Aussie news site News.com reports Home Affairs Minister Brendan O’Connor still thinks the effort to get the mature rating in is moving forward.
According to O’Connor: ”There is some material that is in the view of the attorneys and I that is offensive and should not be accessed by anybody as is the case with film. So this in my view is a step forward to ensuring we properly consider the classification scheme. Gamers have grown up. Games have grown up. We need to make sure we have a classification scheme that’s grown up as well.”
He also added that most of the delay is semantic: ”Until guidelines are drafted it is very difficult to agree on the propositions. The attorneys and I agreed that we needed to flesh out this particular proposal so that we know what we are talking about - what is RC, what is R18 if there is to be R18 and what is MA15.
What I do know is that there are MA15-classified games in this country that are only accessed by adults in comparable countries. That is a concern to parents. That’s concern to adults who play games as well.”
Until then, Australian gamers will have to remain patient - the finish line is closer than ever.
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