Broadcasting Services (Commercial Radio Current Affairs Disclosure) Standard 2022 (Cth)

Broadcasting Services (Commercial Radio Current Affairs Disclosure) Standard 2022

Broadcasting Services Act 1992

The Australian Communications and Media Authority determines the following standard under subsection 125(1) of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992.

Dated: 23 March 2022

Creina Chapman

[signed]

Member

Cathy Rainsford

[signed]

Member/General Manager

Australian Communications and Media Authority

Contents

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Name of standard

2 Commencement

3 Authority

4 Repeal

5 Definitions

6 Meaning of commercial agreement

7 References to other instruments

Part 2 Introduction

8 Object of this standard

9 Outline of what this standard does

Part 3 Disclosure of commercial agreements and other arrangements

10 On‑air disclosure of commercial agreements

11 On‑air statement disclosing payment of production costs

Part 4 Register of commercial agreements and other information

12 Publicly available online register

13 Contents of register

Part 5 Licensee requirements in relation to presenters

14 Licensee to require presenters to disclose commercial agreements to licensee

15 Licensee must keep commercial agreements

16 Information or documents to be provided to the ACMA

17 Licensee must not engage or continue to engage presenters that do not assist the licensee to comply with obligations

18 Licensee to require presenters to comply with certain obligations

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Name of standard

This standard is the Broadcasting Services (Commercial Radio Current Affairs Disclosure) Standard 2022.

2 Commencement

This standard commences on the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislation.

Note: The Federal Register of Legislation may be accessed free of charge at www.legislation.gov.au.

3 Authority

This standard is made under subsection 125(1) of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992.

4 Repeal