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and representatives through regular meetings,
presentations and information sharing activities.
With support from the Department of Foreign
Affairs and Trade, the ASB continued to
work with the Australian Government and
representatives from APEC economies to develop
a further project proposal for establishing a
uniform regulatory framework for advertising
standards within APEC economies. Work
in this project will continue into 2014 and
possibly beyond.
The ASB was invited to speak at the Australian
Communications and Media Authority (ACMA)
relating to its Issues Paper on Contemporary
community safeguards inquiry, with a presentation
to the Decency Forum held as part of the inquiry.
Several submissions were made to local, State and
Federal Government inquiries and issues papers
including to the:
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ustralian National Preventative Health
Agency (ANPHA) Frameworks for monitoring
children’s exposure to food marketing on
television issues paper

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NPHA’s issues paper Alcohol Advertising:
Effectiveness of Current Regulatory Codes in
Addressing Community Concerns

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ueensland Government Health and
Community Services Committee into
sexually explicit outdoor advertising.

The ASB continues to work and liaise with
the Australian Competition and Consumer
Commission, referring complaints and
collaborating on issues raised about truth and
accuracy generally and, in particular in relation to
food and environmental advertising.
Following the 2013 Federal election, ASB began
meeting with relevant Government Ministers,

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Senators and Opposition Members. Meetings
were requested to discuss issues relevant to
portfolios which relate to the work of the ASB.
The ASB will continue to pursue meetings with
Parliamentary members du ɥ