Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

AUSTRALIAN COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA AUTHORITY ACT 2005 - SECT 53

  (1)   Sections   51 and 52 do not apply to a power to make, vary or revoke an instrument that is a legislative instrument.

  (2)   Sections   51 and 52 do not apply to a power to do any of the following under the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 :

  (a)   cancel or suspend licences;

  (b)   decide that a person is not suitable to be allocated or to continue to hold a licence;

  (c)   impose, vary or revoke a condition on a licence (other than a timing condition on a temporary community broadcasting licence);

  (d)   determine, vary or revoke a program standard;

  (g)   prepare or vary licence area plans under section   26 of that Act;

  (h)   give an opinion under section   21 or 74 of that Act;

  (i)   approve or refuse to approve temporary breaches under section   67 of that Act;

  (j)   make, vary or revoke a determination under section   103L of that Act;

  (ja)   make, vary or revoke a determination about regulated television devices under subsection   130ZZI(2) or (3) of that Act;

  (jb)   make, vary or revoke an instrument about primary user interfaces under subsection   130ZZL(3) of that Act;

  (jc)   determine, vary or revoke guidelines about regulated television devices under section   130ZZM of that Act;

  (k)   issue, or extend the time for compliance with, a notice (other than a notice under section   61CH of that Act or a notice under Division   10A of Part   5 of that Act or a notice under Part   9C or 9E of that Act, a notice under Schedule   8 to that Act or a notice under any other provision of that Act so far as that provision relates to Schedule   8 to that Act);

  (l)   refer a matter to the Director of Public Prosecutions;

  (m)   initiate a hearing.

  (3)   Subsection   (2) does not limit the generality of subsection   (1).