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Local Government Regulation 2012
sec.197Advertising spending
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### sec.197 Advertising spending
A local government must prepare and adopt a policy about the local government’s spending on advertising (an advertising spending policy ).
A local government may spend money on advertising only—
if—
the advertising is to provide information or education to the public; and
the information or education is provided in the public interest; and
in a way that is consistent with the local government’s advertising spending policy.
Advertising is promoting, for the payment of a fee, an idea, goods or services to the public.
(sec.197-ssec.1) A local government must prepare and adopt a policy about the local government’s spending on advertising (an advertising spending policy ).
(sec.197-ssec.2) A local government may spend money on advertising only— if— the advertising is to provide information or education to the public; and the information or education is provided in the public interest; and in a way that is consistent with the local government’s advertising spending policy.
(sec.197-ssec.3) Advertising is promoting, for the payment of a fee, an idea, goods or services to the public.
- (a) if— (i) the advertising is to provide information or education to the public; and (ii) the information or education is provided in the public interest; and
- (i) the advertising is to provide information or education to the public; and
- (ii) the information or education is provided in the public interest; and
- (b) in a way that is consistent with the local government’s advertising spending policy.
- (i) the advertising is to provide information or education to the public; and
- (ii) the information or education is provided in the public interest; and