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
- Subscription narrowcast radio codes of practice 2013
- Commercial radio code of practice March 2017
- Community radio broadcasting codes of practice 2008
- ABC codes of practice
- SBS code of practice (for broadcasts that air from 1 July 2021)
- SBS code of practice (for broadcasts that aired up to and including 30 June 2021)
- Open narrowcasting codes of practice and the associated Narrowcasting for Radio Guidelines 2016
TV codes
Free-to-air
- Commercial television industry code of practice 2015
- Community television codes of practice
- ABC code of practice 2019
- SBS code of practice (for broadcasts that air from 1 July 2021)
- SBS code of practice (for broadcasts that aired up to and including 30 June 2021)