelstraClear ISP "Clean Feed"

    Thursday, July 10th, 2008

    Press Release 10 July 2008
    The Society applauds TelstraClear management for its announcement today that it will  block access to all internet websites identified by the Internal Affairs Department as hosting child porn.

    Fanatic Dr Nitschke On Convictions For The Aiding & Abetting of Suicide

    Saturday, July 5th, 2008

    Verdict won’t stop Exit group: Nitschke
    June 20, 2008 - 5:32PM
    The conviction of two women over the euthanasia death of a former Qantas pilot will not force a review of his assisted suicide group Exit International, says Dr Philip Nitschke.
    http://news.theage.com.au/national/verdict-wont-stop-exit-group-nitschke-20080620-2u0z.html

    Film “End of the Spear” R16 rating downgraded to R13 following Society’s successful appeal

    Friday, July 4th, 2008

    Press Release 4 July 2008
    The film “End of the Spear” has had its classification downgraded from R16 to R13 following a successful appeal by the Society against the classification decision issued by the Chief Censor’s Office. The Society contended in its written and oral submisssion to the Board that the nature of the depiction of [...]

    Praise for Censor’s Ban on “Cradle of Filth” T-shirt

    Tuesday, July 1st, 2008

    SPCS Press Release 1 July 2008
    John Mills, President of the Society for Promotion of Community Standards Inc, (SPCS) has hailed as “bold, morally courageous and legally sound”, the classification decision issued to him today by the Chief Censor’s Office, that permanently bans a T-shirt he argued was “grossly objectionable due to its obscene content” and [...]