Remaking of Sunsetting Instrument without Significant Amendments – Australian Communications and Media Authority
On 13 December 2018, the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) remade the above instrument without materially significant amendments. The new instrument commenced on 1 January 2019 and replaced the earlier instrument that was scheduled to sunset on 1 April 2019.
The objective of the standard is to ensure that the majority of advertisements on television are Australian-made, by means of a flexible regulatory system that recognises the market reality of advertising. The standard ensures commercial television licensees broadcast a majority of Australian-made commercials between 6am and midnight across the year. The changes the ACMA has made to the standard are of an administrative nature with no change to compliance requirements.