Nor do journalists adhere to any universal or enforceable code of conduct.
Labour proposes an "enforceable code of conduct", including a ban on inappropriate financial relationships between lobbyists and MPs or peers.
Westminster's committee on parliamentary standards is also recommending that there should be a legally enforceable code of conduct for political advisers.
The question is whether it will be not just reactive but proactive, as Hollywood finds its way toward an enforceable code of conduct.
She will also say she will not draw up a blueprint for the industry beyond saying it should match the "Levensonian principles" of independence, access to justice and an enforceable code of conduct.
The report from the royal commission resulted in the 1984 Police and Criminal Evidence Act, which introduced a comprehensive and enforceable code of conduct covering all aspects of police investigations.
He is overseeing an agency effort to help develop voluntary, enforceable codes of conduct for industry groups, like app developers, whose collection and use of consumer data are now unregulated.
In an address last month at a meeting of privacy commissioners in Jerusalem, Lawrence E. Strickling, an assistant Commerce secretary, said he believed in "a strong role for voluntary but enforceable codes of conduct".
The bill sets out to, in its own words, "establish baseline protections for individual privacy in the commercial arena and to foster timely, flexible implementations of these protections through enforceable codes of conduct developed by diverse stakeholders".
About a year ago, NTIA gathered stakeholders -- companies, consumer groups, and industry associations -- and began creating enforceable codes of conduct to protect consumer privacy.
