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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
No. 85

if someone were able to pay for time to put forward certain industrial
or political views, and then to require that those who differ must
normally be provided with a free right of rebuttal within that same
time slot.

Industrial relations advertising is however a delicate area. It is
one where the warrant holder has a great responsibility to consider
carefully the nature and form of the material being broadcast. The
responsibility for what is broadcast lies with the warrant holder
who has a clear obligation to consider the material intended to be
broadcast in this type of programme.

It is not adequate for the warrant holder merely to take the view
that it has hired out time, is not responsible for the content of the
material that is to be broadcast, relies on the hirer to abide by the
rules, and will only consider subsequent to broadcast whether there
has been a breach of the rules or not.

The warrant holder may also have to consider subsequently the
correctness or otherwise of the decision made by its staff. Industrial
relations advertising cannot be treated differently from any other
advertising as far as the responsibility of the Broadcasting
Corporation is concerned.

There are many ancillary issues canvassed in the internal reports
of the Broadcasting Corporation. The Tribunal does not have to
determine the validity or otherwise of these, and accordingly makes
no comment except to the extent indicated in the caution set out
above. The experience of this broadcast and the complaint made
may cause the Broadcasting Rules committee to give further
consideration to the rules in respect of this type of broadcasting
and whether they need to be more specific. That however is for the
committee to decide.

Neither the advertising rules, nor the programme rules require
absolutely that balance be achieved within the same programme.
Section 24(1)(e) as quoted above, with its reference to the period
of current interest, specifically provides that this need not be so.
The rules being silent on the point as to the time within which
balance is to be achieved, the norm to be adopted is that set out
in the statute unless there are unique circumstances that do not
exist here. Clearly there was controversy about the Railways’ policy
decisions which were publicly announced the following day. No
complaint is made by the Union that its views were not reasonably
presented in reply during the period of current interest in the news
foreshadowed by the general manager in his broadcast aimed at the
railways staff. Accordingly it cannot be said that the advertising or
the programme rules had been breached.

In all the circumstances therefore the complaint of a failure of
this programme to comply with the rules is not upheld.

Co-opted Members
Messrs Macbeth and Downey were co-opted as persons whose
qualifications and experience might be of assistance to the Tribunal
in the determination of the complaint. They took part in the hearing
and the deliberations of the Tribunal but the decision is that of the
permanent members.

Dated the 12th day of April 1985.

Signed for the Tribunal:

B. H. SLANE, Chairman.

Electrical Wiring Regulations 1976

PURSUANT to the provisions of regulation 18(3) of the Electrical
Wiring Regulations 1976, the following specifications are declared
as suitable for the purpose of these regulations:

British Standard BS 5345—Code of Practice for the selection,
installation and maintenance of electrical apparatus for use in
potentially explosive atmospheres (other than mining applications
or explosive processing and manufacture).

Part 1:1976 Basic requirements for all parts of the code.

Part 3:1979 Installation and maintenance requirements for
electrical apparatus with type of protection ‘d’. Flameproof enclosure.

Part 4:1977 Installation and maintenance requirements for
electrical apparatus with type of protection ‘i’. Intrinsically safe
electrical apparatus and systems.

Part 6:1978 Installation and maintenance requirements for
electrical apparatus protected with type of protection ‘p’ and by continuous
dilution, and for pressurised rooms.

Part 7:1979 Installation and maintenance requirements for
electrical apparatus with type of protection ‘e’. Increased safety.

Part 8:1980 Installation and maintenance requirements for
electrical apparatus with type of protection ‘s’. Special protection.

British Standard BS 5501—Electrical apparatus for potentially
explosive atmospheres.

Part 1:1977 General requirements.

Part 3:1977 Pressurised apparatus ‘p’.

Part 4:1977 Powderfilling ‘q’.

Part 5:1977 Flameproof enclosure ‘d’.

Part 6:1977 Increased safety ‘e’.

Part 9:1982 Specification for intrinsically safe electrical systems ‘i’.

Dated at Wellington this 29th day of April 1985.

J. J. CHESTERMAN, Secretary of Energy.

10/5

Flexible Cord—Current Rating

PURSUANT to the Powers delegated to me under section 10 of the
Ministry of Energy Act 1977 and in accordance with the provisions
of regulation 56 of the Electrical Wiring Regulations 1976, I hereby
approve a current rating of 7.5 amperes for a 0.75 mm² flexible cord.

Dated at Wellington this 30th day of April 1985.

J. J. CHESTERMAN, Secretary of Energy.

10/2

Transport Licensing Authority Sitting

PURSUANT to sections 135, 136 and 145 of the Transport Act 1962,
as amended by the Transport Amendment Act No. 2, the
Christchurch Transport District and No. 8 and 9 Transport Districts,
Licensing Authority (F. H. K. Moore), gives notice of the receipt of
the following applications, and will hold a public sitting in the
Conference Room, Fourth Floor, Transport House, corner Cashel
and Montreal Streets, Christchurch on Wednesday, 29 May 1985
at 9.30 a.m. and Thursday, 30 May 1985 to receive evidence for or
against the granting of them:

A85/CH/16 David John Riley, Christchurch: Lease Continuous
Taxicab Service Licence No. 10231 from Archibald Andrew
Lawrence.

A85/CH/17 John Ross Annereau, Christchurch: Lease Continuous
Taxicab Service Licence No. 10263 from Norman Geoffrey
Leonardo.

A85/CH/18 Patrick Bruce Stenhouse, Christchurch: Transfer
Continuous Taxicab Service Licence No. 5472 from the Estate of
Maurice Joseph Beresford.

A85/CH/19 William Paul Carrington, Christchurch: Transfer
Continuous Taxicab Service Licence No. 10259 from the Estate of
Garth Earl Blakely.

A85/CH/20 Smit Theodorus, Christchurch: Transfer Continuous
Taxicab Service Licence No. 8199 from Thomas Francis Whittle.

A85/CH/21 Noel Charles Moorhead, Christchurch: Transfer
Continuous Taxicab Service Licence No. 10406 from Murray Henry
Banks.

A85/CH/22 Michael Mark Kemper, Christchurch: Transfer
Continuous Taxicab Service Licence No. 10224 from Lyndsay Ernest
Hooper.

A85/CH/23 Patrick James Collett, Christchurch: Transfer
Continuous Taxicab Service Licence No. 10227 from Edward Napier
Hutana.

A85/CH/24 William Archibald White, Christchurch: Lease
Continuous Taxicab Service Licence No. 10283 from Estate of
Robert Douglas White.

A85/CH/25 Gerald Francis Austin, Christchurch: Lease
Continuous Taxicab Service Licence No. 10257 from Trevor Burgess.

A85/5 Alistair John Kirkwood Pearson: Coalgate, New Goods
Service Licence.

A84/214 Edwin John Hazelwood, Christchurch: New Goods
Service Licence.

A8/84/112 Buller Motorways Limited: Amend Passenger Service
Licence No. 04276 by the addition of the following special
condition—“The licensee may carry general goods in conjunction
with the authorised service.”