Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

1992 No. 260 POLITICAL BROADCASTS (COMMONWEALTH ELECTIONS) REGULATIONS - REG 15

15. (1) For the purposes of subsection 95P (1) of the Act, a period of free
time granted to a political party, a group or an independent candidate in
relation to an election must be:

   (a)  divided into:

        (i)    if the free time is granted to a represented party-equal
               periods of free time in respect of each broadcaster in each of
               the States and Territories; or

        (ii)   in any other case-equal periods of free time in respect of each
               broadcaster in each of the States and Territories in relation
               to which the free time is granted; and

   (b)  further divided by 2 to create units of free time in respect of each
        of those periods.

(2) The number of whole units resulting from the division of a period of free
time under subregulation (1) is taken to be distributed to the political
party, group or candidate concerned.

(3) For the purposes of subsection 95P (2) of the Act, the Tribunal must:

   (a)  take from the number of units created from a period of free time
        granted to a political party, group or independent candidate in
        relation to a State or Territory under subregulation (1) any part of a
        unit resulting from the division of the period into units; and

   (b)  add all the parts of units in relation to a State or Territory
        together; and

   (c)  distribute 1 unit for each broadcaster in the State or Territory to
        each political party, group or independent candidate not granted a
        period of free time under subregulation 11 (2):

        (i)    in turn; and

        (ii)   in the order set out in subregulation 11 (3); until the number
               of units remaining is less than the number of broadcasters; and

   (d)  discount any units left over.