Federal Court of Australia
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JUDGMENT No. 218/21
CATCHWORDS
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - Broadcasting - Applications for grant of radio licence - Previous decision of Tribunal set aside by Court - Applications by two applicants to re-open inquiry - Nature of material proposed to be presented at re-opened inguiry: new facts, material to correct or to elucidate previous findings of Tribunal, further material upon investigated facts - Extent of Tribunal's discretion
concerning application.
Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 ss.5, 6 Broadcasting Act 1942 ss.17A, 17B, 17C, 22, 25, 25B, 83
NSW G.471 of 1987
OUR TOWN FM PTY LIMITED v_ AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING TRIBUNAL & ANOR
NSW G.492 of 1987
NEWCASTLE STEREO RADIO PTY LIMITED v AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING TRIBUNAL & ANOR
Wilcox J Sydney 23 October 1987
IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT REGISTRY No. NSW G.471 of 1987
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GENERAL DIVISION
BETWEEN: OUR TOWN FM PTY LIMITED
Applicant
AND: AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING TRIBUNAL
First Respondent
NEWCASTLE FM PTY LIMITED
Second Respondent
CORAM: WILCOX J PLACE: SYDNEY DATE: 23 OCTOBER 1987
MINUTES OF ORDER
THE COURT ORDERS THAT:
1. Prior to making any further decision upon the grant of a licence to any applicant for an FM commercial radio licence to serve the Newcastle area in New South Wales the first named respondent receive and consider according to law such apparently reliable material which is relevant to the matters falling for decision 1n connection with the said grant, and which
shall be submitted to it within such reasonable
period as the said respondent may direct, and which:
as"
Note:
(a) concerns events which have occurred since
10 April 1987, or
(b) purports to correct or to elucidate Matters stated in the report of the said
respondent of 10 April 1987;
PROVIDED however that this order shall not, unless the said respondent otherwise determines, require the said respondent to receive and consider any material the nature of which is to effect a significant amendment of the application of any applicant for a
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