Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current Acts(1) A media organisation that has been authorised under section 236(1) must comply with the authorisation.
Penalty: In the case of an individual, 10 penalty units;
In the case of a body corporate, 50 penalty units.
(2) A media organisation must not use an agency photograph that has been authorised to be given to the media organisation under section 238 except—
(a) in the course of journalism carried out by that organisation; and
(b) in accordance with the authorisation under section 238 under which the photograph is given to the media organisation; and
(c) in accordance with—
(i) any applicable privacy standard published or determined by the Australian Press Council; or
(ii) any applicable code published or determined by, or registered with or notified to the Australian Communications and Media Authority, established under the Australian Communications and Media Authority Act 2005 of the Commonwealth.
Penalty: In the case of an individual, 60 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months or both;
In the case of a body corporate, 300 penalty units.
(3) If an authorised media organisation is found guilty of an offence under this section, the Chief Commissioner may revoke the authorisation of that media organisation.