Broadcasting Act 1989 No 25 (as at 14 March 2008), Public Act

Act by section

9 Time limits
  • (1) The Authority must not accept a complaint made outside the period specified for the complaint in this section.

    (2) A complaint under section 8(1) must be made to the Authority in the period—

    • (a) starting on the first working day after the broadcast of the programme that the complaint is about; and

    • (b) ending 60 working days later.

    (3) A complaint under section 8(1A) must be made to the Authority in the period—

    • (a) starting on the first working day after the broadcast of the programme that the complaint is about; and

    • (b) ending 20 working days later.

    (4) A complaint under section 8(1B) must be made to the Authority in the period—

    • (a) starting on the first working day after the day on which the complainant received notice of the broadcaster's decision or action on the complaint; and

    • (b) ending 20 working days later.

    (5) A complaint under section 8(1C) must be made to the Authority in the period—

    • (a) starting on the first working day after the broadcast of the programme that the complaint is about; and

    • (b) ending 60 working days later.

    Section 9: substituted, on 20 December 2007, by section 6 of the Broadcasting Amendment Act (No 2) 2007 (2007 No 112).