ACMA warns radio industry must create safeguards for participants in live shows

Tim Burrowes

January 15, 2010 1:11

The media watchdog has called on the commercial radio industry to put in place safeguards to protect participants in live entertainment programs or risk facing new regulatory measures.

The warning follows the release of the Australian Communications and Media Authority’s report into the issue, prompted by 2Day FM’s Kyle & Jackie O breakfast show’s controversial lie detector segment when a 14 year old girl reveal she had been raped live on air.

The radio industry body, Commercial Radio Australia, launched a review of its codes of practice in 2007. The review continues and ACMA is calling on the CRA to include new provisions relating to the protection of participants in radio shows, particularly children.

The provisions are:

Tim Burrowes

Tim Burrowes is the publisher of Mumbrella and Unmade. He co-founded Mumbrella in 2008 and sister title Unmade in 2021. He's worked in the UK, Middle East, Asia & Australia and has specialised in writing about the communications world for the last 25 years. He wrote the book Media Unmade, published in 2021, and became the presenter of MediaLand on ABC Radio National in 2025.

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2 COMMENTS

Michael 15 Jan 10

The entire indutsry should not be penalised for the actions of a rogue, irresponsible operator, 2DAYFM. The problem is not systemic; it was connected to the conduct of one station.

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John Grono 18 Jan 10

Tim, unexpectedly sloppy in Para 2. “… when a 14 year old girl reveal(ed) (sic) she had been raped live on air.”.

I think you will find it should be “… when, live on air, a 14 year old girl revelead she had been raped.” I know Kyle is vile, but what was written is not what happened on 2Day.

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