Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00023:section:123:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00023
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 123 (pt 2/3)
Character Range: 496055–498924

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 (ii) reporting to the ACMA on complaints so made; and
 (i) captioning of programs for the hearing impaired; and
 (j) in the case of codes of practice developed by community broadcasting licensees:
 (i) the kinds of sponsorship announcements that may be broadcast by those licensees; or
 (ii) the kinds of sponsorship announcements that particular kinds of program may carry; and
 (k) in the case of codes of practice developed by subscription broadcasting licensees—dealings with customers of the licensees, including methods of billing, fault repair, privacy and credit management; and
 (l) such other matters relating to program content as are of concern to the community.
 (3) In developing codes of practice relating to matters referred to in paragraphs (2)(a) and (c), community attitudes to the following matters are to be taken into account:
 (a) the portrayal in programs of physical and psychological violence;
 (b) the portrayal in programs of sexual conduct and nudity;
 (c) the use in programs of offensive language;
 (d) the portrayal in programs of the use of drugs, including alcohol and tobacco;
 (e) the portrayal in programs of matter that is likely to incite or perpetuate hatred against, or vilifies, any person or group on the basis of ethnicity, nationality, race, gender, sexual orientation, age, religion or physical or mental disability;
 (f) such other matters relating to program content as are of concern to the community.
 (3E) A code of practice referred to in paragraph (2)(i) has no effect to the extent to which it is inconsistent with a standard determined under subsection 130ZZA(1).
 (4) If:
 (a) a group representing a particular section of the broadcasting industry develops a code of practice to be observed in the conduct of the broadcasting operations of that section of the industry; and
 (b) the ACMA is satisfied that:
 (i) the code of practice provides appropriate community safeguards for the matters covered by the code; and
 (ii) the code is endorsed by a majority of the providers of broadcasting services in that section of the industry; and
 (iii) members of the public have been given an adequate opportunity to comment on the code;
the ACMA must include that code in the Register of codes of practice.
 (5) To avoid doubt, a reference in this section to broadcasting operations includes a reference to each commercial television broadcasting service provided by a commercial television broadcasting licensee.
 (6) To avoid doubt, a reference in this section to broadcasting operations includes a reference to each commercial radio broadcasting service provided by a commercial radio broadcasting licensee.
 (7) To avoid doubt, a reference in this section to broadcasting operations includes a reference to each community radio broadcasting service provided by a designated community radio broadcasting licensee.