As outlined in our advertising clearance services , in addition to the ever increasing and complex regime of Federal and State legislation and general law impacting upon the business activities of the advertising, marketing, media, entertainment, promotions and technology industries, there exist numerous and often overlapping industry codes of practice and regimes of industry self regulation.

These codes of practice and regimes of industry regulation may have the force of law or may apply by virtue of membership of your professional body or simply apply on a voluntary basis.

For example, the advertising industry has a system of self-regulation, which commenced operation on 1 January 1998 and is managed by the Australian Advertising Standards Bureau.

Our industry codes of practice & self-regulation advisory services include legal and commercial advice in respect of:

• AANA Code for Advertising to Children
• AANA Code of Ethics
• ACCC Code of Conduct for Film Distribution and Exhibition
• ADMA Direct Marketing Code of Practice
• ADMA M-Marketing Code of Practice
• Advertising for Motor Vehicles Code of Practice
• Advertising Standards Board - complaints from the public
• Advertising to Children Code
• Alcoholic Beverages Advertising Code
• AMI Code of Professional Conduct
• Australia eMarketing Code of Practice
• Australian Entertainment Industry Association Codes of Practice & Guidelines
• Australian Interactive Media Industry Association - Industry Code of Conduct
• Australian Press Council Statement of Principles
• Australian Record Industry Association (ARIA) and the Australian Music Retailers' Association (AMRA) Recorded Music Labelling Code of Practice
• Australian Subscription Television & Radio Association Codes of Practice
• Children's Television Standards
• Commercial Radio Codes of Practice
• Commercial Television Industry Code of Practice
• Consumer Credit Code
• Entertainment Industry Code of Practice ( New South Wales Office of Fair Trading)
• Food Standard Code
• ICC International Code of Environmental Advertising
• International Chamber of Commerce Framework for Responsible Food and Beverage Communications
• Internet Industry Association - Codes of Practice
• Mandatory Code of Practice for Employment of Children in Entertainment ( Victoria )
• Media Alliance Code of Ethics
• National Association for the Visual Arts Code of Practice for Australian Commercial Galleries and the Artists they Represent
• New Zealand Advertising Codes
• Office of Film & Literature Classification - National Classification Code
• Outdoor Media Association Code of Ethics & Design / Copy Guidelines
• PRIA Code of Ethics
• Queensland Responsible Gambling Code of Practice
• SPAA - ASDA Code of Practice for Live Action Scripted Series
• Telephone Information Services Standards Council (TISSC) Code of Practice
• The AFA Agency Code of Ethics
• The APMA Australian Code of Promotion Marketing Practice
• Therapeutic Goods Advertising Code
• Weight Management Code of Practice

For further information on our industry codes of practice & self-regulation advisory services, contact our office on (02) 8221 0933 or email us on info@vmsolicitors.com.au