Food Law Conference 2022 - Advertising Standards and Code for Australia and New Zealand: Latest Developments
OND2212N29A3
Description
Attend and earn 1 CPD hour in Substantive Law
This program is applicable to practitioners from all States & Territories
11.15am to 12.10pm Advertising Standards and Code for Australia and New Zealand: Latest Developments
- The key provisions in the Australian F&B Code and how we determine what is healthy food
- Recent decisions
- Food and beverage advertising: ASA NZ principles and rules
- Context, medium, audience and product and the role they play in code compliant ads in NZ
Presented by Megan McEwin, Director of Policy & Regulatory Affairs, Australian Association of National Advertisers (AANA) and Hilary Souter, Chief Executive, NZ Advertising Standards Authority
Presenters
Megan McEwin
As the Director of Policy & Regulatory Affairs at the Australian Association of National Advertisers (AANA), Megan works with the major food and beverage brands in Australia to develop advertising codes that ensure food and beverage advertising continues to meet community requirements and expectations. With over 20 years’ experience in the regulatory and self-regulatory sectors, Megan started her career with the ACCC before moving to the industry self-regulatory sector with AMP, Optus and later INMS, the telecommunications self-regulatory number allocation and porting system. Megan holds a Bachelor of Law.
Hilary Souter
Hilary Souter is the Chief Executive of the Advertising Standards Authority and has worked in the wider media industry on a range of issues to support responsible advertising for over 25 years. She manages code reviews for advertising for children and young people, alcohol, finance, gambling and therapeutic and health advertising, and runs the secretariat that annually processes over 1500 enquiries and complaints. Hilary is a guest lecturer on advertising standards at New Zealand universities and gives regular presentations to both domestic and international audiences on the value of advertising self-regulation.