No. 17 389

SUPPLEMENT
TO THE
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
OF
THURSDAY, 10 FEBRUARY 1983
Published by Authority

WELLINGTON: WEDNESDAY, 16 FEBRUARY 1983

Direction to Broadcasting Corporation of New Zealand in Connection with Television Broadcasting

To the Broadcasting Corporation of New Zealand

WHEREAS section 71 (1) (b) of the Broadcasting Act 1976 (as enacted by section 12 (1) of the Broadcasting Amendment Act (No. 2) 1982) makes provision for the first time for the issue of a television programme warrant (meaning thereby a warrant which authorises the holder to broadcast programmes from a television station; but which does not authorise the holder to operate the television station): And whereas the Broadcasting Corporation of New Zealand operates the television stations called Television One pursuant to television warrants issued under section 71 (1) (a) of the Broadcasting Act 1976 (as so enacted):

NOW, THEREFORE, pursuant to section 20 (1) of the Broadcasting Act 1976 (as enacted by section 4 of the Broadcasting Amendment Act 1982), I, Ian John Shearer, the Minister of Broadcasting, —

(1) Give you notice that it is part of the general policy of the New Zealand Government in relation to broadcasting that one company or body corporate (not being the Corporation) be given, without delay, the opportunity, under the authority of television programme warrants, of broadcasting programmes (including advertising programmes on any day of the week except Sunday) from the television stations called Television One during certain periods on each morning of each day of each week, being periods that—

(a) In the case of each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, begin not earlier than 6 a.m. and end not later than 11.30 a.m.; and

(b) In the case of each Saturday, begin not earlier than 6 a.m. and end not later than noon; and

(c) In the case of each Sunday, begin not earlier than 6 a.m. and end not later than 9.30 a.m.; and

(2) In pursuance of the general policy of the Government as outlined in clause (1), direct—

(a) That you shall co-operate in the implementation of that general policy; and

(b) That you shall make to the Broadcasting Tribunal, at an appropriate time, an application for the amendment of the terms and conditions of the television warrants that you hold in respect of the television stations called Television One so that, in particular, when television programme warrants are issued in accordance with that general policy in respect of the television stations called Television One, the holder of those television programme warrants can broadcast programmes from the television stations called Television One during the periods specified in clause (1) or during such portions of those periods as are specified in the television programme warrants; and

(c) That, when the Tribunal, in accordance with that general policy, grants an application for television programme warrants authorising the applicant to broadcast programmes from the television stations called Television One, you shall make arrangements with the applicant for the joint use of the transmission equipment and of such other equipment (if any) of the television stations called Television One as is necessary to enable the applicant to broadcast the applicant’s programmes.

Dated this 16th day of February 1983.

I. J. SHEARER, Minister of Broadcasting.

Direction to Broadcasting Tribunal in Connection with Television Broadcasting

To the Broadcasting Tribunal

WHEREAS section 71 (1) (b) of the Broadcasting Act 1976 (as enacted by section 12 (1) of the Broadcasting Amendment Act (No. 2) 1982) makes provision for the first time for the issue of a television programme warrant (meaning thereby a warrant which