Use of official logos and official titles that does not require authorisation
19 Use of official logos and official titles that does not require authorisation
The following persons may use official logos and official titles without the authorisation of the event organiser of a major event to which this
Division is declared to apply:
the event organiser;
a person who has been authorised in writing by the Minister to use official logos or official titles under this Division.
Subject to this section, any person may use official logos or official titles without authorisation under this Division in the following circumstances:
if the use is incidental to—
the provision of information, including the reporting of news and the presentation of current affairs; or
the purposes of criticism and review, including criticism or review in a newspaper, magazine or similar periodical, a broadcast or a film;
if the use is for—
the purposes of professional advice; or
research or study purposes; or
educational purposes.
A person referred to in subsection (2) is not authorised to use an official logo or official title if the use—
is for promotional, marketing or commercial purposes;
or
suggests a sponsorship‑like arrangement.
If—
goods apparently intended for a commercial purpose are marked with official insignia; and
an authorised person suspects on reasonable grounds that the use of the insignia has not been authorised under this Division, the authorised person may seize those goods.
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