Most broadcasting investigation reports are published on this website. From the April - June 2011 quarter, report summaries (including the findings) are published under the Quarterly broadcasting investigations summary section of the ACMA's website (prior to the April - June 2011 quarter, summaries can be found in old copies of the ACMA's newsletter ACMAsphere) and in the ACMA Annual Report.
Prior to August 2008, only breach reports were published in full. Summaries of non-breach reports prior to August 2008 can be found in ACMAsphere and in ACMA Annual Reports.
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Call sign |
Title/program or topic (PDF download) | Outcome | Date of website publication |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADS / ATV / NEW / TEN / TVQ |
Big Brother Uncut |
Breach – Material exceeded MA classification category | 5 Oct 2005 |
| AMV (7Mate) |
2695 (.docx 783 kb) Blokesworld |
No Breach – Dislike, contempt or ridicule; Classification of material |
10 Apr 2013 |
| AMV (Prime) |
2498 (.doc) The Suspects: True Austalian Killers |
No Breach – Simulation of news or events | 19 Jan 2011 |
| ATV (Eleven) |
2989 (.docx 778 kb) Snog Marry Avoid? promotion |
No Breach – Classification of material | 4 Apr 2013 |
| ATV (Ch 11 Melbourne) |
2925 (.doc 715 kb) Couch Time |
No Breach – Dislike, contempt or ridicule | 28 Mar 2013 |
| ATV 10 |
2873 (.doc 838 kb) The Project |
No Breach – Fair representation of viewpoints; Fairness and impartiality in news |
8 Nov 2012 |
| ATV 10 |
2868 (.docx 822 kb) The Project |
No Breach – Dislike, contempt or ridicule |
19 Oct 2012 |
| ATV 10 |
2782 (.doc 835 kb) It's a Knockout |
No Breach – Presentation of broadcast material; Promotion of products or services in programs directed to children; Complaints handling |
22 Jun 2012 |
| ATV 10 (ONE) |
2620 (.doc) Sons of Anarchy program promotion |
No Breach – Restrictions in G or PG programs (Program Promotions) | 27 Jul 2011 |
| ATV 10 |
2434 (.doc 1 mb) Ten News at Five |
Breach – Factual accuracy; Fairness No Breach – Fair representation of viewpoints; Portray in a negative light; Provoke or perpetuate intense dislike or serious contempt |
21 Sept 2011 |
| ATV 10 |
2581 (.doc 831 kb) Just for Laughs: Montreal International Comedy Festival |
No Breach – Dislike, contempt or ridicule |
10 Jun 2011 |
| ATV 10 |
2482 (.doc) Ten News at Five |
No Breach – Factual accuracy; Correction of significant errors; Fairness and impartiality | 18 Feb 2011 |
| ATV 10 |
Good News Week |
No Breach – Dislike, contempt or ridicule | 19 Mar 2010 |
| ATV 10 |
Promotion for Jaws 2 |
No Breach – Material was not proscribed, did not include socially offensive or discriminatory language and complied with G classification time zone |
9 Mar 2010 |
| ATV 10 |
1922 and 1953 (1.3 mb) Ten News at Five |
Breach – Factual accuracy; Present news fairly and impartially No Breach – Proscribed material |
30 Nov 2009 |
| ATV 10 |
Bad News Bears |
Breach – Commercial Television Industry Code of Practice
|
27 Nov 2009 |
|
Bad News Bears |
Breach – Commercial Television Industry Code of Practice:
|
27 Nov 2009 | |
|
TEN News at Five |
Breach – Take all reasonable steps to ensure that accident victims are not identified before their immediate family have been notified by the authorities; Complaints handling |
18 Aug 2009 | |
| ATV 10 |
Big Brother Big Mouth promotion |
Breach – Promotion displayed incorrect classification symbol and was broadcast at a time when promotions for MA classified programs are not permitted |
17 Mar 2009 |
| ATV 10 |
Animalia promotion |
Breach – Promotion displayed incorrect classification symbol |
17 Mar 2009 |
| ATV 10 |
Don’t Forget The Lyrics promotion |
Breach – Promotions displayed incorrect classification symbol |
17 Mar 2009 |
| ATV 10 |
Friends promotion |
Breach – Promotions displayed incorrect classification symbol |
17 Mar 2009 |
| ATV 10 |
Promotion for Jamie's Ministry of Food |
No Breach – Material was not proscribed and complied with G classification time zone |
27 Feb 2009 |
| ATV 10 |
Rove Live |
No Breach – Subliminal messages | 19 Dec 2008 |
|
ATV / ADS / TEN / TVQ |
1958, 1959, 1960 and 1961 (2.44 mb) 2007 ARIA Music Awards (28 Oct 2007) |
Breach – Subliminal messages |
8 Oct 2008 |
| ATV 10 |
Kid Nation |
Breach – Complaint handling | 28 Aug 2008 |
| ATV 10 |
Advertisement for Nestle Milo Cereal |
Breach – Failed to comply with CTS 13(1) and CTS 20(2) | 15 Jul 2008 |
| ATV 10 |
Election advertisement |
Breach – Broadcasting an election advertisement during the 'relevant' period | 11 Jun 2008 |
| ATV 10 |
Kenneth Copeland - Believers Voice of Victory |
Breach – Complaint handling Did not provide substantive response; and did not advise complainant to refer matter to ACMA if unsatisfied |
25 Sept 2007 |
| ATV 10 |
The Supernatural |
Breach – Program promotion in PG | 16 Nov 2006 |
| ATV 10 |
The Last Samurai and Cold Mountain |
Breach – Commercials for cinema films Promotion for MA programs | 8 Oct 2004 |
| ATV 10 |
Sports Tonight |
Breach – Failure to exercise care in selecting material for G time | 8 Jul 2004 |
| ATV 10 |
In the Box |
Breach – Failed to comply with CTS 10(c) | 4 Dec 2003 |
| ATV 10 |
Law & Order and Beauty & the Beast |
Breach – PG zone - Beauty & the Beast display of classification symbols - Law & Order | 23 May 2003 |
| ATV 10 |
Press advertising |
Breach – Ensure clearly visible classification symbols | 1 Aug 2002 |
| ATV 10 |
953 Advertisement |
Breach – Referral of complaints re advertisements to the Advertising Standards Bureau | 9 Mar 2001 |
| ATV 10 |
Good News Week |
Breach – Complaint handling | 18 Oct 2000 |
| BCV |
2221 (1.1 mb) Bad News Bears |
Breach – Commercial Television Industry Code of Practice:
|
27 Nov 2009 |
| BCV / GLV |
Charmed |
Breach – M program promotions in G | 27 Mar 2002 |
| GLV / TEN 10 |
2643 (.doc 942 kb) Can of Worms program promotion |
No Breach – Program promotions - Restrictions in PG programs in certain time periods |
13 Oct 2011 |
| GLV |
2479 (.doc) Good News Week |
No Breach – Dislike, contempt or ridicule | 21 Dec 2010 |
| GO! (GTV) |
Dante's Cove |
Breach – AV15+ classification guidelines | 26 Oct 2010 |
| GO! Multi channel (GTV) |
Seinfield; Curb your Enthusiasm and Weeds |
No Breach – Captioning requirements |
4 Mar 2010 |
| GTV 9 |
2940 (.doc 867 kb) 60 Minutes |
No Breach – Exercise care in selection of material; Factual accuracy; Correction of significant errors; Complaint handling | 16 May 2013 |
| GTV 9 |
2876 (.doc 834 kb) The Block |
No Breach – Present participants in a highly demeaning or highly exploitative manner |
6 Dec 2012 |
| GTV 9 |
2819 (.docx 1.2 mb) Celebrity Apprentice Australia |
No Breach – Distinction between paid material and other program material |
10 Aug 2012 |
| GTV 9 |
2816 (.docx 771 kb) The Footy Show |
No Breach – Classification of M material |
3 Jul 2012 |
| GTV 9 |
2719 (.docx 811 kb) A Current Affair |
Breach – Privacy; Privacy of a child; Unfair identification No Breach – Accuracy |
21 Jun 2012 |
| GTV 9 |
2747 (.docx 1.2 mb) The Celebrity Apprentice Australia |
Breach – Effort to resolve complaint No Breach – Time limits on non-program matter |
7 Jun 2012 |
| GTV 9 |
2786 (.docx 1.2 mb) Channel Nine News |
Breach – Respond to referred complaint No Breach – Accuracy, fair representation of viewpoint |
7 Jun 2012 |
| GTV 9 |
2689 (.docx 799 kb) Two and a Half Men (27 Sept 2011) |
Breach - Captioning |
11 May 2012 |
| GTV 9 |
2778 (.docx 781 kb) 2 Broke Girls |
No Breach – Classification of material (PG) |
30 Apr 2012 |
| GTV 9 |
2720 (.docx 970 kb) Channel Nine News |
No Breach – Factual accuracy | 16 Feb 2012 |
| GTV 9 |
2701 (.docx 828 kb) A Current Affair |
No Breach – Accuracy; Gratuitous emphasis on ethnic origin and race; Dislike, contempt or ridicule |
8 Feb 2012 |
| GTV 9 |
2558 (.doc) Two and a Half Men |
Breach – Captioning | 5 Sept 2011 |
| GTV 9 |
2526 (.doc) Election advertisement |
Breach – Broadcasting an election advertisement during the ‘relevant period’ |
9 Mar 2011 |
| GTV 9 |
2468 (.doc) Channel Nine News |
Breach of clause 4.3.1 [factual accuracy] No Breach of clause 4.3.11 [correction of significant errors of fact] |
7 Feb 2011 |
| GTV 9 |
2416 (.doc) A Current Affair |
Breach – Advice to telephone complaint No Breach – Accuracy; written response within 30 days |
29 Oct 2010 |
| GTV 9 |
2475 (.doc) Footy Classified |
No Breach – Dislike, contempt or ridicule | 18 Oct 2010 |
| GTV 9 |
The AFL Footy Show GTV Nine has responded to the ACMA findings |
Breach – Clause 1.8.6 of the Commercial Television Industry Code of Practice 2004 No Breach – Clause 7.9 of the Commercial Television Industry Code of Practice 2004 |
6 Sept 2010 |
| GTV 9 |
Hey Hey It's Saturday |
No Breach – Dislike, contempt or ridicule; Offend cultural sensitivities |
27 May 2010 |
| GTV 9 |
Underbelly: The Tale of Two Cities - The Reckoning - Episodes 10 and 11 |
Breach – Complaint handling | 19 May 2010 |
| GTV 9 |
Weekend Today |
Breach – Response within 30 working days No breach – Dislike, contempt or ridicule; Factual accuracy; Gratuitous emphasis; Fairness and impartiality |
18 Mar 2010 |
| GTV 9 |
1952 (1.1 mb) National Nine News |
Breach – Factual accuracy; Present news fairly and impartially No Breach – Proscribed material |
30 Nov 2009 |
| GTV 9 |
Amount of non-programme matter |
No Breach of clause 5.6 & 5.7 [hourly limits on the broadcast of non-program subject matter] No Breach of clause 7.9 & 7.10 [complaints handling] |
23 Oct 2009 |
| GTV 9 |
A Current Affair |
Breach – Clause 4.3.1 of the Commercial Television Code of Practice 2004 |
21 Sept 2009 |
| GTV 9 |
The AFL Footy Show (3 Apr & 1 May 2008) |
Breach – Clauses 1.8.6 and 7.9 of the Free TV Code |
8 May 2009 |
| GTV 9 |
A Current Affair (23 Jul 2007) |
Breach – Clause 4.3.1 [accurate presentation of factual material] of the Commercial Television Industry Code of Practice 2004 (the Code) Clause 4.3.11 [correction of error of fact] of the Code |
24 Mar 2009 |
| GTV 9 |
A Current Affair |
Breach – Clause 4.3.1 of the Commercial Television Industry Code of Practice 2004 | 12 Jun 2008 |
| GTV 9 |
A Current Affair |
Breach – Factual accuracy, Fair representation of viewpoints | 3 Sept 2007 |
| GTV 9 |
Bert's Family Feud |
Breach – Time limits on responses to code complaints | 3 Sept 2007 |
| GTV 9 |
Outrageous Fortune |
Breach – Material exceeded M classification category | 28 Aug 2007 |
| GTV 9 |
Nightline |
Breach – Complaint handling | 18 Jul 2005 |
| GTV 9 |
The Today Show |
Breach – Failure to present factual material accurately | 17 May 2005 |
| GTV 9 |
Final Analysis |
Breach – Consumer advice – principal classifiable elements | 16 Sept 2004 |
| GTV 9 |
National Nine News and Nightline |
Breach – Present news fairly and impartially | 8 Sept 2003 |
| GTV 9 |
A Current Affair |
Breach – Care with news & current affairs in G | 30 Oct 2002 |
| GTV 9 |
A Current Affair |
Breach – Complaint handling | 25 Jun 2002 |
| GTV 9 |
A Current Affair |
Breach – Having regard to the likely audience. Exercise care in the selection and broadcast of all material Unfairly identified a single person | 19 Jul 2002 |
| GTV 9 |
A Current Affair |
Breach – Accurate and fair representation of viewpoints. Correction of significant errors. Unfair identification of a single person to represent a group | 26 Oct 2001 |
| GTV 9 |
Ray Martin with Michael Crawford |
Breach – Complaint handling | 27 Sept 2001 |
| GTV 9 |
Christopher Columbus - The Discovery |
Breach – Complaint handling | 5 Dec 2000 |
| GTV 9 |
60 Minutes |
Breach – Inaccuracy in a promotion; Complaint handling |
4 Sept 2000 |
| GTV 9 |
736 News |
Breach – Complaint handling | 12 Apr 2000 |
| GTV 9 |
750 Burke's Backyard |
Breach – Promotion too violent for G timeslot | 21 Jan 2000 |
| GTV 9 |
A Current Affair |
Breach – Complaint handling | 25 Nov 1999 |
| GTV / WIN |
Midday Show |
Breach – Advertisement for medicine | 31 Aug 2000 |
| HSV (7Mate) |
2941 (.docx 785 kb) World's Wildest Police Videos |
No Breach – Classification of material |
12 Mar 2013 |
| HSV (7TWO) |
2886 (.docx 785 kb) Globe Trekker |
No Breach – Classification of material (PG) |
12 Nov 2012 |
| HSV 7 |
2987 (.doc 815 kb) Seven News |
No Breach – Dislike, contempt or ridicule | 14 May 2013 |
| HSV 7 |
2946 (.doc 820 kb) Seven News |
No Breach – Appropriate regard | 14 May 2013 |
| HSV 7 |
2930 (.doc 871 kb) Seven News |
No Breach – Dislike, contempt or ridicule; Public panic; Fairness and impartiality |
7 Mar 2013 |
| HSV 7 |
2919 (.doc 832 kb) Weekend Sunrise |
No Breach – Accuracy; Correction of errors |
7 Mar 2013 |
| HSV 7 |
2880 (.doc 819 kb) Channel Sevel News (promotion) |
No Breach – Factual accuracy |
19 Dec 2012 |
| HSV 7 |
2849 (.doc 850 kb) Channel Seven News |
No Breach – Distinguish paid material from other program material; Factual accuracy; Impartiality and fairness |
8 Nov 2012 |
| HSV 7 |
2742 (.docx 826 kb) Today Tonight |
Breach of clause 4.3.1 No Breach of clauses 4.3.1; 4.3.2; and 4.3.10 |
20 Sept 2012 |
|
HSV / ATN / BTQ /SAS / STQ / TVW |
2758 (.docx 803 kb) Good Christian Bitches (program promotion) |
Breach – Restrictions in PG programs in certain time periods No Breach – Provoke or perpetuate intense dislike, serious contempt or severe ridicule; Restrictions in G or PG programs at 8:30pm |
8 Jun 2012 |
| HSV 7 |
2769 (.docx 783 kb) Australia's Got Amazing Talent |
No Breach – Classification of material (PG language); Complaints handling |
5 Apr 2012 |
| HSV 7 |
2703 (.doc 2.8 mb) Today Tonight |
No Breach – Dislike, contempt or ridicule; Factual accuracy; Public panic; Gratuitous emphasis |
4 Apr 2012 |
| HSV 7 |
2433 (.doc 1 mb) Channel Seven News |
Breach – Factual accuracy; Fairness No Breach – Factual accuracy and fair representation of viewpoints; Portray in a negative light; Provoke or perpetuate intense dislike or serious contempt |
21 Sept 2011 |
|
HSV / ATN / BTQ / SAS / TVW |
McDonald’s advertisement/ Channel 7 station identifier |
Breach – Broadcast an advertisement during a P period; Advertisement was not clearly distinguishable as such to a child viewer Material contained promotion of commercial products and services by proprietary characters |
14 Sept 2011 |
| HSV 7 |
2490 (.doc) The Suspects: True Australian Killers |
No Breach – Simulation of news or events | 19 Jan 2011 |
| HSV 7 |
Personal Velocity |
Breach – Complaint handling | 30 Jul 2010 |
| HSV 7 |
Today Tonight |
No Breach – Factual accuracy; Provide substantive response; Use service in commission of offence | 7 Apr 2010 |
| HSV 7 |
1943 (821 kb) Channel Seven News |
Breach – Factual accuracy No Breach – Present news fairly and impartially; Proscribed material |
30 Nov 2009 |
| HSV 7 |
AFL - program promotion |
No Breach – Transmitting messages below the threshold of normal awareness |
4 Jun 2009 |
| HSV 7 |
Today Tonight |
No Breach – Factual accuracy; Correct significant errors; or Promotions-factual accuracy | 10 Dec 2008 |
| HSV 7 |
Pepper Dennis |
No Breach – Material complied with PG classification |
26 Nov 2008 |
| HSV 7 |
According to Jim |
Breach – Material exceeded PG classification | 4 Aug 2008 |
| HSV 7 |
Seven News |
Breach – Complaints handling | 23 May 2008 |
| HSV 7 |
The Fairies |
Breach – Failed to comply with CTS 13(2) and CTS 22(2) | 28 Mar 2008 |
| HSV 7 |
Home and Away |
Breach – Material exceeded G classification category |
4 Oct 2007 |
| HSV 7 |
Home and Away |
Breach – Material exceeded G classification category |
4 Oct 2007 |
| HSV 7 |
Disorderly Conduct Caught on Tape |
Breach – Violence in PG | 14 Jun 2007 |
| HSV 7 |
Melbourne Exhibition Centre sale advertisement |
Breach – Complaint handling | 1 Sept 2006 |
| HSV 7 |
24 promotion |
Breach – Broadcasting material with more than a very low sense of threat or menace, including weapons and physical and psychological violence against people | 6 Sept 2005 |
| HSV 7 |
Home and Away |
Breach – Violence in PG | 9 May 2005 |
| HSV 7 |
Athens Olympics 2004 |
Breach – Complaint handling | 6 Dec 2004 |
| HSV 7 |
Firestorm |
Breach – Unsuitable for G – more than very low sense of threat or menace | 15 Oct 2004 |
| HSV 7 |
The Matrix – promotion |
Breach – M material in PG | 5 Aug 2004 |
| HSV 7 |
Today Tonight – 4WD Crash Testing |
Breach – Complaint handling | 17 Jun 2004 |
| HSV 7 |
Today Tonight |
Breach – Privacy | 23 May 2003 |
| HSV 7 |
Ally McBeal |
Breach – Unsuitable for G - language | 9 Sept 1999 |
| HSV 7 |
Today Tonight |
Breach – Complaint handling | 9 Apr 1999 |
| HSV 7 |
FX: The Series |
Breach – Violence in PG | 5 Jun 1998 |
| STW |
News and election updates |
Breach – Failure to provide captioning service | 7 Nov 2005 |
| STW |
El Condor |
Breach – Failure to provide adequate warning | 30 Nov 2000 |
| STW |
Today on Saturday |
Breach – Care in selection of material broadcast. Complaint handling | 8 Sept 2000 |
| VTV |
2610 (.docx 777 kb) Mogambo |
No Breach – Classification of films | 2 Aug 2011 |
| VTV / WIN |
WIN News |
Breach – Accurate presentation of factual material | 21 Jul 2009 |
| VTV 9 |
Kitchen Nightmares - Rococo |
Breach – Coarse language exceeded M classification | 14 Oct 2008 |
| VTV |
Local News |
Breach – Provide warnings for distressing material | 16 Nov 2001 |
| VTV |
Rove |
Breach – Complaint handling | 27 Apr 2000 |
