BSA, Broadcasting Services Act 1992

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Senate committee reports on proposed captioning changes

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The Senate committee which reviewed the Government’s proposed amendments to the Broadcasting Services Act, including changes to the captioning provisions, has issued its report. It has supported all but one of the proposed changes, including an end to the requirement that free-to-air networks need to make annual captioning compliance reports. The only amendment it has rejected is the cancellation of a scheduled review by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), although it recommends this be delayed by three years.

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TV & video
News
ACMA, Australian Communications and Media Authority
BSA, Broadcasting Services Act 1992
Legislation
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Disability
Deaf or hearing impaired
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Consultation paper provides opportunity to comment on TV captioning regulations

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The Federal Government today released a consultation paper which proposes a number of changes to the regulations governing free-to-air television. The consultation process provides an opportunity for consumers to comment on current captioning regulations, and the fact that multi-channels such as Gem, 7Two, Eleven, ABC2 and SBS2 remain exempt from the captioning requirements that apply to primary channels.

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General
TV & video
Australian policy and legislation
Television
BSA, Broadcasting Services Act 1992
TV terms
Multichannels
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Subscription TV

In June 2012, the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 (Cth) (BSA) was amended to include caption quotas for subscription television for the first time.

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Australian policy and legislation
Captions
Austar
Television
Closed captions
Sensory impairment
Foxtel
Blind or vision impaired
AHRC, Australian Human Rights Commission
Deaf or hearing impaired
ASTRA, Australia Subscription Television and Radio Association
BSA, Broadcasting Services Act
BSA, Broadcasting Services Act 1992
DBCDE, Department of Broadband Communications and the Digital Economy
Research & policy
Subscription TV
Disability Discrimination Act
TV access
HREOC, Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission
Law
Legal
Legislation
Policy
Temporary exemption application
UNCRPD, United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with a Disability

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Free to air TV

Two acts of Parliament, the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 (Cth) (BSA) and the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth) (DDA) have driven the growth of captioning on Australian television.

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Captions
Television
Digital TV
Closed captions
Sensory impairment
Analogue TV
Blind or vision impaired
AHRC, Australian Human Rights Commission
Deaf or hearing impaired
BSA, Broadcasting Services Act
BSA, Broadcasting Services Act 1992
DBCDE, Department of Broadband Communications and the Digital Economy
Research & policy
Disability Discrimination Act
HREOC, Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission
Law
Legal
Legislation
Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities
Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers
Policy
Temporary exemption application

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Television

There is a substantial regulatory framework for access to broadcast television in Australia, particularly in regards to captioning.

For more specific information about the regulation of free-to-air television captioning and subscription television captioning, visit the following pages:

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