The first of the ACMA’s public Citizen conversations for the Contemporary Community Safeguards inquiry begins today, 6 June at 9 am.

Over the next month, communications experts, commentators, journalists and academics, and interested public will explore the principles guiding the broadcasting codes of practice in a series of publlic forums to discuss key issues for new broadcasting codes of practice.

Join the ACMA either in person or via live webcast for the first conversation: Classification and the time shifting audience (morning) and then Decency (afternoon).

Speakers for the Classification and the time shifting audience conversation include Julie Flynn, CEO, Free TV Australia; Barbara Biggins, honorary CEO, Australian Council on Children and the Media; Professor Terry Flew, Professor of Media and Communications, QUT.

Speakers for the Decency session include broadcaster and journalist Gretel Killeen (speaker and facilitator); Chris Berg, Research Fellow, Institute of Public Affairs; Kirstin McLiesh; Head of Audience and Consumer Affairs, ABC; David Mason, Principal Advisor, Australian Human Rights Commission. ACMA Chairman Chris Chapman will introduce both sessions.

The Forums are being held at the ACMA, Level 5, The Bay Centre, 65 Pirrama Rd, Pyrmont. Or join the national webcast.

Classification: registration begins at 8:30 am, program from 9 am. Decency: registration at 12:30 pm and program from 1 pm.

More information about the inquiry can be found here.