Queensland Consolidated Regulations

LOCAL GOVERNMENT REGULATION 2012 - REG 197

197 Advertising spending

(1) A local government must prepare and adopt a policy about the local government’s spending on advertising (an
"advertising spending policy" ).

(2) A local government may spend money on advertising only—

(a) if—

(i) the advertising is to provide information or education to the public; and

(ii) the information or education is provided in the public interest; and

(b) in a way that is consistent with the local government’s advertising spending policy.

(3)
"Advertising" is promoting, for the payment of a fee, an idea, goods or services to the public.