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: