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    It is the time for Broadcasters to take notice of election rules and regulations set by ACMA.

Broadcasting and communication of political and election matter

Television and radio

The rules set out at Parts 1 and 2 of Schedule 2 to the Broadcasting Services Act are licence conditions that apply to commercial television broadcasting licensees, commercial radio broadcasting licensees, community broadcasting licensees, subscription television broadcasting licensees and persons providing broadcasting services under class licences (these include subscription and open narrowcasting services).

Access for all parties

Clause 3 of Schedule 2 to the Broadcasting Services Act requires that if any election matter is broadcast during an election period by a broadcaster, then that broadcaster must give all parties contesting the election a reasonable opportunity to have election matter broadcast during the election period. The broadcaster is not required to broadcast material for free.

 

Blackout period for election advertising

Clause 3A of Schedule 2 to the Broadcasting Services Act requires that a broadcaster must not broadcast an election advertisement from the end of the Wednesday before the polling day until the close of the poll on polling day, where an election is to be held in an area which relates to a licence area, or an area where a broadcast can normally be received.

For further information go to http://www.acma.gov.au/WEB/STANDARD/pc=PC_310646

 

         

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