Submission for committee inquiry into personal choice and community impacts: Classification of publications, films and computer games (2016)

This submission is the APS's second submission to the Senate Economics References Committee Inquiry into personal choice and community impacts. In this submisson, the focus is on classification of publications, films and computer games.

The submission alerts policy makers, psychologists and the public to areas for consideration in determining the right balance between individual personal choice and responsibility and the public good. It asserts that some restriction of personal choice is always required to ensure both individuals and the broader community are protected from harmful material.

The APS recommends that policy makers and regulatory bodies recognise that, despite their ability to engage with media, children and young people still need protection from content that exploits their immaturity and could harm their development.

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