The following preamble, guiding principles, guidance notes and appendices are designed to help stations
effectively implement the Code of Practice. These are not testable conditions as they sit outside Codes 1-8.
PREAMBLE
Community broadcasting plays an important role in Australia as the third tier of broadcasting operating in tandem with commercial and public broadcasters (ABC and SBS). It depends largely on volunteers to sustain stations on a day-to-day basis. Community stations vary enormously, from licence to licence, depending on the community they serve, whether it be Indigenous, youth, ethnic, RPH, Christian, Muslim, classical music or gay and lesbian.