Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2021L00961:reg:12
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2021L00961
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 12
Character Range: 7552–10220

12  Requirements relating to notifying particulars for communications other than printed communications
 (1) This section applies if a communication is a communication other than a printed communication.

Where or when the particulars must be notified
 (2) The particulars must be notified:
 (a) if the communication is communicated in the form of speech, music or other sounds and no other form—by being announced at the beginning of the communication; or
 (b) if the communication is communicated in the form of moving visual images with speech, music or other sounds and in no other form—by being announced and shown at the end of the communication; or
 (c) if the communication is communicated in the form of an electronic billboard, electric road sign or other similar devices—at the end of the communication; or
 (d) if the communication is communicated in a form other than a form mentioned in paragraph (a), (b) or (c)—in one or more of the following ways:
 (i) at the end of the communication;
 (ii) on a webpage that can be accessed by a URL that is included, either in whole or as a hyperlink, at the end of the communication;
 (iii) if the communication is on a webpage—in the footer of the webpage;
 (iv) if the communication is communicated on or using a social media service and the notifying entity for the communications is an individual—in the "About Us" or "Contact Us" section (however described) that relates to the individual and that is directly linked to, or can be accessed by clicking a link in, the communication.

Formatting and placement of particulars
 (3) The particulars (other than particulars that are required to be announced under paragraph (2)(a) or (b)) must:
 (a) be reasonably prominent; and
 (b) be legible at a distance at which the communication is intended to be read; and
 (c) not be placed over complex pictorial or multicoloured backgrounds; and
 (d) be in a text that contrasts with the background on which the text appears.

Language requirements
 (4) The particulars must be notified in accordance with the following language requirements:
 (a) if the communication is only in English—the particulars must be notified in English;
 (b) if the communication is only in a language other than English—the particulars must be notified in both:
 (i) English; and
 (ii) the language used for the rest of the communication;
 (c) if the communication is in 2 or more languages—the particulars must be notified in both:
 (i) English; and
 (ii) at least one of the languages (other than English) used in the communication.

Division 3—Requirements relating to notifying particulars for the purposes of certain Broadcasting Acts