We focussed on 20 self- and co-regulatory bodies and schemes in effect within the Australian advertising, media, online and telecommunications sectors.
The 20 self- and co-regulatory bodies and schemes we examined were:
- ALCOHOL BEVERAGES ADVERTISING CODE (ABAC) RESPONSIBLE ALCOHOL MARKETING CODE
- .AU DOMAIN ADMINISTRATION LIMITED (auDA)
- AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATION OF NATIONAL ADVERTISERS (AANA) CODE OF ETHICS
- AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING AUTHORITY (ABC) CODES OF PRACTICE
- AUSTRALIAN DATA-DRIVEN MARKETING and ADVERTISING (ADMA) CODE OF PRACTICE
- AUSTRALIAN FOOD AND GROCERY COUNCIL (AFGC) QUICK SERVICE RESTAURANT INITIATIVE FOR RESPONSIBLE ADVERTISING AND MARKETING TO CHILDREN (QSRI)
- AUSTRALIAN FOOD AND GROCERY COUNCIL (AFGC) RESPONSIBLE CHILDREN’S MARKETING INITIATIVE FOR THE AUSTRALIAN FOOD AND BEVERAGE INDUSTRY (RCMI)
- AUSTRALIAN NARROWCAST RADIO ASSOCIATION (ANRA) OPEN NARROWCAST CODES OF PRACTICE
- AUSTRALIAN PRESS COUNCIL (APC) PRINCIPLES, STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES
- AUSTRALIAN SUBSCRIPTION TELEVISION AND RADIO ASSOCIATION (ASTRA) CODES OF PRACTICE
- COMMERCIAL RADIO AUSTRALIA (CRA) CODES OF PRACTICE
- COMMUNICATIONS ALLIANCE
- COMMUNITY BROADCASTING ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA (CBAA) CODES OF PRACTICE
- FEDERAL CHAMBER OF AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRIES (FCAI) VOLUNTARY CODE OF PRACTICE FOR MOTOR VEHICLE ADVERTISING
- FREE TV AUSTRALIA COMMERCIAL TELEVISION INDUSTRY CODE OF PRACTICE
- INDEPENDENT MEDIA COUNCIL (IMC) CODE OF CONDUCT
- INTERACTIVE ADVERTISING BUREAU AUSTRALIA (IAB)/ AUSTRALIAN DIGITAL ADVERTISING ALLIANCE (ADAA) AUSTRALIAN BEST PRACTICE GUIDELINES INTENET BASED ADVERTISING
- MEDIA, ENTERTAINMENT AND ARTS ALLIANCE (MEAA) JOURNALISTS’ CODE OF ETHICS
- SPECIAL BROADCASTING SERVICE (SBS) CODES OF PRACTICE
- STANDARDS AUSTRALIA
Summaries of the schemes’ rule-making processes and their mechanisms for consumer and public engagement are available to download: