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 1/5)
Character Range: 7781–10697

7  References to other instruments

     In this instrument, unless the contrary intention appears:

         (a)                a reference to any other legislative instrument is a reference to that other legislative instrument as in force from time to time; and
         (b)               a reference to any other kind of instrument is a reference to that other instrument as in force at the commencement of this instrument.

         Note 1: For references to Commonwealth Acts, see section 10 of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901; and see also subsection 13(1) of the Legislation Act 2003 for the application of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 to legislative instruments.

         Note 2: All Commonwealth Acts and legislative instruments are registered on the Federal Register of Legislation.

Part 2 Introduction

8 Object of this standard

    The object of this standard is to encourage licensees to be responsive to the need for a fair and accurate coverage of matters of public interest by requiring the disclosure of commercial agreements or other arrangements that have the potential to affect the content of current affairs programs.

9 Outline of what this standard does

 This standard requires a licensee to ensure that:

         (a) a disclosure announcement is made on air during a current affairs program about any commercial agreement that may affect the content of the program; and

         (b) a statement is made on air during a current affairs program disclosing the payment of production costs by an advertiser or sponsor; and

         (c) a register of commercial agreements and other information is kept by the licensee; and

         (d) information and documents are kept and given to the ACMA if requested in accordance with section 16; and

         (e) a condition of employment of a presenter is that information or documents in relation to any commercial agreement are provided to the licensee; and

         (f) a presenter is required to assist the licensee to comply with the obligations that relate to the broadcast of programs imposed on the licensee by the Act, the code and this standard.

    Note: Paragraph 8(1)(b) of Schedule 2 to the Act provides that a condition of a commercial radio broadcasting licence is that the licensee will comply with program standards applicable to the licence under Part 9 of the Act.

         Part 3 Disclosure of commercial agreements and other arrangements

10 On‑air disclosure of commercial agreements

    (1) This section applies if:

         (a) a sponsor or an agent of a sponsor has a commercial agreement with a licensee, a related body corporate of a licensee, a presenter of a licensee or an associate of a presenter of a licensee; and

     (b) the licensee is broadcasting material in a current affairs program that:

         (i) promotes the name, products or services of the sponsor; or

              (ii) includes