About our investigations

We publish our investigation reports to explain:

if there is a complaint, what it is about
when it happened
the relevant rules
what we found when we investigated

For lists of older reports, consult our Annual reports available on the Analysis & Policy Observatory website. Each quarter, we also publish a summary of actions we have taken on broadcasting.

To access older investigation reports please contact broadcasting@acma.gov.au.

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Year

Issue

Captioning

Findings

Breach of subsection 130ZZA(4) in Part 9D of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992

Breach of subsection 130ZZA(4) is to be disregarded, as subsection 130ZZA(7A) is applicable [disregard breaches caused by significant, unforeseen technical difficulties]

No breach of paragraph 7(1)(o) of Schedule 2 to the BSA [licence condition requiring compliance with applicable provisions of Part 9D of the BSA]

(ref: BI-712)

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BI-712 Investigation report: Channel Seven Adelaide Pty Ltd [docx, 147.1 KB]

Issue

Accuracy

Impartiality

Findings

No breach of accuracy

No breach of impartiality

of the ABC Code of Practice 2024

(ref. BI-718)

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BI-718 Investigation report: Australian Broadcasting Corporation [docx, 120.27 KB]

Issue

Captioning

Findings

Breach of subsection 130ZZA(4) in Part 9D of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992

Breach of subsection 130ZZA(4) is to be disregarded, as subsection 130ZZA(7A) is applicable [disregard breaches caused by significant, unforeseen technical difficulties]

No breach of paragraph 7(1)(o) of Schedule 2 to the BSA [licence condition requiring compliance with applicable provisions of Part 9D of the BSA]

(ref BI-704)

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BI-704 Investigation report: Channel Seven Adelaide Pty Ltd [pdf, 344.89 KB]

Issue

Captioning

Findings

Breach of subsection 130ZZA(4) in Part 9D of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992

Breach of paragraph 7(1)(o) of Schedule 2 to the Broadcasting Services Act 1992

(ref BI-710, BI-711)

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BI-710 and BI-711 Investigation report: WIN Television Qld Pty Ltd [pdf, 414.08 KB]

Issue

Captioning

Findings

Breach of subsection 130ZZA(4) in Part 9D of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 [which requires a commercial television licensee to comply with the Standard]

Breach of paragraph 7(1)(o) of Schedule 2 to the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 [licence condition requiring compliance with applicable provisions of Part 9D of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992]

(ref BI-697)

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BI-697 Investigation Report: Channel Seven Adelaide Pty Ltd [Seven] [pdf, 8.25 MB]