121. As children’s lives are increasingly moving online, it is necessary to ensure that children with disability are provided with the support they need to access online content. 122. Audio description is not available in Australia. In 2017, the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) convened a series of meetings with advocacy groups, free-to-air and subscription TV providers and access suppliers to look at options for delivering audio description in Australia. A report was prepared, but it has not been released publicly.76 In its submission to the NCC, the Centre for Inclusive Design pointed out: Audio description is an essential service for people who are blind or have vision impairment, and is particularly important for children. It allows them to watch the same TV programs as their sighted peers, so aids social development and participation. It is also important in the context of education.77 123. ACMA regulates television captioning services in Australia. Different exemptions exist depending on the type of television service (commercial, national, subscription) and for multi-channels. Concerns about exemptions from captioning were raised with the NCC, especially those for multichannels. For example: Free-to-air channels must caption all programs on their primary channels broadcast from 6 am to midnight, but multi-channels (eg ABC Comedy, 7Two, 9Gem and Eleven) are exempt from these requirements. Instead, the only programs on multi-channels that have to be captioned are repeats that were originally screened with captions on the same network’s primary channel. This has particular implications for Deaf and hearing impaired children, as the free-to-air networks have now moved virtually all of their children’s programs from their primary channels to their multichannels … This means that few, if any, children’s programs on free-to-air TV are currently required to be captioned.78 Recommendation 19: The Australian Government ensures digital accessibility for children with disability, particularly in relation to online content, audio description and captioning to foster participation in wider society and education. 4.3 Freedom of association and of peaceful assembly 124. Legislation that prevents children from associating freely in public spaces is in force in all Australian states and territories, apart from South Australia.79 22