Significant decisions

The Classification Office provides detailed information about classification decisions we've made.

Significant classification decisions

Classification decisions outline how the classification criteria were applied to publications. To request further information about a decision we've made, you can contact our Information Unit.

Christchurch mosque attack

Christchurch mosque attack

The Classification Office was involved in the response to the Christchurch terrorist attack in March 2019, and we continue to work on countering violent extremism.

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Objectionable

Halle synagogue attack

The Classification Office banned a number of publications related to the October 2019 terrorist attacks in Halle, Germany.

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13 Reasons Why

13 Reasons Why

Graphic depictions of suicide and rape in the popular Netflix series led to the creation of a new classification rating (RP18).

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Classification Act

The Kashmir Files

The Kashmir Files is a 2022 Indian Hindi-language drama film about the exodus of Hindu people during the Kashmir Insurgency in 1990.

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