Part Five - Issues For Comment and Submissions
Submissions are sought in relation to the issues below, and any other issues that are considered to be relevant to the investigation.
Key issues
- The current levels of captioning on free-to-air television including digital multi-channels, subscription television, DVDs and films in cinemas, including cinemas in regional areas, in Australia.
- The current levels of audio description on free-to-air television including digital multi-channels, subscription television, DVDs and films in cinemas in Australia.
- The costs of providing captioning and audio description on free-to-air television including digital multi-channels, subscription television, DVDs and films in cinemas, including cinemas in regional areas, in Australia
- Appropriate future targets for captioning and audio description on free-to-air television including digital multi-channels, subscription television, Australian television and film productions made available on DVDs, and films in cinemas.
- The captioning and audio description of advertising content on these media.
- The captioning and audio description of audio-visual content that is distributed via the internet.
- The extent to which the quality of captions and audio description can be effectively measured and standardised for different types of content, including ‘live’ content.
- The appropriate roles for the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission and the Australian Communications and Media Authority in relation to access requirements under the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 and the Broadcasting Services Act 1992.
- How changes to the regulatory requirements for access to electronic media should be implemented.
- The extent to which standards for digital television transmission and domestic digital television receivers should provide for captioning and audio description.
Submissions
Submissions are invited in writing by Friday 13 June 2008. Submissions may be submitted online at Make a Submission or addressed to:
Manager
Broadcasting Content Section
Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy
GPO Box 2154
CANBERRA ACT 2601
Submissions will be made public unless otherwise specified. If a submission is marked confidential, a version that may be publicly released should also be provided. Please note that the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy reserves the right not to publish documents or other information that it receives from industry or the public.
