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This rating system has been adopted in these regions for the
specified usage:
Age Restrictions
Min Recommend Age: |
N.A.
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Min Allowed Age (Supervised): |
N.A.
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Min Allowed Age (Unsupervised): |
N.A.
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Attributes
HAC Usage: |
Y
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HAC Ordinal: |
0 |
Definition
A
all ages category and means it is suitable for all.
Reasons and Content Descriptors
Explanation
Not provided
Age Restrictions
Min Recommend Age: |
N.A.
|
Min Allowed Age (Supervised): |
N.A.
|
Min Allowed Age (Unsupervised): |
N.A.
|
Attributes
HAC Usage: |
Y
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HAC Ordinal: |
3 |
Definition
PG
all ages category but cautious sensitive viewers and indicates that parents and caregivers
are in the best position to decide whether or not a child in their care may view film
or DVD for home entertainment purposes.
Reasons and Content Descriptors
Explanation
Not provided
Age Restrictions
Min Recommend Age: |
7 |
Min Allowed Age (Supervised): |
7 |
Min Allowed Age (Unsupervised): |
9 |
Attributes
HAC Usage: |
Y
|
HAC Ordinal: |
6 |
Definition
7-9-PG
material in not suitable for children under the age of 7.
Reasons and Content Descriptors
Explanation
A parent or caregiver may decide if the material is appropriate for children their
care from ages 7-9, if it is of particular entertainment or educational value for
such children. Children from the ages of 7-9 years may not be allowed to watch a film
classified 7-9 unless accompanied by an adult.
Age Restrictions
Min Recommend Age: |
10 |
Min Allowed Age (Supervised): |
10 |
Min Allowed Age (Unsupervised): |
12 |
Attributes
HAC Usage: |
Y
|
HAC Ordinal: |
9 |
Definition
10-12-PG
material in not suitable for children under the age of 10.
Reasons and Content Descriptors
Explanation
A parent or caregiver may decide if the material is appropriate for children to decide
whether or not a child in their care from ages 10-12, if it is of particular entertainment
or educational value for such children. Children from the ages of 10-12 years may
not be allowed to watch a film classified 10-12 unless accompanied by an adult.
Age Restrictions
Min Recommend Age: |
13 |
Min Allowed Age (Supervised): |
13 |
Min Allowed Age (Unsupervised): |
13 |
Attributes
HAC Usage: |
Y
|
HAC Ordinal: |
12 |
Definition
13
material is not suitable for children under the age of 13.
Reasons and Content Descriptors
Explanation
Not provided
Age Restrictions
Min Recommend Age: |
16 |
Min Allowed Age (Supervised): |
16 |
Min Allowed Age (Unsupervised): |
16 |
Attributes
HAC Usage: |
Y
|
HAC Ordinal: |
15 |
Definition
16
material is not suitable for children under the age of 16.
Reasons and Content Descriptors
Explanation
Not provided
Age Restrictions
Min Recommend Age: |
18 |
Min Allowed Age (Supervised): |
18 |
Min Allowed Age (Unsupervised): |
18 |
Attributes
HAC Usage: |
Y
|
HAC Ordinal: |
80 |
Definition
18
material is not suitable for children under the age of 18.
Reasons and Content Descriptors
Explanation
Not provided
Age Restrictions
Min Recommend Age: |
18 |
Min Allowed Age (Supervised): |
18 |
Min Allowed Age (Unsupervised): |
18 |
Attributes
HAC Usage: |
Y
|
HAC Ordinal: |
90 |
Definition
X18
Only a holder of a licence to conduct the business of adult premises, set out in section
24 of the Act, may distribute the film to persons older than eighteen or exhibit such
content to such person within such premises.
Reasons and Content Descriptors
Explanation
Not provided
Age Restrictions
Min Recommend Age: |
N.A.
|
Min Allowed Age (Supervised): |
N.A.
|
Min Allowed Age (Unsupervised): |
N.A.
|
Attributes
HAC Usage: |
Y
|
HAC Ordinal: |
100 |
Definition
XX
the material may not be distributed or exhibited in public by anyone and also not
in the adult premises set out in the section 24 of the act.
Reasons and Content Descriptors
Explanation
In the case of child pornography it may also not be possessed anywhere.
18
:
material may contain strong impact instances of substance
abuse if justified by context.
18
:
any scenes of very strong horror must be justified by context.
18
:
material may contain instances of moderate to strong
impact criminal techniques.
18
:
material may contain instances of very strong
imitative acts and techniques.
18
:
material may contain instances of very strong language justified by
the context.
18
:
material may contain instances of strong impact nudity if justified by
context.
18
:
material may contain scenes or language of prejudice of strong
impact, if clearly disapproved of, and if justified within context, or if used in
an
educational or historical context.
PG
:
material may not contain any scenes of actual or implied sexual
conduct or sexual activity, but may contain scenes of affection.
7-9-PG
:
material may not contain any scenes of actual or implied
sexual activity, but may contain scenes of affection.
10-12-PG
:
material may not contain any scenes of actual or implied
sexual activity, but may contain scenes of affection.
13
:
material may contain occurrences of mild to moderate actual or implied sexual activity.
16
:
material may contain occurrences of moderate and possibly strong impact sexual activity.
18
:
material may contain occurrences of strong or even very strong implied sexual activity.
18
:
material may contain occurrences of actual moderate to
strong sexual violence, if justified by context.
18
:
Not provided
18
:
material may contain instances of blasphemy that do not
amount to prejudice. Instances of blasphemy should be indicated as a matter of
appropriate consumer information.
18
:
Not provided