IGEA has made a submission to the Australian Government’s consultations on options to support Australian stories on our screens. For our submission, we have prepared a new advocacy paper, titled Game Engine, that responds specifically to the questions in the Government’s options paper related to the screen production tax offsets and Screen... Read More
Submissions
IGEA Submission to the New Zealand Government consultation on options for funding the classification framework
IGEA has made a submission to the New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs consultation on the review of options for funding the classification framework under the Films, Videos, and Publications Classification Act, 1993. In our submission, we have strongly urged caution against increasing the cost of submitting video games for classification in... Read More
Submission to The Australian Government Consultation on a New Online Safety Act
IGEA recently made a submission to the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications consultation on proposals for a new On Safety Act. We have responded to a consultation paper outlining some high level proposals for reforming the current on safety framework. Key points from our submission include: Video games are... Read More
IGEA Submission to the South Australia’s Consultation on Growth State
IGEA has made a major submission to the South Australian Government as part of its Growth State consultation process. Growth State is the South Australian Government’s plan to promote industry growth by leveraging the State’s competitive advantages. Creative industries were identified as a priority growth sector and representatives of numerous sectors were... Read More
Submission to the Australian Government Review of Australian Classification Regulation
IGEA has made a submission to the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications consultation on reviewing and updating the classification scheme for today’s digital environment. This is an important review and one that we have been eagerly awaiting. The National Classification Scheme first came into place in 1995 and is... Read More
IGEA’s Participation at the Public Hearing for the Joint Standing Committee on Trade and Investment Growth: Supporting Australia’s Exporters and Attracting Investment
Recently IGEA made a submission to the Joint Standing Committee on Trade and Investment Growth, supporting Australia’s exporters and attracting investment. We believe that the video game development industry can play an important role in Australia’s future economy and must be given the opportunity to reach its full potential. The $200 billion... Read More