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Broadcasting Services (Australian Content and Children's Television) Standards 2020
The Australian Communications and Media Authority makes the following standards under subsection 122(1) of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992.
Dated: 17 December 2020 Fiona Cameron [signed] Member
Creina Chapman [signed] Member/General Manager
Australian Communications and Media Authority
Contents Part 1—Preliminary 1 Name 2 Commencement 3 Authority 4 Repeal of the Broadcasting Services (Australian Content) Standard 2016 and the Children's Television Standards 2009 5 References to other instruments 6 Objects of these standards 7 What these standards do Part 2—Terms used in these standards 8 Definitions 9 Australian/New Zealand program - definition 10 Australian program - definition 11 New Zealand program - definition 12 Programs deemed to be Australian programs Part 3—Australian content requirements 13 Australian content points requirement 14 Carry over of excess points 15 Indexation of production budget and licence fee figures 16 Regional/remote licensees may rely on metropolitan licensees 17 Reporting to the ACMA Part 4—Protections for child viewers 18 Application of this Division 19 Content of advertisements 20 Pressure in advertisements 21 Clear presentation 22 Disclaimers and premium offers 23 Competitions 24 Prohibition on advertising during and adjacent to P programs 25 Identification of C programs and P programs 26 Application of this Division 27 Program promotions and station identifications 28 Non‑program material other than news 29 News flashes and announcements 30 Prizes 31 Unsuitable material 32 Advertisements 33 Maximum advertising time 34 Separation of advertisements and sponsorship announcements 35 Repetition of advertisements 36 Promotions and endorsements by popular characters 37 Advertising of alcoholic drinks 38 Classification by an eligible classifier 39 Provisional classification 40 Duration of classifications 41 Transitional provision for classification Part 5—Transitional provisions 42 Reporting requirements under repealed standards 43 Quota eligibility of first release Australian films and programs acquired or commissioned before 2021 Schedule 1—Genre point allocation
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