Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) The ACMA is to determine in writing a price - based system for allocating:
(a) commercial television broadcasting licences that are broadcasting services bands licences; and
(b) commercial radio broadcasting licences that are broadcasting services bands licences.
(2) The Minister may give specific directions to the ACMA for the purpose of a determination.
(3) Directions may be to include in a determination specified reserve prices for licences, and those reserve prices may be different for licences in different licence areas.
(4) If a commercial television broadcasting licence or a commercial radio broadcasting licence referred to in subsection (1) is allocated, the ACMA must, unless the allocation system adopted was public, publish in the Gazette the name of the successful applicant and the amount that the applicant agreed to pay to the Commonwealth for the allocation of the licence.