Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

BROADCASTING SERVICES ACT 1992 - SECT 63

Notification by licensee--general

  (1)   If a commercial television broadcasting licensee or a commercial radio broadcasting licensee becomes aware that:

  (a)   a person who was not in a position to exercise control of the licence has become in a position to exercise control of the licence; or

  (b)   a person who was in a position to control the licence has ceased to be in that position;

the licensee must, within 10 business days after becoming so aware, notify the ACMA in writing of that event.

  (2)   The details are to be provided in a form approved in writing by the ACMA.

Notification by publisher of newspaper

  (3)   If the publisher of a newspaper that is associated with the licence area of a commercial television broadcasting licence or a commercial radio broadcasting licence becomes aware that:

  (a)   a person who was not in a position to exercise control of the newspaper has become in a position to exercise control of the newspaper; or

  (b)   a person who was in a position to control the newspaper has ceased to be in that position;

the publisher of the newspaper must, within 10 business days after becoming so aware, notify the ACMA in writing of that event.

  (4)   The details are to be provided in a form approved in writing by the ACMA.

Offence

  (5)   A person commits an offence if:

  (a)   the person is subject to a requirement under subsection   (1) or (3); and

  (b)   the person omits to do an act; and

  (c)   the omission breaches the requirement.

Penalty for contravention of this subsection:

  (a)   if the breach relates to a commercial television broadcasting licence or a newspaper--500 penalty units; or

  (b)   otherwise--50 penalty units.