Scott Ludlam (WA, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

asked the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, upon notice, on 19 October 2012:

With reference the role of the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) in captioning and quotas:

(1) What monitoring process has ACMA put in place to ensure that new caption quotas are being met.

(2) How does ACMA monitor and ensure the quotas are being met in different regions of Australia.

(3) What processes are in place if a station or channel is not meeting, or is not expected to meet, the required quota.

(4) Will ACMA undertake any independent investigations to identify potential factors that may create quality issues and develop strategies to circumvent these.

(5) What consumer campaign efforts does ACMA have planned to help people understand the changes to captioning regulations.

(6) How is the ACMA ensuring: (a) which channels are being captioned and to what levels on subscription-based television: and (b) that captioning is occurring also on repeat programs.