Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022
Complaints under section 48 of Principal Act | ||
69. (1) A complaint made under section 48 of the Principal Act which has not before the date of coming into operation of section 12 — | ||
(a) been decided upon by the Compliance Committee, or (subject to section 48(13) of the Principal Act) been withdrawn, under section 48 of the Principal Act, or | ||
(b) been resolved by a broadcaster under section 47 of the Principal Act, | ||
shall, on and after that date, and subject to the modifications referred to in subsection (2), be considered by the Commission as if sections 11 and 12 had not come into operation. | ||
(2) The modifications are that— | ||
(a) references to the Compliance Committee in section 48 of the Principal Act shall be construed as references to the Commission, and | ||
(b) where before the date of coming into operation of section 12 , an oral hearing has been held under section 48(16) of the Principal Act, but the complaint has not been decided upon, withdrawn, or resolved, the Commission may hold a further oral hearing under that section 48(16). |