Schedules

Schedule 15Exemptions

I14Recognised news publishers

1

The following provisions do not apply to a recognised news publisher—

a

section 69(3) (requirement to register foreign influence arrangements);

b

section 71(2) or (3) (offence of carrying out activities under unregistered foreign influence arrangement);

c

section 78(2) (offence of carrying out political influence activities tainted by false information).

2

The following provisions do not apply to a person who is not a recognised news publisher, where the foreign influence arrangement in question is a news-related foreign influence arrangement—

a

section 69(3) (requirement to register foreign influence arrangements);

b

section 71(2) or (3) (offence of carrying out activities under unregistered foreign influence arrangement);

c

section 78(2) (offence of carrying out political influence activities tainted by false information).

3

A “news-related foreign influence arrangement” is a foreign influence arrangement made between a person and a foreign power who is a recognised news publisher where the purpose, or one of the purposes, of the arrangement is the publication of news-related material.

4

In this paragraph “news-related material”, “publish”, and “recognised news publisher” have the meaning given by paragraph 5.