Broadcasting and Television Amendment Act 1981 (Cth)

Broadcasting and Television Amendment Act 1981

No. 113 of 1981

TABLE OF PROVISIONS Section 1. Short title, &c. 2. Commencement 3. Interpretation 4. Evidence 5. Insertion of new sections— 22b. Reference of questions of law to Federal Court of Australia 22c. Documents to be sent to Federal Court of Australia 6. Notice of decision 7. Publication of journals, &c., and making, &c., of sound recordings, &c. 8. Limitation on contracts 9. Interpretation 10. Grant and renewal 11. Applications 12. Insertion of new section— 82a. Applications for supplementary licences and associated commercial translator licences 13. Consideration of applications by Tribunal 14. Imposition of conditions 15. Variation of conditions 16. Renewal 17. Insertion of new section — 86a. Renewal of certain supplementary licences 18. Suspension and revocation 19. Transfers 20. Service of documents 21. Tracing of shareholding interests through a series of companies 22. Limitation of interests in commercial broadcasting stations 23. Meaning of control of a company

TABLE OF PROVISIONS—continued Section 24. Directors 25. Repeal of section 90g and substitution of new section— 90g. Foreign shareholdings, &c. 26. Changes in ownership of shares, &c. 27. Insertion of new section— 90ja. Approval of transactions 28. Repeal of section 90p and substitution of new section— 90p. Tribunal may seek information 29. Tracing of shareholding interests through a series of companies 30. Insertion of new sections— 91c. Registered lenders 91d. Approved investments 31. Limitation of interests in commercial television stations 32. Meaning of control of a company 33. Directors 34. Repeal of section 92d and substitution of new section— 92d. Foreign shareholdings, &c. 35. Changes in ownership of shares, &c. 36. Insertion of new sections— 92faa. Approval of transactions 92fab. Certain transactions to require prior approval 37. Repeal of section 92ja and substitution of new section— 92ja. Tribunal may seek information 38. Insertion of new Division— Division 3a—Provisions relating to Enforcement 92l. Interpretation 92m. Directions to protect licensee 92n. Directions for divestiture 92p. Powers of Federal Court of Australia 92q. Defences 92r. Prosecutions 92s. Penalties 92t. Joinder of charges and penalties for certain offences 92u. Continuing obligations 39. Items of national interest 40. Commercial broadcasting translator station licences 41. Insertion of new Division— Division 5c—Supplementary Licences 105m. Interpretation 105n. Application of Division 105p. Application of Act 105q. Use of facilities of commercial stations by supplementary licensees 105r. Programs of supplementary stations 105s. Limitation on number of supplementary licences related to a commercial licence 42. Secrecy 43. Review of decisions 44. Prosecution of offences 45. Insertion of new section— 133. Service, &c., of documents 46. Minor and consequential amendments 47. Formal amendments 48. Application of amendments 49. Amendment of Broadcasting and Television Amendment Act 1977 50. Amendment of Copyright Act 1968 51. Transitional provision—non-resident shareholdings 52. Transitional provision—supplementary licences TABLE OF PROVISIONS—continued