Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

1992 No. 3 POLITICAL BROADCASTS (NEW SOUTH WALES) REGULATIONS - REG 12

12. (1) For the purposes of subsection 95Q (2) of the Act, a broadcaster must
use a unit of free time:

   (a)  in the campaign period; and

   (b)  in the case of a unit that is to be used for a television broadcast:

        (i)    in the period commencing at 6 p.m. and ending at 10 p.m. on a
               day other than a Sunday; and

        (ii)   so that at least 1 broadcast is made in the period commencing
               at 6 p.m. and ending at 8.32 p.m. on a day other than a Sunday;
               and

        (iii)  unless the Tribunal directs the broadcaster not to do so-at the
               same time that another broadcaster uses a unit in relation to
               the same political party or independent candidate; and

   (c)  in the case of a unit that is to be used for a radio broadcast-in the
        period commencing at 8 a.m. and ending at 11 a.m. on a day other than
        a Sunday; and

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

   (e)  in a manner that ensures that election broadcasts commence at least 1
        hour apart.

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

   (a)  on a Sunday; or

   (b)  outside the period applicable to the broadcaster under subregulation
        (1); or

   (c)  to transmit an election broadcast of a political party or a candidate
        if:

        (i)    the broadcaster has already made a unit of free time available
               to a political party or an independent candidate in the
               campaign period; and

        (ii)   another broadcaster has not made a unit available to the party
               or candidate; or

   (d)  to allow a political party or an independent candidate to make more
        than 1 election broadcast on a day.

(3) In addition to subregulations (1) and (2), if the number of units
allocated to a broadcaster is more than the number of days in the campaign
period, excluding Sundays, multiplied by 2, the broadcaster must:

   (a)  calculate the difference between the numbers; and

   (b)  identify a period of consecutive days (not including Sundays):

        (i)    that ends at the end of the Wednesday immediately before the
               day on which the next election is held; and

        (ii)   that is equal in number to the number calculated in paragraph
               (a); and

   (c)  use 1 unit, in addition to the units that the broadcaster is required
        to use under paragraph 95Q (4) (c) of the Act, on each day in that
        period.