电影是大众媒体的重要组成部分,对电影制度的研究是透视西方媒体制度的重要环节。只有对电影制度有了比较深入的了解,才能对西方媒体制度形成一个完整的看法。作为西方世界具有代表性的国家,澳大利亚的电影制度是西方媒体制度的重要组成部分。深入具体地剖析澳大利亚电影制度,有利于形成对西方媒体制度更为全面的认识。在西方,媒体管制一直是社会关注的焦点,1956年施拉姆等人的《新闻出版的四种理论》就阐述了国家对媒体进行管制的政治原则。本文以电影管制为着重点,立足于原始资料,注重比较视野,据此剖析澳大利亚电影审查和 Film is an important part of the mass media. The study of the film system is an important part of the western media system. Only a more in-depth understanding of the cinema system can we form a complete view of the Western media system. As a representative country in the Western world, the Australian film system is an important part of the Western media system. A thorough and detailed analysis of the Australian film system is conducive to forming a more comprehensive understanding of the Western media system. In western countries, media regulation has always been the focus of society. In 1956, Schramm et al.’s “Four Theories on Press and Publication” elaborated on the political principles governing the state media. This article focuses on film control, based on the original data, pay attention to the comparative field of vision, thus analyzing the Australian censorship and