Before making an exemption order or a target reduction order, we publish a notice setting out the draft order within 50 days of receiving an application.
Submissions about the draft order may be made within 30 days after the notice is published.
If the submission due date falls on a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday, submissions may be received up until to 5pm on the following business day.
You can make a submission by one of the following ways:
- Email: captioning@acma.gov.au
- Post: Submissions to Order Applications
Diversity, Localism and Accessibility Section
Australian Communications and Media Authority
PO Box Q500
Queen Victoria Building
NSW 1230
Read the relevant draft order for further information about how to make a submission.
We publish a list of current Exemption Orders and Target Reduction Orders.
Draft exemption orders
Draft exemption orders for comment
| Application number | Applicant | Years applied for | Channel | Notice/Draft Order/Statement of reasons | Submission due date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00392 | Fetch TV Pty Ltd | 2020-2022 | Bloomberg Television | 11 June 2021 | |
| 00393 | Fetch TV Pty Ltd | 2020-2022 | Food Network | 11 June 2021 | |
| 00394 | Fetch TV Pty Ltd | 2020-2022 | HG TV | 11 June 2021 | |
| 00395 | Fetch TV Pty Ltd | 2020-2022 | Travel Channel | 11 June 2021 | |
| 00396 | Fetch TV Pty Ltd | 2020-2022 | Horse and Country TV | 11 June 2021 | |
| 00386 | Fetch TV Pty Ltd | 5 | Channel News Asia | 3 June 2021 | |
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00387 |
Fetch TV Pty Ltd |
2020-2025 |
France 24 |
3 June 2021 |
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00388 |
Fetch TV Pty Ltd |
2020-2025 |
EURONEWS (ENGLISH) |
3 June 2021 |
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00389 |
Fetch TV Pty Ltd |
2020-2025 |
CGTN ENGLISH |
3 June 2021 |
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00390 |
Fetch TV Pty Ltd |
2020-2025 |
NDTV News 24 |
3 June 2021 |
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00391 |
Fetch TV Pty Ltd |
2020-2025 |
BABY TV |
3 June 2021 |
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00397 |
Fetch TV Pty Ltd |
2020-2025 |
FASHION TV |
3 June 2021 |
Recent draft exemption orders
|
Application |
Applicant |
Years applied |
Channel |
Notice / Draft Order / Statement of reasons |
Submission due date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STV/EO-384 | FetchTV Pty Ltd | 1 | BBC World News | 17 June 2020 | |
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STV/EO-362 |
Foxtel Cable Television Pty Limited |
1 |
Australian Christian Channel |
19 June 2019 |
|
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STV/EO-363 |
Selectra Pty Limited |
1 |
Australian Christian Channel |
19 June 2019 |
|
|
STV/EO-364 |
Telstra Pay TV Pty Ltd |
1 |
Australian Christian Channel |
19 June 2019 |
|
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STV/EO-365 |
Optus Vision Media Pty Ltd |
1 |
Australian Christian Channel |
19 June 2019 |
|
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STV/EO-367 |
FetchTV Pty Ltd |
2 |
Bloomberg |
19 June 2019 |
|
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STV/EO-368 |
FetchTV Pty Ltd |
2 |
CGTN News |
19 June 2019 |
|
|
STV/EO-369 |
FetchTV Pty Ltd |
2 |
Channel News Asia |
19 June 2019 |
|
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STV/EO-370 |
FetchTV Pty Ltd |
2 |
Euronews |
19 June 2019 |
|
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STV/EO-371 |
FetchTV Pty Ltd |
2 |
France 24 |
19 June 2019 |
|
|
STV/EO-372 |
FetchTV Pty Ltd |
2 |
NDTV News 24 |
19 June 2019 |
|
|
STV/EO-373 |
FetchTV Pty Ltd |
1 |
Australian Christian Channel |
19 June 2019 |
|
|
STV/EO-374 |
FetchTV Pty Ltd |
1 |
BBC World News |
19 June 2019 |
|
|
STV/EO-376 |
FetchTV Pty Ltd |
2 |
Fashion TV |
19 June 2019 |
|
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STV/EO-377 |
FetchTV Pty Ltd |
2 |
HGTV |
19 June 2019 |
|
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STV/EO-378 |
FetchTV Pty Ltd |
2 |
Food Network |
19 June 2019 |
|
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STV/EO-379 |
FetchTV Pty Ltd |
2 |
Travel Channel |
19 June 2019 |
|
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STV/EO-380 |
FetchTV Pty Ltd |
2 |
Horse and Country TV |
19 June 2019 |
|
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STV/EO-381 |
FetchTV Pty Ltd |
1 |
ZooMoo |
19 June 2019 |
|
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STV/EO-382 |
FetchTV Pty Ltd |
2 |
Baby TV |
19 June 2019 |
|
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TV/EO-383 |
FetchTV Pty Ltd |
2 |
AI Jazeera |
19 June 2019 |
Draft target reduction orders
Draft target reduction orders for comment
| Applicant number | Applicant | Years applied for | Channel | Notice/Draft order/Statement of reasons | Submission due date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00143 | Telstra Pay TV Pty Limited | 1 | Aurora Channel | 5 June 2023 | ||
| 00145 | Foxtel Cable Television Pty Limited | 1 | Aurora Channel | 5 June 2023 | ||
| 00138 | Fetch TV Pty Ltd | 2021-23 | Discovery Turbo |
19 June 2022 |
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| 00139 | Foxtel Cable Television Pty Ltd | 2021-22 | TRT World |
19 June 2022 |
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| 00140 | Selectra Pty Ltd | 2021-22 | TRT World |
19 June 2022 |
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| 00141 | Telstra Pay TV Pty Ltd | 2021-22 | TRT World |
19 June 2022 |
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| 00132 | Foxtel Cable Television Pty Limited | 2021–22 | Sky Racing 2 | 22 May 2022 | ||
| 00133 | Foxtel Cable Television Pty Limited | 2021–22 | Sky Thoroughbred Central | 22 May 2022 | ||
| 00134 | Selectra Pty Ltd | 2021–22 | Sky Racing 2 | 22 May 2022 | ||
| 00135 | Selectra Pty Ltd | 2021–22 |
|
22 May 2022 | ||
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Telstra Pay TV Pty Ltd | 2021–22 | Sky Racing 2 | 22 May 2022 | ||
| 00137 | Telstra Pay TV Pty Ltd | 2021–22 | Sky Thoroughbred Central | 22 May 2022 | ||
| 00127 | Optus Vision Media Pty Limited | 2020-21 | CMT | 18 June 2021 | ||
| 00123 | Fetch TV Pty Ltd | 2020-2022 | Nat Geo Wild | 11 June 2021 | ||
| 00124 | Fetch TV Pty Ltd | 2020-2021 | Al-Jazeera (English) | 11 June 2021 | ||
| 00126 | Fetch TV Pty Ltd | 2020-2022 | Cbeebies | 11 June 2021 | ||
|
00122 |
Fetch TV Pty Ltd |
2020-2023 |
Australian Christian Channel |
3 June 2021 |
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| 00114 | Telstra Pay TV Pty Ltd | 1 | CMT | |||
| 00120 | Foxtel Cable Television Pty Limited | 1 | TRT World | 16 May 2021 | ||
| 00121 | Selectra Pty Ltd | 1 | TRT World | 16 May 2021 | ||
| 00125 | Telstra Pay TV Pty Ltd | 1 | TRT World | 16 May 2021 | ||
| 00128 | Optus Vision Media Pty Ltd | 1 | TRT World | 16 May 2021 | ||
| 7 May 2021 |
Recent draft target reduction orders
|
Application |
Applicant |
Years applied |
Channel |
Notice / Draft Order / Statement of reasons |
Submission due date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STV/TRO-102 | Foxtel Cable Television Pty Limited | 1 | CMT | 12 March 2021 | |
| STV/TRO-103 | Selectra Pty Ltd | 1 | CMT | 12 March 2021 | |
| STV/TRO-84 | Selectra Pty Limited | 1 | BBC World News | 5 March 2020 | |
| STV/TRO-83 | Foxtel Cable Television Pty Limited | 1 | BBC World News | 5 March 2020 | |
|
STV/TRO-71 |
Foxtel Cable Television Pty Limited |
1 |
Aurora Community Channel |
19 June 2019 |
|
|
TV/TRO-72 |
Selectra Pty Limited |
1 |
Aurora Community Channel |
19 June 2019 |
|
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STV/TRO-73 |
Telstra Pay TV Pty Ltd |
1 |
Aurora Community Channel |
19 June 2019 |
|
|
STV/TRO-74 |
Optus Vision Media Pty Ltd |
1 |
Aurora Community Channel |
19 June 2019 |
|
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STV/TRO-75 |
FetchTV Pty Ltd |
2 |
Nat Geo Wild |
19 June 2019
|
|
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STV/TRO-76 |
FetchTV Pty Ltd |
2 |
TLC |
19 June 2019 |
|
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TV/TRO-77 |
FetchTV Pty Ltd |
2 |
Style |
19 June 2019 |
|
|
TV/TRO-78 |
Foxtel Cable Television Pty Limited |
1 |
Australian Christian Channel |
19 June 2019 |
|
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STV/TRO-79 |
Seletra Pty Limited |
1 |
Australian Christian Channel |
19 June 2019 |
|
| STV/TRO-87 | Telstra Pay TV Pty Ltd | 1 | BBC World News | 17 June 2020 | |
| STV/TRO-88 | Telstra Pay TV Pty Ltd | 1 | Australian Christian Channel | 17 June 2020 | |
| STV/TRO-89 | Optus Vision Media Pty Ltd | 1 | Australian Christian Channel | 17 June 2020 | |
| STV/TRO-90 | FetchTV Pty Ltd | 1 | Spike Channel | 17 June 2020 | |
| STV/TRO-91 | Optus Vision Media Pty Ltd | 1 | BBC World News | 17 June 2020 |
Submissions in regard to draft exemption orders
|
Submitter |
Order Applicant |
Submission |
Date Received |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Communications Consumer Action Network | FetchTV Pty Ltd | Submission | 17 June 2020 |
| Deaf Australia Inc | FetchTV Pty Ltd | Submission | 19 May 2020 |
|
Centre for Inclusive Design |
FetchTV Pty Ltd |
18 June 2019 |
|
|
Australian Communications Consumer Action Network |
FetchTV Pty Ltd |
14 June 2019 |
|
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Australian Communications Consumer Action Network |
Foxtel Cable Television Pty Limited |
14 June 2019 |
|
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Australian Communications Consumer Action Network |
Optus Vision Media Pty Ltd |
14 June 2019 |
|
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Australian Communications Consumer Action Network |
Selectra Pty Limited |
14 June 2019 |
|
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Australian Communications Consumer Action Network |
Telstra Pay TV Pty Ltd |
14 June 2019 |
Submissions by the Australian Communications Consumer Action Network were for applicants rather than individual exemption orders. The Centre for Inclusive Design submitted a single submission covering all applicants.
Submissions in regard to draft exemption orders
|
Submitter |
Order Applicant |
Submission |
Date Received |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centre for Inclusive Design | FetchTV Pty Ltd | Submission | 1 June 2021 |
| Australian Communications Consumer Action Network | FetchTV Pty Ltd | Submission | 4 May 2021 |
Submissions in regard to draft target reduction orders
|
Submitter |
Order Applicant |
Submission |
Date Received |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Communications Consumer Action Network |
Foxtel Cable Television Pty Ltd |
Submission | 4 May 2021 |
| Centre for Inclusive Design | Telstra Pay TV Pty Ltd | Submission | 4 May 2021 |
| Australian Communications Consumer Action Network |
FOXTEL Cable Television Pty Limited Selectra Pty Ltd |
Submission | 11 March 2021 |
| Australian Communications Consumer Action Network |
FetchTV Pty Ltd Optus Vision Media Pty Ltd Telstra Pay TV Pty Ltd |
Submission | 17 June 2020 |
| Deaf Australia Inc |
FetchTV Pty Ltd Optus Vision Media Pty Ltd Telstra Pay TV Pty Ltd |
Submission | 19 May 2020 |
|
Australian Communications Consumer Action Network |
Foxtel Cable Television Pty Limited Selectra Pty Limited |
5 March 2020 |
|
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Centre for Inclusive Design |
Foxtel Cable Television Pty Limited Selectra Pty Limited |
28 February 2020 |