nanoUFO@sh.itjust.worksM to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 9 months agoGames featuring paid loot boxes will soon receive a mandatory 'M' rating in Australiawww.gamedeveloper.comexternal-linkmessage-square39fedilinkarrow-up1580arrow-down12
arrow-up1578arrow-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 · 9 months agomessage-square39fedilink
minus-squareKelly@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-29 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 So it looks like it is penalized significantly more lightly than alcohol or tobacco.
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
So it looks like it is penalized significantly more lightly than alcohol or tobacco.