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Introduction Agents Act 2001
sec.13Publishers of advertisements
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### sec.13 Publishers of advertisements
A person is not an introduction agent only because the person—
publishes, or makes available, details of persons who might be interested in having a personal relationship, or in attending a social outing, with 1 or more other persons—
in a newspaper, magazine or similar publication that is readily available to members of the public; or
in a television, radio or similar broadcast that is readily accessible to members of the public who have the necessary equipment to access the broadcast; and
provides a way of enabling persons seeing or hearing the details to make contact with the persons supplying the details.
Subsection (1) applies even if—
a member of the public must pay to obtain the publication or broadcast; and
a person using the way mentioned in subsection (1) (b) must pay a fee of not more than the amount prescribed under a regulation or, if no amount is prescribed, of not more than $100 for using the way.
(sec.13-ssec.1) A person is not an introduction agent only because the person— publishes, or makes available, details of persons who might be interested in having a personal relationship, or in attending a social outing, with 1 or more other persons— in a newspaper, magazine or similar publication that is readily available to members of the public; or in a television, radio or similar broadcast that is readily accessible to members of the public who have the necessary equipment to access the broadcast; and provides a way of enabling persons seeing or hearing the details to make contact with the persons supplying the details.
(sec.13-ssec.2) Subsection (1) applies even if— a member of the public must pay to obtain the publication or broadcast; and a person using the way mentioned in subsection (1) (b) must pay a fee of not more than the amount prescribed under a regulation or, if no amount is prescribed, of not more than $100 for using the way.
- (a) publishes, or makes available, details of persons who might be interested in having a personal relationship, or in attending a social outing, with 1 or more other persons— (i) in a newspaper, magazine or similar publication that is readily available to members of the public; or (ii) in a television, radio or similar broadcast that is readily accessible to members of the public who have the necessary equipment to access the broadcast; and
- (i) in a newspaper, magazine or similar publication that is readily available to members of the public; or
- (ii) in a television, radio or similar broadcast that is readily accessible to members of the public who have the necessary equipment to access the broadcast; and
- (b) provides a way of enabling persons seeing or hearing the details to make contact with the persons supplying the details.
- (i) in a newspaper, magazine or similar publication that is readily available to members of the public; or
- (ii) in a television, radio or similar broadcast that is readily accessible to members of the public who have the necessary equipment to access the broadcast; and
- (a) a member of the public must pay to obtain the publication or broadcast; and
- (b) a person using the way mentioned in subsection (1) (b) must pay a fee of not more than the amount prescribed under a regulation or, if no amount is prescribed, of not more than $100 for using the way.