7Exemption of certain routine advertising campaigns from requirement for compliance certificate—the Act, s 4(5)

7 Exemption of certain routine advertising campaigns from requirement for compliance certificate—the Act, s 4(5)

7 Exemption of certain routine advertising campaigns from requirement for compliance certificate—the Act, s 4(5)

(1) A routine advertising campaign of a Government agency is exempt from the Act, section 8 if—

(a) the cost of the campaign is not likely to be more than $250,000, and

(b) the campaign is procured on behalf of the Government agency by an authorised person, and

(c) the authorised person is otherwise authorised to incur the expenditure on behalf of the agency, and

(d) in the authorised person’s opinion, the campaign complies with the Act, this regulation and the Government advertising guidelines.

(2) In this section—

authorised person means a member of staff who is—

(a) authorised in writing by the head of the Government agency, or

(b) in a class of members of staff authorised in writing by the head of the Government agency.

routine advertising campaign means a Government advertising campaign principally involving the dissemination of one or more of the following—

(a) information about routine matters relating to the provision of services, including notification of service changes,

(b) information about requirements imposed on persons,

(c) community announcements or notices about community events or activities,

(d) notices or announcements required to be made by or under a law,

(e) recruitment notices,

(f) Government tender or procurement notices.