Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2022L00389:reg:7:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2022L00389
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 7 (pt 2/5)
Character Range: 10437–13385

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 an interview with an agent, employee or officer of the sponsor in relation to a matter that concerns the sponsor, its products, services or interests; or

              (iii) is requested by the sponsor, or which is based on, or similar to, material provided by the sponsor; or

              (iv) directly promotes an issue which is directly favourable to the sponsor.

    (2) The licensee must ensure that a disclosure announcement that is clearly identifiable to a reasonable listener as a disclosure announcement, is broadcast on air during the current affairs program at the time of, and as part of, the broadcasting of any material in subparagraph (1)(b)(i), (ii), (iii) or (iv).

    (3) However, a disclosure announcement is not required to be broadcast if the material is:

        (a) a news broadcast or bulletin; or

        (b) an advertisement that is clearly identifiable to a reasonable listener as an advertisement.

11 On‑air statement disclosing payment of production costs

    If an advertiser or sponsor pays for, or contributes to, the production costs associated with a current affairs program broadcast by a licensee, the licensee must ensure:

         (a) that a statement is made on air about the payment or contribution at least once per hour throughout the current affairs program; and

         (b) the statement makes clear to a reasonable listener that the production costs associated with a current affairs program are paid for, or contributed to, by the advertiser or sponsor.

         Part 4  Register of commercial agreements and other information

12 Publicly available online register

    (1) For a commercial agreement mentioned in subsection 13(1), a licensee must keep a register containing the information mentioned in section 13.

  (2) The licensee must:

         (a) publish the register on a website operated by, or on behalf of, the licensee that is accessible online by the public; and

         (b) provide a link from the homepage of the website to the webpage where the register can be accessed.

13 Contents of register

    (1) The register must contain the following information for each current commercial agreement to which a licensee, related body corporate of the licensee, presenter of the licensee or associate of a presenter of the licensee is a party:

(a) the parties to the commercial agreement;

         (b) a brief description of the obligations imposed on the licensee, presenter, or associate of the presenter under the commercial agreement;

         (c) the name of each person providing consideration under the commercial agreement;

         (d) if the presenter or associate of the presenter is a party to