Codes of Practice - Review

The ACMA has approved the revised Community Radio Broadcasting Codes of Practice 2025.  

The ACMA has registered the revised Community Radio Broadcasting Codes of Practice 2025 (the Codes).  

 

The new Codes will not come into force until July 1, 2025. The Community Radio Broadcasting Codes of Practice 2008 version remains in force until this date. 

 

We thank our members for contributions to updating the Codes which helped us make the Codes more clear, and easier for your staff and volunteers to comply with. 

 

The CBAA will support stations to ensure staff and volunteers understand the changes before they come into effect on July 1, 2025. We are already working on training and guidance materials to support all broadcasters understand and comply with the Codes. 

 

The new Codes will be accompanied by practical easy-to-use guidance material to help each station check off the things it needs to do to comply with the new Codes. This guidance material will provide templates for policies, processes to follow and suggestions for best practice.  

The new Community Radio Broadcasting Codes of Practice 2025:  

Community Radio Broadcasting Codes of Practice (2025) (Word/PDF)


FAQs about the Codes' review:
FAQ (Word/PDF)

The existing Codes remain in force until 1 July, 2025.

The existing 2008 Codes of Practice are available here.

For more information   

For more information about the revised Codes and consultation process, please email the CBAA atcodes@cbaa.org.au 


Previous Documents

Revision 2 Codes for Consultation September 2023.pdf

Revision 2 Codes for Consultation September 2023.docx

Revision 1 Codes for Consultation October 2022.pdf

Revision 1 Codes for Consultation October 2022.docx

What We Heard Report_September 2023.pdf

What We Heard Report_September 2023.docx