Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022

Amendment of section 127 of Principal Act

39. Section 127 of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) in subsection (6)—

(i) in paragraph (a), by the substitution of “advertisements,” for “advertisements, and”,

(ii) in paragraph (b), by the substitution of “period, and” for “period.”, and

(iii) by the insertion of the following paragraph after paragraph (b):

“(c) subject to subsection (6A), the time allowed for broadcasting advertisements in the period between 06.00 and 18.00 hours and in the period between 18.00 and 24.00 hours each day.”,

(b) by the insertion of the following subsections after subsection (6):

“(6A) The time fixed under subsection (6)(c) shall not exceed 20 per cent of the time in each period.

(6B) A failure to comply with subsection (6) shall be a contravention for the purposes of Part 8B.”,

and

(c) by the deletion of subsection (11).