Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2022L00389:reg:7:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2022L00389
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 7 (pt 1/3)
Character Range: 572–3614

7  References to other instruments

Part 2 Introduction

8 Object of this standard

9 Outline of what this standard does

Part 3 Disclosure of commercial agreements and other arrangements

10 On‑air disclosure of commercial agreements

11 On‑air statement disclosing payment of production costs

Part 4 Register of commercial agreements and other information

12 Publicly available online register

13 Contents of register

Part 5 Licensee requirements in relation to presenters

14 Licensee to require presenters to disclose commercial agreements to licensee

15 Licensee must keep commercial agreements

16 Information or documents to be provided to the ACMA

17 Licensee must not engage or continue to engage presenters that do not assist the licensee to comply with obligations

18 Licensee to require presenters to comply with certain obligations

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Name of standard

    This standard is the Broadcasting Services (Commercial Radio Current Affairs Disclosure) Standard 2022.

2 Commencement

    This standard commences on the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislation.

    Note: The Federal Register of Legislation may be accessed free of charge at www.legislation.gov.au.

3 Authority

    This standard is made under subsection 125(1) of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992.

4 Repeal

    The Broadcasting Services (Commercial Radio Current Affairs Disclosure) Standard 2012 (Registration No. F2012L00699) is repealed.

5 Definitions

     In this standard:

    ACMA means the Australian Communications and Media Authority.

    Act means the Broadcasting Services Act 1992.

    advertisement means material broadcast:

        (a) which draws public attention to, or promotes directly or indirectly, an organisation, product, service, belief or course of action; and

        (b) for which consideration has been provided by, or on behalf of, an organisation or supplier of the product or service, to a licensee, a related body corporate of a licensee, a presenter or an associate of a presenter.

    associate of a presenter means:

        (a) a person (other than the licensee of the presenter) who has the authority to enter into agreements for the provision of the presenter's services; or

        (b) a corporation (other than the licensee of the presenter) or a trust in which the presenter has a greater than 50% company or beneficial interest; or

        (c) a corporation (other than the licensee of the presenter) of which the presenter is a director.

    code means a code of practice for licensees registered by the ACMA under section 123 of the Act.

    commercial agreement has the meaning given by section 6.

    consideration means any money, service, benefit or other valuable consideration that is directly or indirectly paid, promised, charged or accepted for material that is broadcast, or is to be broadcast, but does not include a product or service provided free to a person solely for the purpose of having the product or service reviewed.