• Current State classification laws prohibit the sale of X18+ films within the States of Australia.
• For a film to be classified X18+ by the Office of Film and Literature Classification (OFLC), it must "contain real depictions of actual sexual activity ... in a way that it is likely to cause offence to a reasonable adult". (The National Classification Code).
• Results of the September 2006 ACNielsen survey show that only 30% of Australian adults claim to be offended by explicit erotic films, and 76% of Australian adults believe explicit erotic films should be available on a restricted basis to adults who wish to purchase them.
• It is a legal requirement for the OFLC to apply current community standards when classifying films. In the case of explicit erotic films, the OFLC applies a standard that such films are likely to offend the reasonable adult. This standard is unrepresentative of current community attitudes towards explicit erotic films, as confirmed by the results of the recent ACNielsen survey.
• The OFLC's application of an unrepresentative standard has resulted in explicit erotic films being incorrectly classified X18+.
• Films classified R18+ may contain real depictions of actual sexual activity provided it is presented in a way that is not likely to cause offence to the reasonable adult. Current State classification laws allow for the sale of R18+ films within the States.
• If the OFLC was to apply current community standards then explicit erotic films would be classified R18+ because these films do not offend the reasonable adult.

The OFLC should apply current community standards when classifying explicit erotic films!

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* Explicit erotic films: Films and videos primarily involving various forms of actual sex, including close-ups, involving consenting adults, with no coercion or violence. In the ACNielsen survey, Australian Adults were asked: Do you personally find this content offensive (ie does it cause feelings of outrage and/or disgust)? The findings : Only 30% of Australian adults claim to be offended by explicit erotic films.