Bill

Broadcasting Services Amendment (Healthy Kids Advertising) Bill 2023

lapsed, as at 2024-02-13.

Recorded stages

No divisions recorded. Most questions are decided on the voices; this does not establish that a bill was unopposed.

Written by a model from the explanatory memorandum; not the record, as at 2023-06-19.

The bill would ban advertising of unhealthy food on TV, radio and online services.

TV and radio ads for unhealthy food would be prohibited between 6am and 9:30pm local time, while the online ban would apply at all hours.

Courts could impose penalties of up to $550,000 or 5% of a large corporation's unhealthy food turnover.

The bill prohibits airing unhealthy food marketing on broadcast services between 6am and 9:30pm local time.
The bill creates a general prohibition on providing or paying for unhealthy food marketing online at all hours.
The bill defines 'unhealthy food' by reference to the 2018 COAG Health Council guide and allows the minister to add further foods.
The bill extends the ban to sponsorship, promotional content, trademarks, domain names and branding devices linked to unhealthy food.
The bill gives courts the power to impose penalties of up to $550,000 or 5% of large corporations' unhealthy food turnover.
The bill requires a review of its operation after 4 years.

Broadcasters, online service providers, advertisers and sponsors of unhealthy food marketing, and large corporations selling unhealthy food products.

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