Main Issues - Sex

• Ranges from kissing and verbal references to 'making love' to detail of real sex.
• Progressively stronger portrayals are allowed as categories rise.
• Sex works are likely to be passed only in adult categories.
• Real sex, strong fetish material, sexually explicit animated images, other strong sexual images = 'R18'
• 'R18' only supplied in licensed sex shops which no one under 18 may enter.
• 'R18' films can only be shown in specially licensed cinemas.
• Guidelines applied to same standard regardless of sexual orientation.