About our investigations
We publish our investigation reports to explain:
- if there is a complaint, what it is about
- when it happened
- the relevant rules
- what we found when we investigated
For lists of older reports, consult our Annual reports available on the Analysis & Policy Observatory website. Each quarter, we also publish a summary of actions we have taken on broadcasting.
Outcomes of our 2024 investigations
| Program or issue | Station or licensee | Description | Outcome | Report published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7News Adelaide | Channel Seven Adelaide Pty Ltd [Seven] | Captioning |
Breach of subsection 130ZZA(4) in Part 9D of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 [which requires a commercial television licensee to comply with the Standard] Breach of paragraph 7(1)(o) of Schedule 2 to the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 [licence condition requiring compliance with applicable provisions of Part 9D of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992] (ref BI-697) |
3 December 2024 |
| 7News (Perth) | Channel Seven Perth Pty Ltd |
Accuracy Impartiality |
No breach of clause 3.3.1 [present material facts accurately] No breach of clause 3.4.1 [present news fairly and impartially] of the Commercial Television Industry Code of Practice 2015 (revised in 2018) (ref BI-690) |
18 November 2024 |
| 7News Spotlight | Channel Seven Sydney Pty Limited [Seven] | Accuracy |
Breach of clause 3.3.1 of the Commercial Television Industry Code of Practice 2015 (revised in 2018) (ref BI-682) |
13 June 2024 |
| Nightly News 7 Tasmania | Southern Cross Television (TNT9) Pty. Limited | Captioning |
Breach of subsection 130ZZA(4) in Part 9D of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 Breach of paragraph 7(1)(o) of Schedule 2 to the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 (ref BI-683) |
1 May 2024 |
Outcomes of our 2023 investigations
| Program or issue | Station or licensee | Description | Outcome | Report published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Current Affair | Tasmanian Digital Television Pty Ltd [Nine] | Privacy |
No breach of clause 3.5.1 [privacy] (ref BI-657) |
30 October 2023 |
| 7 News | Prime Television (Northern) Ltd (Seven) | Accuracy and Impartiality |
No breach of subclause 3.3.1 No breach of subclause 3.4.1 of the Commercial Television Industry Code of Practice 2015 (revised 2018) (ref BI-662) |
1 September 2023 |
| A Current Affair | TCN Channel Nine Pty Limited [Nine] | Privacy |
Breach of clause 3.5.1 [privacy] of the Commercial Television Industry Code of Practice 2015 (revised in 2018) (ref BI-649) |
18 May 2023 |
| Ministry Now and Joni Table Talk | Foxtel Cable Television Pty Ltd [Daystar] | Accuracy |
Breach of cause 1.2 of the Subscription Narrowcast Television Codes of Practice 2013 (ref BI-628) |
26 April 2023 |
| Outsiders | Southern Cross Communications Pty Limited [Sky News Regional] | Accuracy, representation of viewpoints |
Breaches of clause 3.3.1 [factual accuracy, misrepresentation of viewpoints] of the Commercial Television Industry Code of Practice 2015 (revised in 2018) (ref BI-645) |
26 April 2023 |
| Outsiders | Network Investments Pty Ltd [Sky News Regional] | Accuracy, representation of viewpoints |
Breaches of clause 3.3.1 [factual accuracy, misrepresentation of viewpoints] of the Commercial Television Industry Code of Practice 2015 (revised in 2018) (ref BI-646) |
26 April 2023 |
| Outsiders | Foxtel Cable Television Ltd [Sky News Australia] | Accuracy, distinguishability |
Breaches of subparagraph 2.2(a)(i) [present news accurately and fairly] of the Subscription Broadcast Television Codes of Practice 2013 (revised in 2018) (ref BI-647) |
26 April 2023 |
| 7NEWS Breaking News | Channel Seven Melbourne Pty Limited | Captioning |
Breach of subsection 130ZZA(4) of Part 9D of the BSA [compliance with captioning standard by a commercial licensee] Breach of paragraph 7(1)(o) of Schedule 2 of the BSA [licence condition to comply with Part 9D] (ref BI-620) |
21 April 2023 |
| 9NEWS Breaking News | General Television Corporation Pty Ltd | Captioning |
Breach of subsection 130ZZA(4) of Part 9D of the BSA [compliance with captioning standard by a commercial licensee] Breach of paragraph 7(1)(o) of Schedule 2 of the BSA [licence condition to comply with Part 9D] (ref BI-621) |
21 April 2023 |
|
Sunrise broadcast on 4 June 2021 6PM News broadcast on 4 June 2021 |
Channel Seven Brisbane Pty Limited | Captioning |
Breach of subsection 130ZZA(4) of Part 9D of the BSA [compliance with captioning standard by a commercial licensee] Breach of paragraph 7(1)(o) of Schedule 2 of the BSA [licence condition to comply with Part 9D |
2 March 2023 |
| ABC News | Australian Broadcasting Corporation | Do not materially mislead |
No breach of Standard 2.2 (ref BI-650) |
19 January 2023 |
Outcomes of our 2022 investigations
| Program or issue | Station or licensee | Description | Outcome | Report published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Four Corners | Australian Broadcasting Corporation | Accuracy, Impartiality and Fair and Honest Dealing |
Breach of Standards 2.2 and 5.1 No breach of Standards 2.1, 4.1, 4.5, 5.2, 5.3 and 5.8 of the ABC Code of Practice 2019 |
21 December |
| ABC various programs | ABC (various) | Accuracy and impartiality |
Breach of Standards 2.1, 2.2 and 4.4 No breach of Standards 4.1 or 4.5 of the ABC Code of Practice 2019 |
9 November |
| Newshour | Australian Broadcasting Corporation | Privacy |
Breach of standard 6.1 of the ABC Code of Practice 2019 |
3 November |
| A Current Affair | Queensland Television Ltd [Nine] | Privacy |
Breach of the licence condition at paragraph 7(1)(h) of Schedule 2 to the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 [use of broadcasting services in the commission of an offence] (ref: BI-608) |
6 October |
| Dancing with the Stars: All Stars (Episode 7) | Channel Seven Sydney Pty Ltd | Captioning |
No finding in relation to subsection 130ZZA(4) of the BSA due to insufficient information available for the program. Breach of paragraph 130ZZD(2)(b) of Part D of the BSA due to failure to keep audio-visual records sufficient to enable the assessment of the licensee’s compliance with its captioning obligations to be readily ascertained. Breach of paragraph 7(1)(o) of Schedule 2 to the BSA due to the licensee not meeting its record-keeping obligations. (ref: BI-629) |
16 June 2022 |
| WIN News Townsville | WIN Television QLD Pty Ltd | Impartiality |
Breach of subclause 3.4.1(a) [impartiality] of the Commercial Television Industry Code of Practice 2015 (revised 2018) (ref: BI-610) |
24 May 2022 |
| Prime7 News Wagga | Prime Television (Southern) Pty. Limited | Impartiality |
Breach of subclause 3.4.1(a) [impartiality] of the Commercial Television Industry Code of Practice 2015 (revised 2018) (ref: BI-611) |
24 May 2022 |
| Judge Judy | Mildura Digital Television Pty Ltd | Captioning |
No breach of paragraph 130ZR(1)(a) of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 No breach of subsection 130ZZA(4) of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 No breach of paragraph 7(1)(o) of Schedule 2 of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 (ref: BI-615) |
10 May 2022 |
| Q+A | Australian Broadcasting Corporation | Impartiality |
No breach of standards 4.1, 4.2 and 4.5 of the ABC Code of Practice 2019 (ref: BI-612) |
19 April 2022 |
| Hitler’s Last Year | Special Broadcasting Service | Classification |
Breach of code 4.6 of the SBS Codes of Practice 2014 (revised July 2019) (ref: BI-605) |
12 April 2022 |
| 7 NEWS (Sydney) broadcast on 2 November and 28 November 2020 | Channel Seven Sydney Pty Limited | Captioning |
Breached sections 7, 8 and 9 of the Standard. Breached paragraph 130ZR(1)(a) of Part 9D of the BSA. Breached subsection 130ZZA(4) of the BSA. Breached paragraph 7(1)(o) of Schedule 2 to the BSA. (ref BI-580) |
17 March 2022 |
| 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix and 2021 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix | Foxtel Cable Television Pty Ltd [FOX Sports] | Tobacco advertising in live sport |
No breach of paragraph 10(1)(a) of Schedule 2 of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 (ref BI-607) |
11 February 2022 |
Outcomes of our 2021 investigations
| Program or issue | Station or licensee | Description | Outcome | Report published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nine News – broadcast between 1 and 4 July 2021 | WIN Television VIC Pty Ltd | Captioning |
Breached subsection 130ZR(1) of Part 9D of the BSA [licensee must provide a captioning service for programs transmitted on main channel between 6am and midnight daily]. Breached paragraph 7(1)(o) of Schedule 2 to the BSA [licence condition to comply with Part 9D]. (ref BI-616) |
21 December 2021 |
| Married At First Sight (MAFS) | TCN Channel Nine Pty Ltd [Nine] | Classification |
No breach of clause 2.1.1 [classification] of the Commercial Television Industry Code of Practice 2015 (revised 2018) (ref BI-606) |
29 October 2021 |
| Ten News First, 5:00pm Bulletin – broadcast on 13 August 2020 and 26 August 2020 | Network Ten (Melbourne) Pty Limited | Captioning |
Breached subsection 130ZZA(4), Part 9D of the BSA [compliance with captioning standard by a commercial broadcaster]. Breached paragraph 7(1)(o) of Schedule 2 to the BSA [licence condition to comply with Part 9D]. (ref BI-574) |
20 October 2021 |
| Fight For Planet A: Our Climate Challenge (Episode 3) | ABC | Impartiality |
No breach of Standards 4.1, 4.2 and 4.5 of the ABC Code of Practice 2019 (ref BI-587) |
23 July 2021 |
| Today | TCN Channel Nine Pty Ltd | Disclosure of commercial arrangement |
Breach of Commercial Television Industry Code of Practice 2015 (ref BI-583) |
21 July 2021 |
| Political advertisement | Swan Television and Radio Pty Ltd | Tagging of election advertisement |
Breach of subclause 4(2) and paragraph 7(1)(j) of Schedule 2 to the BSA (ref BI-585) |
1 July 2021 |
| Sunrise | Seven / Channel Seven Adelaide Pty Ltd | Accuracy |
Breach of the Commercial Television Industry Code of Practice 2015 (ref. BI-579) |
8 June 2021 |
| Ten News First, 5:00pm Bulletin – broadcast on 1 April 2020 and 13 April 2020 | Network Ten (Melbourne) Pty Limited | Captioning |
Breached subsection 130ZZA(4), Part 9D of the BSA [compliance with captioning standard by a commercial broadcaster]. Breached paragraph 7(1)(o) of Schedule 2 to the BSA [licence condition to comply with Part 9D] (ref BI-553) |
26 May |
| The Big Bang Theory And Mom | WIN Television VIC Pty Ltd | Captioning |
Breached subsection 130ZS(1), Part 9D of the BSA [captioning requirements for multi-channelled commercial television broadcasting service]. Breached paragraph 7(1)(o) of Schedule 2 to the BSA [licence condition to comply with Part 9D]. (ref BI-569) |
20 May |
| NCIS | WIN Television NSW Pty Ltd | Captioning |
Breach of paragraph 130ZZD(2)(b) of the BSA [make audio-visual records sufficient to enable the responsible person’s compliance with Division 4 and 5 to be readily ascertained]. Breach of paragraph 7(1)(o) of Schedule 2 to the BSA (ref BI-544) |
7 May |
| Gold Coast Nine News | Queensland Television Ltd | Privacy and Material which may cause distress |
Breach of clause 3.5.1 [privacy] Breach of subclause 3.2.1(d) [Material which may cause distress - exercise sensitivity] (ref BI-555) |
30 April |
| 7News Gold Coast | Channel Seven Brisbane Pty Limited | Privacy and Material which may cause distress |
Breach of clause 3.5.1 [privacy] Breach of subclause 3.2.1(d) [Material which may cause distress - exercise sensitivity] (ref BI-558) |
30 April |
| Alan Jones | Sky News on WIN / Network Investments Pty Ltd | Exercise care in selecting material for broadcast and Misrepresentation of viewpoints |
No breach of clause 2.3.3 [exercise care in selecting material] No breach of clause 3.3.1 [misrepresentation of viewpoints] |
27 January |
Outcomes of our 2020 investigations
| Program or issue | Station or licensee | Description | Outcome | Report published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Four Corners | ABC | Accuracy and impartiality |
No breach of Standards [accuracy] 2.1 or 2.5 Breach of Standards [impartiality] 4.1 and 4.5 (ref BI-541) |
15 December |
| Nine News | General Television Corporation Pty Ltd | Privacy |
Breach of clause 3.5.1 of the Commercial Television Industry Code of Practice 2015 (revised in 2018) (ref BI-552) |
19 November |
| The Morning Show | Seven/ Channel Seven Sydney Pty Ltd | Disclosure of commercial arrangement |
Breach of clause 4.1.1 of the Commercial Television Industry Code of Practice 2015 (revised in 2018) (ref BI-559) |
20 October |
| Q&A | ABC | Impartiality, and Harm and Offence |
No breach of Standards 4 or 7 of the ABC Code of Practice 2019 (ref BI-543) |
11 September |
| Four Corners (‘Extinction Nation’) | ABC / Australian Broadcasting Corporation | Accuracy and impartiality |
No breach of Standards 2 or 4 of the ABC Code of Practice 2019 (ref BI-536) |
12 August |
| Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children | Seven / Channel Seven Adelaide Pty Ltd | Classification |
No breach of the Commercial Television Industry Code of Practice 2015 (ref. BI-546) |
10 June |
| Seven News Brisbane | Channel Seven Brisbane Pty Limited | Privacy and impartiality |
Breach of the Commercial Television Industry Code of Practice 2015 (revised 2018) (ref BI-535) |
5 June |
| Pirates of The Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales | TCN Channel Nine Pty Ltd | Classification |
Breach of the Commercial Television Industry Code of Practice 2015 (revised 2018) (ref BI-526) |
25 March |
| Studio 10 | Ten / Network Ten (Sydney) Pty Ltd | Classification |
No breach of the Commercial Television Industry Code of Practice 2015 (ref BI-542) |
20 March |
| Nine News | Nine / Queensland Television Pty Ltd | Accuracy and impartiality |
Breach of clause 3.3.1 for program; and clause 3.3.1 and 3.4.1 for program promotion taking into consideration clause 3.6 No breach of clause 3.4.1 for program of the Commercial Television Industry Code of Practice 2015 (revised 2018) (ref BI-525) |
16 March |
| Seven News | Seven / Channel Seven Queensland Pty Ltd | Accuracy and impartiality |
Breach of clause 3.3.1 No breach of clause 3.4 of the Commercial Television Industry Code of Practice 2015 (ref. BI-521) |
5 March |
Outcome of our 2019 investigations
| Program or issue | Station or licensee | Description | Outcome | Report published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Current Affair | Nine / Queensland Television Pty Ltd | Accuracy, privacy and complaints handling |
Breach of clauses 3.3.1 and 3.5.1 No breach of clause 7.3.1 of the Commercial Television Industry Code of Practice 2015 (revised 2018) (ref. BI-484) |
20 December 2019 |
| Highway Patrol | Channel Seven Sydney Pty Ltd | Captioning |
Breach of Broadcasting Services Act 1992 (ref. BI-532) |
2 December |
| Monaco Formula One Grand Prix | 10 Bold / Network Ten (Melbourne) Pty Ltd | Tobacco Advertising |
No breach of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 (ref.BI-516) |
1 November |
| Monaco Formula One Grand Prix | Fox Sports / Foxtel Cable Television Pty Ltd | Tobacco Advertising |
No breach of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 (ref.BI-515) |
1 November |
| Election advertisement | Seven / Channel Seven Brisbane Pty Limited | Political matter |
No breach of subclause 3A(2) or paragraph 7(1)(j) [comply with clause 3A] (ref. BI-501) |
19 September |
| Election advertisement | Prime7 / Prime Television Northern | Political matter |
No breach of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 (ref. BI-500) |
23 August |
| Commercial for cinema film Hellboy |
7Mate / Channel Seven Perth |
Classification |
No breach of the Commercial Television Industry Code of Practice 2015 (ref.BI-494) |
23 August |
| Married at First Sight | Nine / Queensland Television | Classification |
No breach of the Commercial Television Industry Code of Practice 2015 (ref. BI-491) |
19 August |
| Married at First Sight | Nine / Swan Television & Radio Broadcasters | Classification |
No breach of the Commercial Television Industry Code of Practice 2015 (ref. BI-492) |
19 August |
| Studio 10 | WIN / Network Investments | Material not suitable for broadcast |
No breach of the Commercial Television Industry Code of Practice 2015 (ref. BI-486) |
12 July |
| Nine News | Nine / Queensland Television | Exercise care in selecting material for broadcast |
No breach of the Commercial Television Industry Code of Practice 2015 (ref. BI-495) |
9 August |
| Sunrise | Prime Television Northern | Captioning |
Sunrise breached the Broadcasting Services Act (ref. BI-465) |
26 July |
| Various | Various | ACMA investigation |
Publication of findings (ref. ACMA Report) |
22 July |
| My Kitchen Rules and Instant Hotel | Channel Seven Sydney | Captioning |
My Kitchen Rules breached the Broadcasting Services Act (ref. BI-482) |
28 June |
| AFL Collingwood vs Geelong | Channel Seven Adelaide | Captioning |
Breach of Broadcasting Services Act No breach of Broadcasting Services Act (ref. BI-493) |
28 June |
| Seven News | Seven / Channel Seven Melbourne |
Accuracy and impartiality |
No breach of the Commercial Television Industry Code of Practice 2015 (ref. BI-456) |
13 June |
| Territory Cops | Ten / Network Ten Sydney | Classification and material not suitable for broadcast |
No breach of the Commercial Television Industry Code of Practice 2015 (ref. BI-462) |
16 May |
| Catalyst (Feeding Australia: Foods of Tomorrow) | ABC | Accuracy and due impartiality |
Breach of the ABC Code of Practice 2011 (ref. BI-442) |
5 April |
| Commercial for cinema film Venom | Seven / Channel Seven Adelaide | Classification |
No breach of the Commercial Television Industry Code of Practice 2015 (ref. BI-443) |
12 April |
| Commercials for the cinema films Halloween and Hunter Killer | Prime 7 / Prime Television Southern | Classification and special care requirements for non-program material |
No breach of the Commercial Television Industry Code of Practice 2015 (ref. BI-444) |
12 April |
| Sunrise | Seven / Channel Seven Sydney | Material not suitable for broadcast and accuracy |
No breach of the Commercial Television Industry Code of Practice 2015 (ref. BI-461) |
29 March |
| Election advertisements for candidates in the NSW state election | NBN | Political matter |
No breach of the Broadcasting Services Act (ref. BI-472) |
18 April |
| Insiders | ABC | Harm and offence |
No breach of the ABC Code of Practice 2011 (ref. BI-451) |
6 March |
| Japanese Formula One Grand Prix | One / Network Ten Melbourne | Tobacco Advertising |
No breach of the Broadcasting Services Act. (ref. BI-457) |
28 March |
| Japanese Formula One Grand Prix | Fox Sports / Foxtel Cable Television | Tobacco Advertising |
No breach of the Broadcasting Services Act (ref. BI-458) |
28 March |
| Seven News and Sunday Night | Seven / Channel Seven Melbourne | Privacy of children |
Breach of the Commercial Television Industry Code of Practice 2015 (ref. BI-434) |
1 March |
| Sunday Night | Seven / Channel Seven Melbourne | Accuracy and material not suitable for broadcast |
No breach of the Commercial Television Industry Code of Practice 2015 (ref. BI-432) |
1 March |
| Nine News | Nine / Queensland Television | Privacy |
No breach of the Commercial Television Industry Code of Practice 2015 (ref. BI-448) |
28 February |
| Joanna Lumley’s Silk Road Adventure | ABC1 | Captioning |
Breach of the Broadcasting Services Act (ref. BI-446) |
28 February |
| Home and Away | Seven / Channel Seven Sydney | Captioning |
Breach of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 (ref. BI-445) |
28 February |
| Ten Eyewitness News First at Five | WIN / Network Investments | Exercise care in selecting material for broadcast and Material which may cause distress |
Breach of the Commercial Television Industry Code of Practice 2015 (ref.BI-433) |
6 February |
Outcome of our 2018 investigations
| Program or issue | Station or licensee | Description | Outcome | Report published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunrise, The Morning Show, Morning News, The Daily Edition, Seven News at 4, 6pm Townsville News, 6:30pm replay of the 6pm Brisbane News and Weekend Sunrise. | Seven / Channel Seven Queensland | Captioning |
Breach of subsection 130ZR(1) disregarded and no breach of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 (ref. BI-440) |
27 November |
| 7.30 | ABC | Accuracy and impartiality |
No breach of the ABC Code of Practice 2011 (ref. BI-428) |
7 November |
| Have You Been Paying Attention? | TEN / Network TEN Brisbane | Captioning |
Breach of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 (ref. BI-420) |
26 October |
| Have You Been Paying Attention? | WIN TEN / Network Investments | Captioning |
Breach of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 (ref. BI-421) |
26 October |
| RT World News | WTV / West TV | Accuracy and fairness and complaints handling |
Breach of the ASTRA Open Narrowcast Television Codes of Practice 2009 (ref. BI-418) |
27 September |
| Non – Program matter | Nine / TCN Channel Nine | Advertising audio levels and loudness |
No breach of the Commercial Television Industry Code of Practice 2015 (ref. BI-429) |
6 November |
| The Adam Giles Show | Foxtel Cable Television | Provoke intense dislike, serious contempt on the grounds of national or ethnic origin or race, or religion |
No breach of the Subscription Broadcast Television Codes of Practice 2013 (ref. BI-430) |
1 November |
| Four Corners | ABC | Accuracy, corrections and clarifications, impartiality |
No breach of the ABC Code of practice 2011 (ref. BI-407) |
11 September |
| Non-Program matter | 9Gem / Swan Television & Radio Broadcasters | Advertising hourly limit |
No breach of the Commercial Television Industry Code of Practice 2015 (ref. BI-425) |
31 August |
| MasterChef Australia | TEN / Network TEN Melbourne | Captioning |
No breach of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 (ref. BI-414) |
28 August |
| ABC News | ABC | Accuracy and due impartiality |
No breach of the ABC Code of practice 2011 (ref. BI-411) |
10 August |
| Sunrise | Seven / Channel Seven Sydney | Accuracy and serious contempt on the basis of race |
Breach of the Commercial Television Industry Code of Practice 2015 (ref. BI-363) |
8 August |
| Tonightly with Tom Ballard | ABC | Fair and honest dealing and harm and offence |
No breach of the ABC Code of Practice 2011 (ref. BI-402) |
25 July |
| Seven News | Seven / Channel Seven Melbourne | Misrepresentation of viewpoints and impartiality |
No breach of the Commercial Industry Code of Practice 2015 (ref. BI-405) |
18 July |
| Today Tonight | Seven / Channel Seven Perth | Accuracy and fairness |
No breach of the Commercial Television Industry Code of Practice 2015 (ref. BI-403) |
19 June |
| Program promotion for Love Island Australia | Nine / Queensland Television | Classification and scheduling of a program promotion |
No breach of the Commercial Television Industry Code of Practice 2015 (ref. BI-406) |
6 July |
| Mardi Gras and Me program promotion; Behind the News | ABC ME | Harm and offence; manage and minimise risks to children and young people |
No breach of the ABC Code of Practice 2011 (ref. BI-397 and BI-398) |
8 June |
| ABC Evening News | ABC | Due impartiality |
No breach of the ABC Code of practice 2011 (ref. BI-396) |
24 May |
| SBS World News | SBS | Accuracy and impartiality |
No breach of the SBS Codes of Practice 2014 (ref. BI-360) |
11 May |
| Advertisements for election candidates during WIN News | WIN / WIN Television TAS | Election advertising |
No breach of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 (ref. BI-361) |
1 May |
| ABC News | ABC | Impartiality | Breach of the ABC Code of Practice 2011 (ref. BI-347) | 5 April |
| Underbelly files: Chopper program promotion | Nine/Channel 9 South Australia | Classification and scheduling of a program promotion |
No breach of the Commercial Television Industry Code of Practice 2015 (ref. BI-358) |
6 March |
| Get Krack!n | ABC | Harm and offence |
No breach of the ABC Code of Practice 2011 (ref. BI-351) |
1 March |
| Hard Quiz | ABC | Harm and offence |
No breach of the ABC Code of Practice 2011 (ref. BI-352) |
15 February |
| Hard Quiz | ABC | Harm and offence |
No breach of the ABC Code of Practice 2011 (ref. BI-349) |
15 February |
| Ten Eyewitness News | WIN/WIN Television NSW | Impartiality |
No breach of the Commercial Television Industry Code of Practice 2015 (ref. BI-346) |
9 February |
| Ten Eyewitness News | TEN/Network TEN | Material which may cause distress |
No breach of the Commercial Television Industry Code of Practice 2015 (ref. BI-348) |
31 January |
| Malcolm in the Middle | Eleven / WIN Television | Classification |
No breach of the Commercial Television Industry Code of Practice 2015 (ref. BI-340) |
5 January |