I'm not entirely sure what to make of this news. Does it make a good difference? Or does it simply make things a little cheaper for devs? What does it do for consumers exactly?

http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/games/australian-game-classification-gets-muchneeded-streamlining-with-international-rating-tool-20150319-1m2q4w.html

edit: holy crap I can't spell 'joining' :\