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This is a Bill, not an Act. For current law, see the Acts databases.
South Australia
Constitution (Government Advertising) Amendment
Bill 2010
A BILL FOR
An Act to amend the Constitution Act 1934.
Contents
Part 1—Preliminary
1 Short
title
2 Amendment provisions
Part 2—Amendment of Constitution
Act 1934
3 Insertion of section
10B
10B Expenditure on Government advertising
The Parliament of South Australia enacts as
follows:
This Act may be cited as the Constitution (Government Advertising)
Amendment Act 2010.
In this Act, a provision under a heading referring to the amendment of a
specified Act amends the Act so specified.
Part 2—Amendment
of Constitution
Act 1934
After section 10A insert:
10B—Expenditure on Government
advertising
(1) A public authority must not undertake or arrange any advertising
except as permitted by this section.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to the following kinds of
advertising by a public authority:
(a) advertising designed to reduce the risk to life or serious
injury;
(b) advertising relating to the prevention or investigation of
crime;
(c) a reasonable level of advertising aimed at promoting public
health;
(d) a reasonable level of advertising for the purpose of consumer
protection;
(e) a reasonable level of advertising advising citizens of their legal
obligations;
(f) a reasonable level of advertising of goods or services that
generate—
(i) economic activity in the State; or
(ii) revenue for services funded by a public authority;
(g) the publication of notices relating to goods, services or places
operated or funded by a public authority for community benefit;
(h) the publication of notices required by law;
(i) advertising necessary for the purpose of—
(i) the conduct of a tender by a public authority; or
(ii) the recruitment of staff by a public authority;
(j) advertising approved by Parliament.
(3) This section does not affect the way a member of the Parliament may
spend an electoral allowance.
(4) For the purposes of subsection (2)(j), advertising is approved by
Parliament if the nature of the content of the advertising has been approved by
prior resolution of both Houses of Parliament.
(5) In this section—
advertising means an advertisement or series of
advertisements published, or to be published—
(a) in printed form; or
(b) by radio or television; or
(c) through electronic publication or broadcast on the Internet;
public authority means a public sector agency within the
meaning of the Public Sector Act 2009.