Complainants Only a few complainants make more than one complaint a year. With an average of 150 decisions a year, there are too many complainants to list each name separately. The Authority also uses the full legal name of the broadcaster in the standardised introduction to a decision but uses the more common name or abbreviation in the body of the decision. Following are examples of some names of broadcasters. Since there are close to 200 broadcasters in New Zealand, this list is only a start.
Every complaint alleges a breach of a specific standard.
A key word search can focus on either the general concept, eg balance or on a specific standard, eg R1 . Each different Code of Broadcasting Practice has an identifying initial which precedes the number of the standard. The following chart is an incomplete listing of standards often cited in the common areas of complaint. It is essential that someone interested in making a complaint refers to the complete Codes of Broadcasting Practice. If you know the name of the programme, eg Skitz, you will have more success in locating a particular complaint than if you are trying to find a programme type, eg comedy .