Political Broadcasts (New South Wales) Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

  

Statutory

Rules1992No. 6 1

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Political Broadcasts (New South Wales)

Regulations 2(Amendment)

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Broadcasting Act 1942.

 Dated 10 January 1992.

  BILL HAYDEN

 Governor-General

 By His Excellency’s Command,

GORDON BILNEY

Minister of State for Defence Science and Personnel

for and on behalf of the

Minister of State for Transport and Communications

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1.   Amendment

1.1   The Political Broadcasts (New South Wales) Regulations are amended as set out in these Regulations.

[NOTE:

 These Regulations commence on gazettal: see Acts Interpretation Act 1901, s. 48.]

2.   Regulation 2 (Interpretation)

2.1   Omit the definition of “campaign period”, substitute:

“‘campaign period’, in relation to an election, means the period:

(a)

beginning:

 (i) at the beginning of the day after the day on which nominations for the election close; or

 (ii) at the beginning of the third last Saturday before the election day;

 whichever occurs later; and

• (b)

  ending at the end of the last Wednesday before the election day;”.

2.2   Insert the following definitions:

“‘available broadcasting day’, in relation to the next election, means any day in the campaign period except a Sunday;

‘election day’, in relation to an election, means the day on which the election is to be held;”.

3.   Regulation 3 (What is the prescribed period in relation to the next election?)

3.1   Omit “subsection 95DD (1)”, substitute “subsection 95H (1)”.

4.   Regulation 4 (What is the minimum number of candidates that must contest the next election for a represented party?)

4.1   Subregulation 4 (1):

Omit “paragraph 95DD (1) (b)”, substitute “paragraph 95H (1) (b)”.

5.   Regulation 5 (How is free time granted to a represented party?)

5.1   Subregulation 5 (1):

Omit “subsection 95DD (2)”, substitute “subsection 95H (2)”.

6.   Regulation 6 (What is the total free time available in respect of the next election?)

6.1   Omit the regulation, substitute:

What is the total free time available in respect of the next election?

“6.

For the purposes of the definition of ‘total time’ in subsection 95H (4) of the Act, the total free time available in respect of the next election is the number of minutes calculated using the following formula:

M = EB x ABD x 4

where:

 M is the number of minutes of total free time;

 EB is the number of eligible broadcasters;

 ABD is the number of available broadcasting days.”.

7.   Regulation 7 (How to make an application for a grant of free time)

7.1   Omit “subsection 95DF (2)”, substitute “subsection 95K (2)”.

8.   Regulation 8 (How is free time granted to a party to which regulation 5 does not apply or to an independent candidate?)

8.1   Subregulation 8 (1):

Omit “section 95DH”, substitute “section 95M”.

9.   Regulation 9 (Notification of a grant of free time)

9.1   Omit “subsection 95DJ (1)”, substitute “subsection 95N (1)”.

10.   Regulation 10 (How will the Tribunal create and allocate units of free time?)

10.1   Subregulation 10 (1):

Omit “subsection 95DK (1)”, substitute “subsection 95P (1)”.

10.2   Subregulation 10 (2):

Omit “subsection 95DK (2)”, substitute “subsection 95P (2)”.

10.3   Subregulation 10 (3):

Omit “subsection 95DK (3)”, substitute “subsection 95P (3)”.

11.   Regulation 11 (How must a broadcaster use a unit of free time?)

11.1   Subregulation 11 (1):

Omit “subsection 95DL (2)”, substitute “subsection 95Q (2)”.

11.2   Subparagraph 11 (1) (b) (i):

Omit “at 6pm and ending at 10pm”, substitute “at 6 p.m. and ending at 10 p.m.”.

11.3   Subparagraph 11 (1) (b) (ii):

Omit “at 6 pm and ending at 8.32pm”, substitute “at 6 p.m. and ending at 8.32 p.m.”.

11.4   Paragraph 11 (1) (c):

Omit “at 8am and ending at 11am”, substitute “at 8 a.m. and ending at 11 a.m.”.

11.5   Subregulation 11 (3):

Omit the subregulation.

12.   Regulation 12 (When is a broadcaster not required to make a unit of free time available?)

12.1   Subregulation 12 (1):

Omit “paragraph 95DL (6) (b)”, substitute “paragraph 95Q (6) (b)”.

12.2   Subregulation 12 (2):

Omit “paragraph 95DL (6) (b)”, substitute “paragraph 95Q (6) (b)”.

13.   Regulation 13 (How much additional broadcasting time is a licensee entitled to?)

Omit “subsection 95DL (7)”, substitute “subsection 95Q (7)”.

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NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 10 January 1992.

 

2. Statutory Rules 1991 No. 489.

 

3. The note following regulation 4 of the Political Broadcasts (New South Wales) Regulations as amended by these Regulations is altered by omitting “subsection 95dd (1)”, and substituting “subsection 95h (1)”.