the broadcaster must, imme diately afterwards, cause the required particulars in
relation to the matter to be announced in a form approved in writing by the Authority.
(2) A broadcaster must, in relation to political matter broadcast at the request o f
another person, keep a record of the name, address and occupation of the person or, if
the person is a company, the name and the
address of the princi pal office of the
person for the required period and must give to the Authority any particulars of the
record that the Authority, by written notice, requires.
(3) For the purposes of this paragra ph, a person authorises the broadcasting o f
political matter only if the person is responsible for approval of the content of the
political matter and the decision to present it for broadcasting.
Records of matter broadcast
5. (1) If a broadcaster broadcasts matter relating to a political subject or current
affairs, being matter that is in the fo
rm of news, an addr ess, a statement, a
commentary or a discussion, the broadcaster must cause a record of the matter to be
made in a form approved in writing by the Authority.
(2) Subject to this paragraph, a broadcaste r must retain in his or her custody a record
so made for a period of—
(a)
six weeks from the date on which the matter was broadcast; or
(b)
if a complaint has been made about the matter, for sixty days from the
date on which the matter was broadcast;
or for such longer period as the Authority, in special circumstances, directs in writing.
(3) If a person considers that a record
so made is admiss ible in evide nce in
proceedings instituted, or proposed to be inst ituted, in a court, being a record that is
held under subparagraph (2), the person ma y give to the broa dcaster a notice in
writing informing the broadcaster that the record may be required for the purposes o f
the proceedings.
(4) If such a notice is given to a broad caster in respect of a record, the broadcaste r
must, subject to this paragraph, retain the record until the proceedings or the proposed
proceedings to which the notice relates have been finally determined.
(5) If the proceedings are not instituted within a period of th ree months after the
notice is given to the broadcaster, subpara graph (4) ceases to apply to the record at
the end of that period.
(6) The obligation imposed by this paragraph on a broadcaster to retain a record does
not apply at any time when the record is in the custody of a c ourt in connection with
proceedings instituted in the court.
(7) If the Authority is of the opinion that a matter of which a record has been made
under this paragraph is of suff icient historic interest to justify its being permanently
preserved, the Authority may direct in writing a person who has custody of the record
to deliver it for safe keeping to a person or Authority specified by the Authority, and
the person to whom the direction is given shall comply with the direction subject to
his entitlement to fair compensation.
(8) A broadcaster must, without charge, make available to the Authority, upon
request, any specified record made by the broadcaster under subparagraph (2) that has
been retained by the broadcaster (whether or not the broadcaster is, at the time of the
request, under an obligation to retain the record).
Advertisements relating to medicines
6. (1) In this paragraph “broadcaster” means—
(a)
a commercial television broadcasting licensee; or
(b)
a commercial radio broadcasting licensee; or
(c)
a subscription television broadcasting licensee.
(2) A broadcaster must not broadcast an advertisement relating to a medicine unless
the text of the proposed advertisement has been approved—
(a)
by the Secretary for Health and Child Welfare under subparagraph (3);
or
(b)
by the Minister on appeal to the Minister under this paragraph.