Page 5581 - Week 15 - Wednesday, 9 December 2009
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Amendment No 9 is simply a flow-on. It indicates government campaigns must comply with the act if they are over $40,000. This is the section that ensures that campaigns comply with the act, only altered to include the new threshold cost.
Amendment agreed to.
Clause 11, as amended, agreed to.
Clause 12.
MR SESELJA (Molonglo—Leader of the Opposition) (4:39): I move amendment No 10 circulated in my name [see schedule 3 at page 5629].
Amendment No 10 changes “minister” to “responsible person”. This cleans up references as per the committee’s recommendations to clarify the broader scope.
Mr Stanhope: I am a bit confused; I just cannot quite work out—
Mr Smyth: It is exactly the same as your amendment No 9.
Mr Stanhope: It is the same, is it?
Mr Smyth: Yes, omit “responsible minister” substitute “responsible person”.
Mr Stanhope: Yes, thank you.
Amendment agreed to.
MR SESELJA (Molonglo—Leader of the Opposition) (4:40): I move amendment No 11 circulated in my name [see schedule 3 at page 5629].
Amendment 11 indicates production costs are included in the $40,000 limit.
Amendment agreed to.
Clause 12, as amended, agreed to.
Clause 13.
MR SESELJA (Molonglo—Leader of the Opposition) (4:41), by leave: I move amendments Nos 12 and 13 circulated in my name together [see schedule 3 at page 5629].
This is opinion versus facts. A complex matter was how to address the issue of what is factual and informative and what is political in a practical sense. The amendment refines the clause that sought to provide guidance on what would and would not be acceptable under the act. It is common in commercial advertising that comments or opinions must be presented as such, not as facts, under section 52 of the Trade
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