New Zealand Gazette – 1983 – No. 17

Page 390

✨ Broadcasting Policy Directive



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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 68 (1) of the Broadcasting Act 1976, 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 that you shall, in accordance with that policy, call without delay for applications for the grant to one company or body corporate (not being the Corporation) of television programme warrants in respect of the television stations called Television One; but
(3) For the avoidance of doubt, I hereby declare that nothing in clause (1) or clause (2) prevents you from making special provision in any television warrants or television programme warrants issued in respect of the television stations called Television One in relation to the broadcasting from those television stations during the whole or any part of any period covered by the television programme warrants of any event of wide public interest.

Dated this 16th day of February 1983.
I. J. SHEARER, Minister of Broadcasting.

Price 30c BY AUTHORITY: P. D. HASSELBERG, GOVERNMENT PRINTER, WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND—1983 94689F—PT


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🏛️ Direction to Broadcasting Tribunal regarding television programme warrants (continued from previous page)

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
16 February 1983
Broadcasting, Television, Programme Warrants, Government Policy, Broadcasting Tribunal
  • Ian John Shearer, Minister of Broadcasting