Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2020L01653:schedule:1:p13
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2020L01653
Segment Type: schedule
Provision Reference: sch 1 (pt 13/16)
Character Range: 35468–38336

of a C program or a P program except for the broadcast of a news flash or announcement which cannot, in the public interest, be delayed until completion of broadcast of the C program or P program.

30 Prizes

      (1) A licensee must not broadcast a P program that offers or gives a prize.

      (2) In C programs which involve the giving or offering of prizes:

         (a)      the presenter may not recommend or endorse a product or service which is presented as a prize, nor encourage children to buy it;

         (b)      if the prize is not a cash prize, the price or value of the prize may not be mentioned; and

         (c)      any description by the presenter should be only to clarify the nature of the prize.

31 Unsuitable material

      A licensee must not broadcast any material during a C program or P program, or in breaks immediately before, during or immediately after a C program or P program, which:

         (a)      demeans any person or group on the basis of ethnicity, nationality, race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, or mental or physical disability; or

         (b)      presents images or events in a way which is unduly frightening or unduly distressing to children; or

         (c)      presents images or events which depict unsafe uses of a product or unsafe situations which may encourage children to engage in activities dangerous to them; or

         (d)      advertises products or services which have been officially declared unsafe or dangerous by a Commonwealth authority or by another authority having jurisdiction within the licensee's licence area.

32 Advertisements

      Only G classified advertisements which also meet the requirements of sections 19 to 23, 31, 34, 36 and 37 may be broadcast during a C program or in breaks immediately before, during or immediately after a C program.

33 Maximum advertising time

      (1) Subject to subsection (2), a licensee must not broadcast more than 5 minutes of advertisements for each 30 minutes during which a C program is broadcast.

      (2) A licensee must not broadcast more than 6 minutes and 30 seconds of advertisements for each 30 minutes during which a C program that is an Australian drama program is broadcast.

34 Separation of advertisements and sponsorship announcements

      A licensee must not broadcast advertisements or sponsorship announcements during a C program, or in breaks immediately before, during or immediately after a C program, unless the advertisement or sponsorship announcement is clearly distinguishable as such to a child viewer.

35 Repetition of advertisements

      A licensee must not broadcast the same advertisement more than twice for each 30 minutes during which a C program is broadcast.

36 Promotions and endorsements by popular characters

       (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), a licensee must not