Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

BROADCASTING SERVICES ACT 1992 - SECT 61CR

  (1)   The Minister may give the ACMA a written direction requiring the ACMA to conduct an investigation under section   170 into:

  (a)   whether the ACMA should exercise its powers under section   43 to impose conditions requiring regional commercial radio broadcasting licensees to broadcast programs about matters of local significance; and

  (b)   if so, the content of those conditions.

  (2)   The ACMA must comply with a direction under subsection   (1).

  (3)   This section does not limit the powers conferred on the ACMA by section   43 or 170.

  (4)   This section does not limit the powers conferred on the Minister by section   61CS.