Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

1992 No. 260 POLITICAL BROADCASTS (COMMONWEALTH ELECTIONS) REGULATIONS - REG 17

17. (1) For the purposes of subsection 95Q (2) of the Act, a broadcaster must
use units of free time allocated to the broadcaster in the following manner:

   (a)  on each available broadcasting day; and

   (b)  in the case of units that are to be used for a television broadcast-at
        least 3 units on each day, in the period between 6 pm and 10.32 pm,
        with at least one unit in the period between 6 pm and 8 pm; and

   (c)  so as to ensure that election broadcasts commence not less than 30
        minutes apart; and

   (d)  as far as practicable to transmit election broadcasts made by each
        political party, group and independent candidate to approximately the
        same number of viewers or listeners in the area serviced by the
        broadcaster.

(2) The broadcaster must not use a unit of free time:

   (a)  in the case of a unit that is to be used for a television
        broadcast-outside the period applicable to the broadcaster under
        subregulation (1); or

   (b)  to allow:
    (i)   a political party other than a represented party; or


        (ii)   a group; or

        (iii)  an independent candidate; to make an election broadcast before
               the fourth available broadcasting day.