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Draft exemption orders and target reduction orders for consultation

We invite submissions about draft orders.

Before making an exemption order or a target reduction order, we publish a notice setting out the draft order within 50 days of receiving an application.

Submissions about the draft order may be made within 30 days after the notice is published.

If the submission due date falls on a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday, submissions may be received up until to 5pm on the following business day.



You can make a submission by one of the following ways:

  • Email: captioning@acma.gov.au
  • Post: Submissions to Order Applications

    Diversity, Localism and Accessibility Section

    Australian Communications and Media Authority

    PO Box Q500

    Queen Victoria Building

    NSW 1230

Read the relevant draft order for further information about how to make a submission.



We publish a list of current Exemption Orders and Target Reduction Orders.

Draft target reduction orders

Draft target reduction orders for comment

Applicant number Applicant Years applied for Channel Notice/Draft order/Statement of reasons Submission due date
00148 Telstra Pay TV Pty Limited  1 Aurora Channel

Notice

Draft order

Statement if reasons

10 June 2024
00151 Foxtel Cable Television Pty Limited  1 Aurora Channel

Notice

Draft order

Statement if reasons

10 June 2024

Recent draft target reduction orders

Application
number
Applicant Years applied
for
Channel Notice / Draft Order / Statement of reasons Submission due date
STV/TRO-122 Fetch TV Pty Ltd 2020-2023 Australian Christian Channel

Notice

Draft order

Statement of reason

3 June 2021
STV/TRO-123 Fetch TV Pty Ltd 2020-2022 Nat Geo Wild

Notice

Draft order

Statement of reason

11 June 2021
STV/TRO-124 Fetch TV Pty Ltd 2020-2021 Al-Jazeera (English)

Notice

Draft order

Statement of reason

11 June 2021
STV/TRO-126 Fetch TV Pty Ltd 2020-2022 Cbeebies

Notice

Draft order

Statement of reason

11 June 2021
STV/TRO-127 Optus Vision Media Pty Limited 2020-21 CMT

Notice

Draft order

Statement of reason

18 June 2021
STV/TRO-132 Foxtel Cable Television Pty Limited 2021–22 Sky Racing 2

Notice

Draft order 

Statement of reasons 

22 May 2022
STV/TRO-133 Foxtel Cable Television Pty Limited 2021–22 Sky Thoroughbred Central

Notice 

Draft order 

Statement of reasons

22 May 2022
STV/TRO-134 Selectra Pty Ltd 2021–22 Sky Racing 2

Notice 

Draft order 

Statement of reasons

22 May 2022
STV/TRO-135 Selectra Pty Ltd 2021–22 Sky Thoroughbred Central

Notice 

Draft order 

Statement of reasons

22 May 2022
STV/TRO-136 Telstra Pay TV Pty Ltd 2021–22 Sky Racing 2

Notice 

Draft order 

Statement of reasons

22 May 2022
STV/TRO-137 Telstra Pay TV Pty Ltd 2021–22 Sky Thoroughbred Central

Notice 

Draft order 

Statement of reasons

22 May 2022
STV/TRO-138 Fetch TV Pty Ltd 2021-23 Discovery Turbo

Notice

Draft order 

Statement of reasons

19 June 2022
STV/TRO-139 Foxtel Cable Television Pty Ltd 2021-22 TRT World

Notice

Draft order 

Statement of reasons

19 June 2022
STV/TRO-140 Selectra Pty Ltd 2021-22 TRT World

Notice

Draft order 

Statement of reasons

19 June 2022
STV/TRO-141 Telstra Pay TV Pty Ltd 2021-22             TRT World

Notice

Draft order 

Statement of reasons

19 June 2022
STV/TRO-143 Telstra Pay TV Pty Limited 1 Aurora Channel

Notice

Draft order

Statement of reasons

5 June 2023
STV/TRO-145 Foxtel Cable Television Pty Limited 1 Aurora Channel

Notice

Draft order

Statement of reasons

5 June 2023

Draft exemption orders

Draft exemption orders for comment

Application number Applicant Years applied for Channel Notice/Draft Order/Statement of reasons Submission due date

No draft exemption orders for comment

Recent draft exemption orders

Application number Applicant Years applied for Channel Notice/Draft Order/Statement of reasons Submission due date
STV/EO-386 Fetch TV Pty Ltd 5 Channel News Asia

Notice

Draft order

Statement of reasons

3 June 2021
STV/EO-387 Fetch TV Pty Ltd 2020-2025 France 24

Notice

Draft order

Statement of reason

3 June 2021
STV/EO-388 Fetch TV Pty Ltd 2020-2025 EURONEWS (ENGLISH)

Notice

Draft order

Statement of reason

3 June 2021
STV/EO-389 Fetch TV Pty Ltd 2020-2025 CGTN ENGLISH

Notice

Draft order

Statement of reason

3 June 2021
STV/EO-390 Fetch TV Pty Ltd 2020-2025 NDTV News 24

Notice

Draft order

Statement of reason

3 June 2021
STV/EO-391 Fetch TV Pty Ltd 2020-2025 BABY TV

Notice

Draft order

Statement of reason

3 June 2021
STV/EO-392 Fetch TV Pty Ltd 2020-2022 Bloomberg Television

Notice

Draft order

Statement of reasons

11 June 2021
STV/EO-393 Fetch TV Pty Ltd 2020-2022 Food Network

Notice

Draft order

Statement of reason

11 June 2021
STV/EO-394 Fetch TV Pty Ltd 2020-2022 HG TV

Notice

Draft order

Statement of reason

11 June 2021
STV/EO-395 Fetch TV Pty Ltd 2020-2022 Travel Channel

Notice

Draft order

Statement of reason

11 June 2021
STV/EO-396 Fetch TV Pty Ltd 2020-2022 Horse and Country TV

Notice

Draft order

Statement of reason

11 June 2021
STV/EO-397 Fetch TV Pty Ltd 2020-2025 FASHION TV

Notice

Draft order

Statement of reason

3 June 2021

Submissions in regard to draft target reduction orders

Submitter Order Applicant Submission Date Received
Australian Communications Consumer Action Network

Telstra Pay TV Pty Ltd

Foxtel Cable Television Pty Ltd

Submission 10 June 2024
Australian Communications Consumer Action Network

Telstra Pay TV Pty Ltd

Foxtel Cable Television Pty Ltd

Submission 5 June 2023
Australian Communications Consumer Action Network Foxtel Cable Television Pty Ltd
Telstra Pay TV Pty Ltd
Selectra Pty Ltd
Optus Vision Media Pty Limited
FetchTV Pty Ltd
Submission 4 May 2021
Centre for Inclusive Design Telstra Pay TV Pty Ltd Submission 4 May 2021
Australian Communications Consumer Action Network

FOXTEL Cable Television Pty Limited

Selectra Pty Ltd

Submission 11 March 2021

Submissions in regard to draft exemption orders


Submitter
Order Applicant Submission Date Received
*Centre for Inclusive Design FetchTV Pty Ltd Submission 1 June 2021
*Australian Communications Consumer Action Network FetchTV Pty Ltd Submission 4 May 2021
Australian Communications Consumer Action Network FetchTV Pty Ltd Submission 17 June 2020
Deaf Australia Inc FetchTV Pty Ltd Submission 19 May 2020
Centre for Inclusive Design FetchTV Pty Ltd
Foxtel Cable Television Pty Limited
Optus Vision Media Pty Ltd
Selectra Pty Limited
Telstra Pay TV Pty Ltd
Submission 18 June 2019
Australian Communications Consumer Action Network FetchTV Pty Ltd Submission 14 June 2019
Australian Communications Consumer Action Network Foxtel Cable Television Pty Limited Submission 14 June 2019
Australian Communications Consumer Action Network Optus Vision Media Pty Ltd Submission 14 June 2019
Australian Communications Consumer Action Network Selectra Pty Limited Submission 14 June 2019
Australian Communications Consumer Action Network Telstra Pay TV Pty Ltd Submission 14 June 2019

*Note: Submissions by the Australian Communications Consumer Action Network were for applicants rather than individual exemption orders. The Centre for Inclusive Design submitted a single submission covering all applicants.

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