nanoUFO@sh.itjust.worksM to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 months agoGames featuring paid loot boxes will soon receive a mandatory 'M' rating in Australiawww.gamedeveloper.comexternal-linkmessage-square39fedilinkarrow-up1407arrow-down12
arrow-up1405arrow-down1external-linkGames featuring paid loot boxes will soon receive a mandatory 'M' rating in Australiawww.gamedeveloper.comnanoUFO@sh.itjust.worksM to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square39fedilink
minus-squareKelly@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-22 months agoPenalties will vary between states but for NSW the maximum fines for selling games with restricted classifications to underage customers are: . MA15+ R18+ sold by individual $5.5k $11k sold by corporation $11k $22k https://www6.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewdoc/au/legis/nsw/consol_act/cfacgea1995596/s30.html https://www8.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewdoc/au/legis/nsw/consol_act/cpa1999278/s17.html These seem steep enough to encourage compliance. But G, PG, or M? The customers age is none of their business and I wouldn’t expect them to take an interest. Edit: to put those penalties in perspective the sentencing for supplying alcohol to minors scales up a maximum of $11k and/or 12 months incarceration. https://www5.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/consol_act/la2007107/s117.html While for tobacco the maximum penalties are: . first offence subsequent offences sold by individual $11k $55k sold by corporation $55k $110k https://classic.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/consol_act/pha2008178/s22.html
Penalties will vary between states but for NSW the maximum fines for selling games with restricted classifications to underage customers are:
https://www6.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewdoc/au/legis/nsw/consol_act/cfacgea1995596/s30.html
https://www8.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewdoc/au/legis/nsw/consol_act/cpa1999278/s17.html
These seem steep enough to encourage compliance.
But G, PG, or M? The customers age is none of their business and I wouldn’t expect them to take an interest.
Edit: to put those penalties in perspective the sentencing for supplying alcohol to minors scales up a maximum of $11k and/or 12 months incarceration.
https://www5.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/consol_act/la2007107/s117.html
While for tobacco the maximum penalties are:
https://classic.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/consol_act/pha2008178/s22.html