Inquiry into the sexualisation of children in the contemporary media
environment
Terms of Reference
The Senate has referred the following matter to the Committee for
inquiry and report by the 23 June 2008:
The sexualisation of children in the contemporary media environment,
including radio and television, children's magazines, other print and
advertising material and the Internet.
In undertaking the inquiry, the committee, in particular:
- examine the sources and beneficiaries of premature sexualisation of
children in the media;
- review the evidence on the short- and long-term effects of viewing or
buying sexualising and objectifying images and products and their
influence on cognitive functioning, physical and mental health,
sexuality, attitudes and beliefs; and
- examine strategies to prevent and/or reduce the sexualisation of
children in the media and the effectiveness of different approaches in
ameliorating its effects, including the role of school-based sexuality
and reproductive health education and change in media and advertising
regulation such as the Commercial Television Industry Code of Practice
and the Commercial Radio Codes of Practice.
The Committee invites written submissions from interested individuals and organisations, preferably in electronic form sent by email, to
eca.sen@aph.gov.au. The email
must include full postal address and contact details. The closing
date for submissions is Friday, 18 April 2008.
Alternatively, submissions may be sent to The Secretary, Senate
Standing Committee on Environment, Communications and the Arts, PO Box 6100 Parliament House, CANBERRA ACT 2600, or faxed to 02 6277 5818.
Submissions become committee documents and are made public only after a decision by the Committee. Persons making submissions must not release them without the approval of the Committee. Submissions are covered by parliamentary privilege but the unauthorised release of them is not.
Inquiries from hearing and speech impaired people should be directed to the Parliament House TTY number (02) 6277 7799. Adobe also provides tools for the blind and visually impaired to access PDF documents. These tools are available at: http://access.adobe.com/. If you require any special arrangements in order to enable you to participate in a committee inquiry, please contact the committee secretary.
For further information, contact:
Committee Secretary
Senate Standing Committees on Environment, Communications and the Arts
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia
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