The AFL has finalised its 2016 AFL Accreditation terms and conditions, which will be in place for the 2016 NAB Challenge and 2016 Toyota AFL Premiership Season and Finals Series.

All media who have been issued with a 2016 AFL media accreditation pass should note that these terms are as per 2015 except for the following two key changes:

1  Anti-corruption (Clause 1.4). The AFL has introduced a ban on accredited media personnel betting on a match where the accredited person is attending the match for work purposes. The ban has been introduced to help protect against the potential misuse of information gained by personnel working at a match. With this in mind, the ban applies that any person who has used their AFL media pass to enter a venue on match day is limited from a five-hour period, commencing two hours prior to the start of the match and ending on conclusion of the match. For clarity, if you are working at a match, you may still bet on that match outside of this five-hour period (eg during the week or before you are in the venue on match day).

2  Live streaming of post-match press conferences (Clause 2.1(c)). The AFL has introduced a restriction on the use of video during post-match press conferences. The restriction prohibits live video streaming of post-match press conferences, but allows video recording of the press conferences for subsequent use (subject to fair dealing provisions).