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Authorities and Other Agencies of State

Broadcasting Standards Authority

Broadcasting Act 1989

Qualification of Political Parties for Allocations of Broadcasting Time and Money Appropriated by Parliament

The Broadcasting Act 1989, as amended by the Broadcasting Amendment Act (No. 2) 1990 and the Broadcasting Amendment Act 1993 ("the Act"), describes the responsibilities of the Broadcasting Standards Authority to decide which political parties will qualify for allocations of time and money for political party “election programmes”. Time may be made available free or at discounted rates by broadcasters; and the Act provides for the appropriation of money by Parliament for the purpose of enabling political parties which qualify to meet all or part of the costs of producing “election programmes” during the election period.

Section 70A (1) of the Act requires the Authority to specify, by notice in the New Zealand Gazette, a date by which it is to be advised by any political party that that party considers that it will qualify for an allocation of time under section 73 of the Act, in respect of the election period that will apply in relation to the general election to be held this year.

The Authority specifies noon on 23 April 1996 as that date.

Each political party that considers that it will qualify should notify the Authority in writing by that date.

Section 76 (3) of the Act provides that the failure of any political party to give such notice shall not prevent the Authority from making any allocation of time or money or making any determination, and shall not affect the validity of those decisions.

Under section 70c of the Act, every notice given to the Authority by any party shall state, among other things—

“(a) The full name of the political party; and

“(aa) Details of any relationships that may exist between that political party and any other political parties in New Zealand which the Authority may need to take into account in allocating time or money to political parties; and

“(b) In respect of each person belonging to the political party who has declared his or her intention of becoming a candidate at the election,—

“(i) the full name of that person; and

“(ii) the electoral district for which that person intends to be a candidate.”

Section 70d of the Act provides that where a political party states in its notice to the Authority that a person has declared his or her intention of becoming a candidate at the election, that person shall be deemed for the purposes of section 75 of the Act to be a candidate until noon on nomination day, whether that person is nominated or not.

Any political party which wishes to give notice to the Authority should provide 10 copies, addressed to—

The executive Director, Broadcasting Standards Authority, Second Floor, 54–56 Cambridge Terrace, (P.O. Box 9213), Wellington.

Explanatory Note

This note is not part of the notice but is intended to indicate its purpose.

Political parties may be aware that there is at present a Bill in Parliament which, upon enactment, would transfer to the Electoral Commission the responsibility for deciding which parties qualify for allocations of time and money, and what those allocations will be.

However, the existing law requires the Broadcasting Standards Authority to initiate, before the end of this month, invitations to broadcasters to make time available free or at discounted rates for political party broadcasts. The Authority is then required to provide copies of broadcasters’ replies to parties. In order for the Authority to know which parties should receive broadcasters’ replies, it must simultaneously comply with the statutory requirement to insert the present New Zealand Gazette notice and request parties’ responses to it.

Some provisions in the Bill differ from the present legislation, in particular those referring to the qualification of parties for allocations. Although upon enactment of the Bill a further invitation may be issued, it is necessary that parties now respond to this invitation.

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Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand

Civil Aviation Act 1990

Civil Aviation Rules

This is a statement of intention to publish rules in the following CAA Part—

Part 39—Airworthiness Directives

—pursuant to section 34 (1) (a) of the Civil Aviation Act 1990. The submission time for the proposed part is indicated in the NPRM and is not less than 30 days.

Copies of the Notice of Proposed Rule Making are available for viewing at: Aviation House, 1 Market Grove, Lower Hutt and on application to: The Docket Clerk, P.O. Box 31-441, Lower Hutt 6315.

For further information write to the Docket Clerk at the above address or telephone (04) 560 0598 or e-mail halll@caa.govt.nz. Initial copies have been sent to the Rule Review Group members.

Promoting a safe civil aviation system.

LIN M. HALL, Docket Clerk.

Docket No. 1040.

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