Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

BROADCASTING SERVICES ACT 1992 - SECT 61CF

Scope

  (1)   This section applies if:

  (a)   both:

  (i)   a trigger event for a regional commercial radio broadcasting licence has occurred before the commencement of this section; and

  (ii)   90 days have passed since the commencement of this section; or

  (b)   both:

  (i)   a trigger event for a regional commercial radio broadcasting licence occurs after the commencement of this section; and

  (ii)   90 days have passed since the occurrence of the trigger event.

Requirements--local content statement

  (2)   For each business day, the licensee of the regional commercial radio broadcasting licence must prepare a statement that:

  (a)   identifies the eligible local news bulletin or bulletins to be broadcast by the licensee on that business day; and

  (b)   identifies the eligible local weather bulletin or bulletins to be broadcast by the licensee on that business day; and

  (c)   contains such other information (if any) as is specified under subsection   (4).

  (3)   A statement prepared under subsection   (2) is to be known as a local content statement .

  (4)   For the purposes of paragraph   (2)(c), the ACMA may, by legislative instrument, specify information relating to either or both of the following:

  (a)   eligible local news bulletins;

  (b)   eligible local weather bulletins.

  (5)   If the licensee of the regional commercial radio broadcasting licence has prepared a local content statement for a business day, the licensee must:

  (a)   make the statement available to the public by:

  (i)   publishing the statement on the licensee's website; or

  (ii)   providing copies of the statement to any person on request; and

  (b)   do so until the end of the 18 - month period that began on the business day.

  (6)   If the licensee of the regional commercial radio broadcasting licence chooses to comply with subsection   (5) by providing copies of one or more local content statements to any person on request, the licensee must publish on the licensee's website a notice that states that the licensee will provide copies of those statements to any person on request.

  (7)   If the licensee of the regional commercial radio broadcasting licence has prepared a local content statement, the licensee must retain the statement for at least 18 months