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4                     the broadcast is authorised by a natural person who is not a disclosure entity                (a) the name of the person;
                                                                                                                    (b) the town or city in which the person lives

Particulars taken to be announced
 (7) The SBS is taken to have ensured that required particulars are announced in relation to a political matter that it broadcasts if:
 (a) particulars were announced in relation to the matter for the purposes of this Act; and
 (b) those particulars purported to be particulars referred to in item 3 or 4 of the table in subsection (6); and
 (c) as a result of steps taken by the SBS, it was reasonable for the SBS to rely on the particulars that were provided for the purposes of this Act.
Note: An example of steps that may be taken by the SBS include:
(a) notifying a person wanting to broadcast political matter that the name of the person required to be announced as having authorised the broadcast depends on whether the person is a disclosure entity; and
(b) seeking a verification from that person that the person is or is not a disclosure entity.

[Minister's second reading speech made in—
House of Representatives on 30 March 2017
Senate on 7 September 2017]

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