Why conduct a review?
Successive governments have put in place regulation and incentives to ensure that Australian stories are conceived, produced and distributed to domestic and international audiences.
Content produced in Australia, or under Australian creative control, reflects and shapes our national identity, character and cultural diversity.
Australian content developed for our children builds a shared understanding of our values and our aspirations as a nation.
When exported, Australian content promotes an Australian view of the world and showcases our cultural and creative talents. It also delivers economic benefits and encourages tourism.
Over the past decade, fundamental changes have taken place in the media landscape, defined by the entry of new online services offering catch up TV, streaming, subscription video on demand and user generated video. Australian viewing habits have also changed as new technology offers more flexibility in how content is consumed. While industry changes provide new opportunities for Australia's world class screen practitioners to deliver their work to new audiences here and internationally, they have also challenged existing business models. In this rapidly changing environment, it is necessary to review our support and regulatory measures to ensure they remain fit for purpose in the digital era.
The Review
The Review is being conducted jointly by us, the Australian Communications and Media Authority and Screen Australia. The Review will include a first-principles examination of support measures, regulations and incentives currently in place to support the production and distribution of Australian and children's content. The review team is consulting extensively with individuals and organisations in the sector.
The Terms of Reference for the Review are below.
Have your say
The content review team has issued a consultation paper calling for submissions to inform the Review. Submissions were accepted from stakeholders and members of the public over a six-week period, closing COB 21 September 2017.
You can view the consultation paper and submissions we received in our ‘Have Your Say' section.
Where to from here?
The Review is expected to report to Government by the end of 2017.