Enforcement of classification offline and online

14.5 The following material describes the offences and penalties relevant to the enforcement of classification laws, including in relation to:

• offline content under the classification cooperative scheme—mainly by state and territory law enforcement agencies; and
• online content under the Broadcasting Services Act—mainly by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (the ACMA).

14.6 These laws include those that:

• impose obligations to classify media content according to prescribed criteria;
• impose prohibitions or restrictions on access to media content, or the sale, distribution or advertising of content; or
• provide for offences and penalties in relation to other classification laws.