Broadcasting Act, 1999 (Act No. 4 of 1999)Chapter IX : Advisory Body to Minister38. South African Broadcast Production Advisory Body |
| (1) | The Minister must establish a South African Broadcast Production Advisory Body to advise him or her on how the development, production and display of local television and radio content can be supported. |
| (2) | The terms and conditions of allowances, composition and meetings applicable to the Advisory Body by virtue of its appointment in terms of subsection (1) must be as determined by the Minister in concurrence with the Minister of Finance. |
| (3) | The Advisory Body must advise the Minister on how to encourage, facilitate and offer guidance and advice in respect of any scheme and to promote— |
| (a) | the production of broadcast materials that meet the cultural needs of South Africans: |
| (b) | the screening and airplay of South African content in television and radio, respectively; |
| (c) | awareness of local content in South African and foreign markets; |
| (d) | distribution and exhibition of local content in foreign markets; |
| (e) | the correction of imbalances in the local content industry; |
| (f) | human resource development to provide skills and training of local content providers; |
| (g) | co-productions and the concluding of international agreements |
| (4) | The Advisory Body must, after consultation with the National Film and Video Foundation and the broadcasting industry, make recommendations for the Minister to determine after consultation with the Minister of Arts, Culture, Science and Technology, the Minister of Trade and Industry and the Minister of Finance— |
| (a) | policy and strategies to give effect to the production and display of local content; |
| (b) | financing strategies to support the production and display of local content; |
| (c) | supply-side measures and initiatives to support the production of local content; |
| (d) | policies to enhance the production of local content for the multi-channel and digital broadcasting environment. |