Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

BROADCASTING SERVICES ACT 1992 - SECT 123B

Scope

  (1)   This section applies if:

  (a)   a code of practice (the original code ) is registered under section   123; and

  (b)   the code applies to the broadcasting operations of commercial television broadcasting licensees.

Review of original code

  (2)   The ACMA may conduct a review of whether the original code is appropriate in its application to the broadcasting operations of licensees of commercial television broadcasting licences allocated under section   38C.

Request for development of replacement code

  (3)   If the ACMA:

  (a)   conducts a review of the original code under subsection   (2); and

  (b)   considers that the original code is not appropriate in its application to the broadcasting operations of licensees of commercial television broadcasting licences allocated under section   38C;

the ACMA may, by written notice given to the industry group that developed the original code:

  (c)   request the industry group to:

  (i)   develop another code of practice (the replacement code ) that is expressed to replace the original code; and

  (ii)   give a copy of the replacement code to the ACMA within the period specified in the notice; and

  (d)   specify particular matters that, in the ACMA's opinion, should be addressed in the replacement code.