Government Advertising Amendment (Exemption from Advertising Restrictions) Regulation 2014 (NSW)

New South Wales

Government Advertising Amendment

(Exemption from Advertising Restrictions)

Regulation 2014

under the

Government Advertising Act 2011

His Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following

Regulation under the Government Advertising Act 2011.

MIKE BAIRD, MP

Premier

Explanatory note
The object of this Regulation is to exempt Government advertising campaigns relating to certain specified events or carried out by or on behalf of certain specified persons or bodies from the prohibition against carrying out those campaigns during the period from 26 January to the general election date in an election year.

This Regulation is made under the Government Advertising Act 2011, including sections 4 (5) and 15 (the general regulation-making power).

Government Advertising Amendment (Exemption from

Advertising Restrictions) Regulation 2014

under the

Government Advertising Act 2011

1      Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Government Advertising Amendment (Exemption from
Advertising Restrictions) Regulation 2014.

2      Commencement

This Regulation commences on the day on which it is published on the NSW legislation website.

Schedule 1 Amendment of Government Advertising
Regulation 2012

Clause 6

Insert after clause 5:

6      Exemption from restrictions on Government advertising campaigns during pre-election period

(1)  Section 10 of the Act does not apply to a Government advertising campaign
relating to the following matters:

(a)

the Asian Football Confederation Asian Cup 2015,

(b)

the International Cricket Council Cricket World Cup 2015,

(c)

NSW Seniors Week.

(2)

Section 10 of the Act does not apply to a Government advertising campaign
by or on behalf of the following:

(a)	the Art Gallery of New South Wales Trust,
(b)	the Australian Museum Trust,
(c)	the Centennial Park and Moore Park Trust,
(d)	Destination NSW,
(e)	the Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales,
(f)	the Trustees of the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences (also known as the Powerhouse Museum),
(g)	the NSW Trustee and Guardian,
(h)	the Office of Environment and Heritage (but only for the purposes in connection with the National Parks and Wildlife Service),
(i)	the Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust,
(j)	the State Library of New South Wales,
(k)	the Sydney Cricket and Sports Ground Trust,
(l)	the Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority,
(m)	the Sydney Olympic Park Authority,
(n)	the Sydney Opera House Trust,
(o)	the Zoological Parks Board of New South Wales (also known as the Taronga Conservation Society Australia),
(p)	the Technical and Further Education Commission (also known as the TAFE Commission).