Towards Responsiveness: Consumer and Citizen Engagement in Co-Regulatory Rule-Making in the Australian Communications Sector

Lee, K; Wilding, D

Towards Responsiveness: Consumer and Citizen Engagement in Co-Regulatory Rule-Making in the Australian Communications Sector

Lee, K

Wilding, D

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Publisher:: SAGE Publications
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Federal Law Review, 2021, pp. 0067205X2199314-0067205X2199314
Issue Date:: 2021-02-18

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dc.contributor.author	Lee, K https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9640-221X
dc.contributor.author	Wilding, D
dc.date.accessioned	2021-03-14T05:02:27Z
dc.date.available	2021-03-14T05:02:27Z
dc.date.issued	2021-02-18
dc.identifier.citation	Federal Law Review, 2021, pp. 0067205X2199314-0067205X2199314
dc.identifier.issn	0067-205X
dc.identifier.issn	1444-6928
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/147092
dc.description.abstract	<jats:p> This article begins the process of evaluating the adequacy of the procedural and substantive requirements that Australian communications regulators (and hence industry bodies) must satisfy before co-regulatory codes of practice can be registered. It considers if the procedural requirements relating to consumer and public consultation, included in the statutory frameworks that authorise and govern co-regulation in the media, online and telecommunications sectors, ensure co-regulatory rule-making is sufficiently responsive to the interests of consumers and citizens. Drawing on publicly available information about seven industry bodies that have drafted codes of practice and round table discussions with industry, consumers and regulators, the article highlights that the current engagement practices of industry bodies often fall short of the ‘democratic credentials’ of responsiveness. It suggests that the code registration criteria relating to consumer and public consultation must be overhauled if these weaknesses are to be rectified. </jats:p>
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	SAGE Publications
dc.relation.ispartof	Federal Law Review
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1177/0067205x21993148
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.rights	Federal Law Review, 2021, pp. 0067205X2199314-0067205X2199314. Copyright © 2021 SAGE Publications. DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0067205x21993148	en_US
dc.subject	1801 Law
dc.title	Towards Responsiveness: Consumer and Citizen Engagement in Co-Regulatory Rule-Making in the Australian Communications Sector
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.for	1801 Law
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Law
utslib.copyright.status	open_access	*
dc.date.updated	2021-03-14T05:02:25Z
pubs.publication-status	Published online

Abstract:

This article begins the process of evaluating the adequacy of the procedural and substantive requirements that Australian communications regulators (and hence industry bodies) must satisfy before co-regulatory codes of practice can be registered. It considers if the procedural requirements relating to consumer and public consultation, included in the statutory frameworks that authorise and govern co-regulation in the media, online and telecommunications sectors, ensure co-regulatory rule-making is sufficiently responsive to the interests of consumers and citizens. Drawing on publicly available information about seven industry bodies that have drafted codes of practice and round table discussions with industry, consumers and regulators, the article highlights that the current engagement practices of industry bodies often fall short of the ‘democratic credentials’ of responsiveness. It suggests that the code registration criteria relating to consumer and public consultation must be overhauled if these weaknesses are to be rectified.

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