Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

1992 No. 260 POLITICAL BROADCASTS (COMMONWEALTH ELECTIONS) REGULATIONS - REG 8

8. (1) For the purposes of the definition of total time in subsection 95H (4)
of the Act, the total free time available in respect of an election is the sum
of the number of minutes of free time available in relation to each State and
Territory, calculated in accordance with this regulation.

(2) For the purposes of subregulation (1), the free time available in relation
to a State or Territory is the number of minutes calculated using the formula:
MB x NB where:
MB is the number of minutes of free time for each broadcaster calculated in
accordance with subregulation (3);
NB is the number of broadcasters in the State or Territory concerned.

(3) For the purposes of subregulation (2), the free time for each broadcaster
in relation to an election is the number of minutes calculated using the
formula:
6 x ABD where: ABD is the number of available broadcast days.