Code 3 - Diversity, Independence and Our Community

This Code is from the Community Radio Broadcasting Codes of Practice (2025) and goes into effect on 1 July 2025. For information about the current Codes of Practice visit https://www.cbaa.org.au/community-broadcasting/codes-of-practice-current.

We must be able to demonstrate our understanding of our community interest.
The programs we broadcast must, collectively, reflect the needs and diversity of our community interest including through the provision of Material of Local Significance.
We must encourage and assist people in our community interest, including those who are not adequately served by other media, to participate in providing our service, prioritising the discussion of topics by those with relevant lived experience.
We keep our community interest informed of how community suggestions and participation are reflected in our activities and programming.
When complying with Code 3, we must have regard to our First Nations Engagement and Programming obligations under Code 7.

We encourage members of the community we serve to participate in our operations and in the selection of and provision of programs under our licence.
We continue to represent the community interest we represented at the time our licence was allocated or last renewed.
As defined in the Broadcasting Services Act 1992, Material of Local Significance is hosted in our licence area, or produced in our licence area, or relates to our licence area.
In our activities and behaviour, we ensure that people are given the same opportunities as others in similar situations and oppose discrimination on the basis of age, disability, mental ill-health, medical conditions, sex characteristics, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, nationality, culture, religion or being from a lower socio-economic community.