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New rules to extend film classification rules about sexual or violent content to music videos and games are to be debated today.
The States will discuss a change to the rules that were first agreed 25 years ago when they meet today.
The new rules, which mirror the regulations in the UK, change the rules for exemptions for music videos. In the past, they had been exempted from classification under the U/PG/12/15/18 system – but concerns about sexual, drug self-harm and violent content and themes in music videos has prompted the UK government to make a change.
Economic Development Minister Lyndon Farnham has tabled the amendments to the law, and says that the impact on young people has caused concerns.
In the amendment, he wrote: “Recently the UK government reviewed the criteria for exempted works in light of product and cultural changes since the Video Recordings Act was passed in 1984. Particular concern was highlighted about the possible impact on young people of some music video content.”
The UK changes came into force from October last year.
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