British adult magazines have traditionally been softcore. However, some have recently moved to hardcore.
Several titles have had problems with the Australian Classification Board.
Harmony XXX
Publisher Harmony Ltd / UK
In April 2013, HARMONY XXX No. 13 (132-pages) was banned by the Classification Board.
April 2013
Reason: Pubs 1(a) The publication is classified RC in accordance with the National Classification Code, Publications Table, 1.(a) as publications that “describe, depict, express or otherwise deal with matters of sex, drug misuse or addiction, crime, cruelty, violence or revolting or abhorrent phenomena in such a way that they offend against the standards of morality, decency and propriety generally accepted by reasonable adults to the extent that they should not be classified.”
– Classification Board
It was submitted by Windsor Wholesale.
They had No. 10, 11 and 12 passed as Category 2 in April and May 2013.
Just 18 (UK edition)
aka Teazer Just 18
Publisher Galaxy Publications / UK
The first issue of JUST 18 (UK edition) was passed by the OFLC in August 1997.
Historically, it has always been Category 1 or 2. Many issues are described as being a ‘modified pre-print’. This presumably means they were censored to comply with Australian censorship laws.
Vol. 3 No. 13: RC & Censored
In February 2002, a 100-page ‘modified pre-print’ of TEAZER JUST 18 Volume 3 No. 13 (2001) was banned by the OFLC.
Bissett Magazine Service was the applicant.
Vol. 4 No. 1: RC
In August 2002, a 102-page edition of TEAZER JUST 18 Volume 4 No. 1 (2002) was banned by the OFLC.
Bissett Magazine Service was the applicant.
Vol. 4 No. 5: RC
In September 2002, a 100-page edition of JUST 18 Volume 4 No. 5 (2002) was banned by the OFLC.
Bissett Magazine Service was the applicant.
Vol. 16 No. 3: RC
In December 2014, an 82-page edition of JUST 18 Volume 16 No. 3 (2002) was banned by the Classification Board.
Bissett Magazine Service was the applicant.
December 2014
Pubs 1(a)&(b) The publication is classified RC in accordance with the National Classification Code, Publications Table, 1.(a) as publications that “describe, depict, express or otherwise deal with matters of sex, drug misuse or addiction, crime, cruelty, violence or revolting or abhorrent phenomena in such a way that they offend against the standards of morality, decency and propriety generally accepted by reasonable adults to the extent that they should not be classified,” and
(b) “describe or depict in a way that is likely to cause offence to a reasonable adult, a person who is, or appears to be, a child under 18 (whether the person is engaged in sexual activity or not).”
– Classification Board
Mature 50
Publisher Pleasure Publishing / UK
In June 2008, AC Circulation was awarded a Category 1 rating for a 24-month serial-classification of MATURE 50 magazine.
Vol. 5 No. 1: RC & Censored
In May 2010, a 100-page edition of
British adult magazines have traditionally been softcore. However, some have recently moved to hardcore.
Several titles have had problems with the Australian Classification Board.
No. 1 was Refused Classification.
May 2010
Pubs 1(b) The publication is classified RC in accordance with the National Classification Code, Publications Table, 1.(b) as publications that “describe or depict in a way that is likely to cause offence to a reasonable adult, a person who is, or appears to be, a child under 18 (whether the person is engaged in sexual activity or not).”
– Classification Board
A censored 100-page edition was passed with a Category 1 rating in August 2010.
Gordon and Gotch was the applicant.
Rawhide
Published by Lombard and Wallis / UK
In August 2011, the Victorian police raided an adult store in Thomastown and removed 3500 DVDs and 500 adult magazines.
From this, two issues of the British spanking magazine RAWHIDE: THE JOURNAL OF FACTUAL AND FICTIONAL CORPORAL PUNISHMENT were submitted to the Classification Board.
No. 5 & No. 6: RC
In October 2011, 56-page editions of RAWHIDE No. 5 (2005) and RAWHIDE No. 6 (2005) was banned by the Classification Board.
The Victorian Police Whittlesea was the applicant.
October 2011
Pubs 1(a)&(b) The publication is classified RC in accordance with the National Classification Code, Publications Table, 1.(a) as publications that “describe, depict, express or otherwise deal with matters of sex, drug misuse or addiction, crime, cruelty, violence or revolting or abhorrent phenomena in such a way that they offend against the standards of morality, decency and propriety generally accepted by reasonable adults to the extent that they should not be classified,” and
(b) “describe or depict in a way that is likely to cause offence to a reasonable adult, a person who is, or appears to be, a child under 18 (whether the person is engaged in sexual activity or not).”
– Classification Board