The SBS Codes of Practice outline the principles and policies followed by SBS in fulfilling its Charter. They set the benchmark for SBS programming and detail SBS’s obligations regarding matters such as television program classification, advertising and sponsorship, community information, political broadcasts, and complaints handling.
SBS’s Editorial Guidelines work in conjunction with the Codes of Practice, and set out the principles and policies which guide SBS's editorial processes, including editorial responsibility, conflicts of interest, and commercial and external funding relationships.