- BROADCASTING LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 1988 No. 146, 1988
- TABLE OF PROVISIONS
- PART I-PRELIMINARY
- PART II-AMENDMENTS OF THE AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION ACT
- PART V-EMPLOYEES
- PART III-AMENDMENTS OF THE BROADCASTING ACT 1942
- PART IV-AMENDMENTS OF THE RADIO LICENCE FEES ACT 1964
- PART V-AMENDMENTS OF TRANSITIONAL LEGISLATION
- SCHEDULE 1
- SCHEDULE 2
- SCHEDULE 3
- SCHEDULE 4
- SCHEDULE 5
- BROADCASTING LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 1988 No. 146 of 1988 - LONG TITLE
- PART I-PRELIMINARY
- PART II-AMENDMENTS OF THE AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION ACT 1983
- PART III-AMENDMENTS OF THE BROADCASTING ACT 1942
- SECT 13 Principal Act
- SECT 14 Interpretation
- SECT 15 Unauthorised operation of certain transmitters prohibited
- SECT 16
- SECT 17 Functions and powers of Tribunal
- SECT 18
- SECT 19 Application of money
- SECT 20
- SECT 21 Responsibility for programs
- SECT 22
- SECT 23
- SECT 24 Applications for grant of certain licences
- SECT 25 Applications for grant of supplementary radio licences
- SECT 26
- SECT 27
- SECT 28 Imposition of licence conditions
- SECT 29 Variation of licence conditions
- SECT 30
- SECT 31
- SECT 32 Duration
- SECT 33
- SECT 34
- SECT 35 Licence warrants
- SECT 36
- SECT 37
- SECT 38 Orders relating to ownership, control etc. of remote licences
- SECT 39
- SECT 40 Repeal of section 99A
- SECT 42 Broadcasting or televising of political matter or controversial matter
- SECT 43
- SECT 44 Licensee to keep accounts etc.
- SECT 45 Penalty for unpaid licence fees
- SECT 46
- SECT 47 New Schedule
- SECT 48 Consequential and minor amendments of the Broadcasting Act 1942
- SECT 49 Consequential amendments of other legislation
- SECT 50 Conversion of re-broadcasting and re-transmission licences
- PART IV-AMENDMENTS OF THE RADIO LICENCE FEESACT 1964
- PART V-AMENDMENTS OF TRANSITIONAL LEGISLATION
- SCHEDULE 1
- SCHEDULE 2
- SCHEDULE 3
- SCHEDULE 4
- SCHEDULE 5
BROADCASTING LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 1988 No. 146, 1988
BROADCASTING LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 1988 No. 146 of 1988 - TABLE OF PROVISIONS
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
PART I-PRELIMINARY
Section
1. Short title
2. Commencement
PART II-AMENDMENTS OF THE AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION ACT
1983
3. Principal Act
4. Interpretation
5. General powers of the Corporation
6. Insertion of new section:
25B. Hedging contracts etc.
7. Insertion of new section:
29A. Broadcasting facilities may be made available to
limited licensees
8. Repeal of Part V and substitution of new Part:
PART V-EMPLOYEES
32. Employment of staff
33. The Corporation is to achieve and maintain high standards
as an employer
9. Application and investment of money
10. Insertion of new sections:
70A. Borrowing from Commonwealth
70B. Borrowings otherwise than from Commonwealth
70C. Guarantee of borrowings by Corporation
70D. Corporation may give security
70E. Borrowings not otherwise permitted
70F. Delegation by Treasurer
11. Consequential amendments of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Act
1983
12. Transitional provisions
PART III-AMENDMENTS OF THE BROADCASTING ACT 1942
13. Principal Act
14. Interpretation
15. Unauthorised operation of certain transmitters prohibited
16. Repeal of section 6B and substitution of new section:
6B. Use of telegraph lines for retransmission of programs
17. Functions and powers of Tribunal
18. Insertion of new section:
26A. Money of the Tribunal
19. Application of money
20. Insertion of new section:
79EA. Broadcasting facilities may be made available to
limited licensees
21. Responsibility for programs
22. Insertion of new sections:
81AA. Who is eligible for the grant of a licence?
81AB. Licence held by a consortium
23. Insertion of new sections:
81B. Purpose of limited licence
81C. Regulations may add new categories of limited licence
24. Applications for grant of certain licences
25. Applications for grant of supplementary radio licences
26. Insertion of new sections:
82AB. Applications for grant of limited licences
82AC. Tribunal may request outline of program content
and format
82AD. Tribunal may request applicant to give copy of
constituent documents
27. Repeal of section 83 and substitution of new sections:
83. Undertaking
83A. Criteria for grant of commercial licence
83B. Criteria for grant of supplementary radio licence
83C. Criteria for grant of public licence
83D. Criteria for grant of remote licence
83E. Criteria for grant of limited licence
83F. Minister may revise service specifications before
grant of licence
28. Imposition of licence conditions
29. Variation of licence conditions
30. Repeal of section 86 and substitution of new sections:
86. Renewal of licences-general
86AA. Renewal of commercial licence
86AB. Renewal of supplementary radio licence
31. Insertion of new sections:
86E. Renewal of public licence
86F. Renewal of remote licence
86G. Renewal of limited licence
86H. Minister may recommend non-renewal of limited licence
32. Duration
33. Repeal of section 88 and substitution of new sections:
88. Suspension and revocation of commercial licence
88A. Suspension and revocation of supplementary radio licence
88B. Suspension and revocation of public licence
88C. Suspension and revocation of remote licence
88D. Suspension and revocation of limited licence
88E. Suspension and revocation-general
34. Repeal of sections 89A, 89B and 89C and substitution of new
sections:
89A. Transfer of commercial licences
89B. Transfer of supplementary radio licences
89C. Transfer of public licences
89CA. Transfer of remote licences
89CB. Transfer of limited licence
89CC. Effect of transfer etc. of licence
35. Licence warrants
36. Insertion of new heading and sections:
Division 2-Retransmission permits and temporary transmission
permits
89DA. Retransmission permits
89DB. Duration of retransmission permit
89DC. Technical conditions for retransmission permit
89DD. Variation of retransmission permit
89DE. Suspension and cancellation of retransmission permit
89DF. Temporary transmission permit
89DG. Duration of temporary transmission permit
89DH. Advertising not allowed pursuant to temporary
transmission permit
89DI. Cancellation of temporary transmission permit
37. Insertion of new section:
92UA. Interpretation
38. Orders relating to ownership, control etc. of remote licences
39. Insertion of new section:
92VA. Orders relating to ownership, control etc. of
limited licences
40. Repeal of section 99A
41. Special provisions relating to advertisements
42. Broadcasting or televising of political matter or controversial