Advice on definition of a broadcaster
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From: David Farrar
Dear Crown Law Office,
Under the OIA I would like to request any communication between Crown Law and the Broadcasting Standards Authority around whether a person who publishes audio and video over the Internet can be regarded as a broadcaster under the Broadcastings Act 1989.
If there is such advice, and it is legally privileged, I would still like to know whether such advice was sought and given, even if the actual advice can't be provided.
Yours faithfully,
David Farrar
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Crown Law Office
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From: David Farrar <[FOI #32583 email]>
Sent: Thursday, 16 October 2025 11:53 am
To: OIA <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Advice on definition of a
broadcaster
Dear Crown Law Office,
Under the OIA I would like to request any communication between Crown Law
and the Broadcasting Standards Authority around whether a person who
publishes audio and video over the Internet can be regarded as a
broadcaster under the Broadcastings Act 1989.
If there is such advice, and it is legally privileged, I would still like
to know whether such advice was sought and given, even if the actual
advice can't be provided.
Yours faithfully,
David Farrar
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