The ABC is worried that the government's classification review could result in a new nationwide system that impinges on its independence and would encompass content screened on ABC iview.
The Classification Review Board would be abolished and the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) would oversee the classification of commercially-provided content across all platforms if the federal government accepts the ACMA's submission to the classification review.
Major and independent film distributors and exhibitors are urging the federal government to adopt a new PG13 classification which they say would benefit family friendly Australian and international films that get M ratings.
The Australian Classification Board (ACB) will no longer have any role in classifying screen content if the Federal Government adopts recommendations from key industry groups.
The controversial banning of film I Want Your Love from the 23rd Melbourne Queer Film Festival has prompted James Franco and Travis Mathews to donate their latest project in its place.