Industry groups have developed codes of practice in consultation with the ACMA. We then monitor these codes and deal with unresolved complaints from viewers and listeners.
We include the code of practice in the register if:
- it provides appropriate community safeguards
- it was endorsed by a majority of providers in that industry sector
- members of the public have been given an adequate opportunity to comment
Industry codes should be regularly reviewed to ensure they provide appropriate community safeguards. Our position paper, What audiences want – Audience expectations for content safeguards, calls on broadcasters to address the expectations of today’s audiences when reviewing and updating their respective industry codes.
Radio codes
TV codes
Free-to-air
- Commercial television industry code of practice 2015
- Community television codes of practice
- ABC code of practice 2023
- SBS code of practice