Broadcasting Amendment Act 2000

5 Rules in relation to retention of recordings of programmes

• (1) Section 30 of the principal Act is amended by repealing subsection (1), and substituting the following subsection:

  • “(1) The Authority may from time to time make and promulgate rules in relation to broadcasters to ensure that recordings of programmes broadcast by them are retained by the broadcaster or some other person, and are able to be obtained by the broadcaster when required to do so by the Authority.”

  (2) Section 30 of the principal Act is amended by repealing subsection (3), and substituting the following subsection:

  • “(3) Any rules made under this section may require a broadcaster, when requested to do so by the Authority, to obtain recordings of programmes broadcast by that broadcaster and to make suitable arrangements to enable the Authority to view or hear any recordings held or obtained by the broadcaster.”