Appendix A: Submissions Process
- Contents
- Foreword
- Introduction
- 1: The role of national broadcasting
- 2: Harnessing new technologies to deliver services
- 3: Informing and entertaining Australians
- 4: Education, skills and productivity
- 5: Social inclusion and cultural diversity
- 6: Presenting Australia to the world
- 7: Efficient delivery of services
- Appendix B: Overview of the ABC and SBS
- Appendix C: The Changing Digital Environment
How to make a submission
The preferred method for the receipt of submissions is via the online form.
The online form allows for submissions of up to 1000 words in length and must only contain material for public release.
Submissions of more than 1000 words, or which contain confidential information, can be made in one of the following ways:
- by facsimile to 1800 018 281
- by post to the following address:
ABC SBS Review
Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy
GPO Box 2154
CANBERRA ACT 2601, or
- by email attachment to abcsbsreview@dbcde.gov.au
Submissions should be made using only one of the available options.
Submissions coversheet
All submissions must have a submission cover sheet attached.
Alternatively, you can request a hardcopy of the cover sheet by calling 1800 025 145 (free call).
Email formats
All email submissions must adhere to the following requirements:
- All submission material, including the coversheet, submission and any appendixes must be attached to the email. Submission material should not be included in the body of the email. This will aid in publishing submissions and ensure that your submission is published as provided.
- The total combined file size for any email (including the coversheet, submission and any appendixes to a submission) should not exceed 3Mb.
- All files should include the submitter's full name (whether individual or organisation) and indicate whether the file concerned is a coversheet, submission or an appendix to a submission.
- Files should be in any one of the following types:
- .doc
- .rtf
- .gif
- .tiff
- .jpg
- .txt
- .zip
Publication of submissions
Submissions will be made public unless otherwise specified. Submissions will be published on the Department's website after the public submissions period has closed.
The Department will not acknowledge receipt of submissions. Please note that there may be some delay in publishing submissions if a large number is received. If a submission is made by a person or organisation more than once it will only be published in one format.
Submissions will not be published if they breach applicable laws, promote a product or a service, contain offensive language, or express sentiments that are liable to offend or vilify sections of the community.
Please note that the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy reserves the right not to publish submissions it deems inappropriate for reasons other than those outlined above. For example, the Department may choose to only publish one of a series of identical or near-identical 'campaign-type' responses.
Discussion paper—alternative formats
If you would like to receive a copy of the discussion paper by post, or in Braille format or as audio files, please phone the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy on 1800 025 145 (freecall).
Please note that MP3 format audio files of the discussion paper will be available on this web page soon.
Confidential information
Persons providing a submission should indicate clearly whether the submission should not be made public. Any submission that is confidential or sensitive must be clearly marked as such on the front cover to ensure that it is not published.
Submissions marked 'Confidential' or containing sensitive material will be considered in the review but will not be published. However, you may choose to provide a version that can be publicly released.
Despite a submission being identified as confidential or sensitive, submitters should be aware that submissions may be released where authorised or required by law or for the purpose of parliamentary processes.
While the Department seeks to consult submitters of confidential information before that information is provided to another body or agency, the Department cannot guarantee that confidential information will not be released through these or other legal means.
Privacy
The Department is subject to the operation of the Privacy Act 1988. Any personal information you provide to the Department through your submission to the discussion paper—ABC & SBS: Towards a Digital Future—will only be used for the purposes of the Australian Government's review of the ABC and SBS.
Lobbyists
The Australian Government has released a Lobbying Code of Conduct designed to ensure that lobbying activities will be carried out ethically, honestly and transparently. Information about the Register of Lobbyists and a link to the Lobbying Code of Conduct can be viewed at www.pmc.gov.au/lobbyistsregister
Lobbyists who are making submissions on behalf of clients should ensure they are familiar with, and comply with, the Code of Conduct and are on the Register of Lobbyists.
Contact information
If you would like a copy of the discussion paper or any other information sent out to you, please call the Department on 1800 025 145 (free call).
Assistance for people who are deaf or have a hearing or speech impairment
Please contact the Department through the National Relay Service:
- TTY users phone 1800 555 677 then ask for 1800 025 145
- Speak and Listen (speech-to-speech relay) users phone 1800 555 727 then ask for 1800 025 145
- Internet relay users connect to www.relayservice.com.au and then ask for 1800 025 145
