Again, this is already happening. Cooking programs are given greater TV promotion than desperately under-publicised core radio and television programs. Charter programs such as Australian Story lose access to resources because they have been booked out to a Channel 9 children's program. This is not surprising, but rather a logical consequence of commercial influence that no fine editorial policy wording will prevent while ABC management is not thoroughly transparent and accountable. The previous Senate inquiry alluded to this very risk.
Words never enforce themselves.
Vulnerable, ambitious, persuadable people do. It is no longer the ethics of the individual, but rather the ethics and interests of the prevailing corporate culture, that rule the day. Careful window dressing and media spin-doctoring from the ABC's recently elevated marketing division will allay the public's fears until it is too late. Your sense of ownership will be a fabrication of the ABC public relations department. Perhaps, but I and a few other ABC journalists have seen it all happen to an ABC board and management before.