Our submissions

At CMA, we fight hard to ensure your children are not subjected to violent or sexualised content meant for eyes far more developed than their own. We have over the last several decades, made submissions to all levels of government on the grounds of classification changes and tougher laws around advertising. Here are our submissions:

2026

• Submission in response to the public consultation on the Review into alcohol advertising restrictions in the Free TV Code (the Code), April 2026

2025

• Submission to Office of the Australian Information Commissioner – Children’s Online Privacy Code, July 2025

2024

• Submission to the Inquiry into the Online Safety Amendment (Social Media Minimum Age) Bill 2024 [Provisions], November 2024
• Position Statement on Free TVs Review of the Commercial Television Industry Code of Practice, November 2024
• Submission to Free TV Australia – Review of the Commercial Television Industry Code of Practice, November 2024
• Submission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee – Inquiry into the Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 [Provisions], October 2024
• Submission to Joint Select Committee on Social Media and Australian Society - Social Media and Australian Society, July 2024
• Submission to Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts - Response to Public Consultation Paper on the Statutory Review of the Online Safety Act, June 2024
• Position Statement on the Public Consultation Paper: Modernising Australia’s Classification Scheme – Stage 2 Reforms, May 2024
• Submission to Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts - Response to Public Consultation Paper: Modernising Australia’s Classification Scheme – Stage 2 Reforms, May 2024
• CMA supports the development of a Children's Privacy Code, April 2024
• Joint Open Letter to the Attorney General, Minister for Families and Social Services, and Minister for Communications - calling for bold privacy reform of Australia’s Privacy Act, February 2024
• Submission to the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts - Proposed amendments to the Online Safety (Basic Online Safety Expectations) Determination 2022, February 2024

2023

• Submission to the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts - Gambling and Classification of Computer Games, June 2023
• Submission to the Senate Standing Committees on Education and Employment - Inquiry into the issue of increasing disruption in Australian school classrooms, April 2023
• Submission to the Department for Social Services - Early Years Strategy Discussion Paper, April 2023
• Submission to the Senate Economic References Committee - Inquiry on The Influence of International Digital Platforms, March 2023

2022

• Submission to the House of Representatives - Inquiry into online gambling and its impacts on those experiencing gambling harm, November 2022
• Submission to the Digital Platform Services Inquiry – March 2023 Report On Social Media Services, September 2022
• Submission to the AANA Code on Advertising and Marketing Communications to Children Review, August 2022
• Submission to the House of Representatives Social Media and Online Safety Inquiry, February 2022
• Submission to the Review of the Privacy Act 1988, January 2022

2021

• Submission on Restricted Access System Declaration (Online Safety Act 2021) Discussion Paper, September 2021

2020

• Submission to the Australian Communications and Media Authority - Changes to the Australian Content and Children's Television Standards, December 2020
• Submission to the Attorney General - Review of the Privacy Act 1988, November 2020
• Submission to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child - General Comment on children’s rights in relation to the digital environment (GC25), November 2020
• Submission to the Department of Communications, Cybersafety and the Arts - Supporting Australian Stories on our Screens, July 2020
• Submission to the AANA - Review of the Food and Beverage Advertising and Marketing Communications Code, June 2020
• Summary of submission to the National Classification System review - Why Australia must get a new system of classification for films and games and how, May 2020
• Submission to the National Classification System review, February 2020

2019

• Submission to the AANA - Code of Ethics Review, October 2019
• Submission to the ACCC - Digital Platforms Inquiry consultation, September 2019
• Submission to the Classification Review Board - on the film Hellboy (R18+), April 2019
• Submission to the ACCC - Inquiry into digital platforms, February 2019
• Joint submission to the ACCC - Digital Platforms Inquiry, February 2019

2018

• Submission to the Classification Review Board - on the film Bumblebee (M), December 2018
• Submission to the Senate Environment and Communications References Committee - Inquiry into gaming micro-transactions for chance-based items, July 2018
• Submission to the Australian Human Rights Commission - Australia's progress on the Rights of the Child since 2012, April 2018

2017

• Submission to the Classification Review Board - on the film Nut Job 2: Nutty By Nature, February 2017
• Submission to the House Standing Committee on Communications and the Arts - Inquiry into Factors contributing to the growth and sustainability of the Australian film and television industry, April 2017

2016

• Submission to the House of Representatives Committee on Communications and the Arts - Broadcasting, Online Content and Live Production to Rural and Regional Australia, February 2016
• Submission to the Committee on Children and Young People, New South Wales Parliament - Inquiry into sexualisation of children and young people, February 2016
• Submission to the Senate Standing Committee on Environment and Communications - Harm Being Done to Australian Children Through Access to Pornography on the Internet, March 2016
• Submission to the Department of Communications - Review of the Australian Communications and Media Authority, June 2016
• Submission to the Classification Review Board - Review of the film Blair Witch (MA15+), September 2016

2015

• Submission to the Senate Environment and Communications Legislation Committee - Enhancing Online Safety for Children Bill 2014 and Enhancing Online Safety for Children Bill 2014, January 2015
• Submission to Free TV Australia - Review of the Commercial Television Industry Code of Practice, April 2015
• Submission to the Department of Communications - Review of the Australian Communications and Media Authority, August 2015

2014

• Submission to the Australian Communications and Media Authority - Proposed changes to the Children's Television Standards 2009, July 2014
• Submission to the Attorney General - Proposed changes to the Classification Review Board: Streamlining the federal external merits review system, July 2014

2013

• Submission to the Australian Communications and Media Authority - Contemporary Community Safeguards Inquiry, July 2013

2012

• Submission to the Attorney General – Classification of R18+ and MA15+ computer games, February 2012
• Submission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee – Inquiry into the Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Amendment (Online Games) Bill 2011, January 2012

2011

• Submission to the Australian Law Reform Commission - National Classification Scheme Review (IP40), July 2011
• Submission to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Social Policy and Legal Affairs - Inquiry into the regulation of billboard and outdoor advertising, July 2011
• Submission to the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Information Economy - Convergence, October 2011
• Submission to the Australian Law Reform Commission - Review of the National Classification Scheme, Response to Discussion Paper DP 77, November, 2011

2010

• Submission to the Joint Select Committee on Cyber-Safety - Kids and Cyber-safety, February 2010
• Submission to the Senate: Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee – R18+ classification category for computer games, 2010

2009

• Submission to the Australian Broadcasting Authority - Review of the Guidelines for C and P classification, 2009