14. Applications for film classification or re-classification
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An application for classification or re-classification of a film must —
film
“film” means —(a)a cinematograph film or video recording;(b)a video game; or(c)any other form of recording from which a moving visual image (except as provided otherwise in subsection (5)) including a computer generated image, can be produced and viewed (together with its soundtrack),and includes any trailer for a film and any part of a film;
be made to the Authority in the form and manner the Authority determines; and
be accompanied by —
the fee prescribed (if any) for the classification that is sought in that application;
other documents or information prescribed (if any) for that category of film; and
any other information that the Authority may require in that particular case.
The Authority may decline to deal with an application under subsection (1) for classification or re-classification of a film, or decline to deal further with that application, if —
the applicant fails —
to provide or make available a copy of the film for screening or demonstration before the Authority;
to demonstrate the film before the Authority;
in the case of a film that is designed for use wholly or principally as a video game, to provide to the Authority recordings of the gameplay; or
to furnish the information required under subsection (1)(b); or
in the opinion of the Authority, the copy of the film or the recordings of the gameplay (as the case may be) provided are incomplete or inadequate to allow a proper consideration of the application.
The Authority may retain a copy of any film that is the subject of an application under this section for so long as the Authority requires.