Broadcasting Legislation Amendment Act 1988 (Cth)

Broadcasting Legislation Amendment Act 1988

No. 146 of 1988

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

PART I—PRELIMINARY Section 1. Short title 2. Commencement

PART II—AMENDMENTS OF THE AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION ACT 1983

3. Principal Act 4. Interpretation 5. General powers of the Corporation 6. Insertion of new section: 25b. Hedging contracts etc. 7. Insertion of new section: 29a. Broadcasting facilities may be made available to limited licensees 8. Repeal of Part V and substitution of new Part:

PART V—EMPLOYEES

32. Employment of staff 33. The Corporation is to achieve and maintain high standards as an employer 9. Application and investment of money 10. Insertion of new sections: 70a. Borrowing from Commonwealth 70b. Borrowings otherwise than from Commonwealth 70c. Guarantee of borrowings by Corporation 70d. Corporation may give security 70e. Borrowings not otherwise permitted 70f. Delegation by Treasurer 11. Consequential amendments of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation Act 1983 12. Transitional provisions TABLE OF PROVISIONS—continued Section PART III—AMENDMENTS OF THE BROADCASTING ACT 1942 13. Principal Act 14. Interpretation 15. Unauthorised operation of certain transmitters prohibited 16. Repeal of section 6b and substitution of new section: 6b. Use of telegraph lines for retransmission of programs 17. Functions and powers of Tribunal 18. Insertion of new section: 26a. Money of the Tribunal 19. Application of money 20. Insertion of new section: 79ea. Broadcasting facilities may be made available to limited licensees 21. Responsibility for programs 22. Insertion of new sections: 81aa. Who is eligible for the grant of a licence? 81ab. Licence held by a consortium 23. Insertion of new sections: 81b. Purpose of limited licence 81c. Regulations may add new categories of limited licence 24. Applications for grant of certain licences 25. Applications for grant of supplementary radio licences 26. Insertion of new sections: 82ab. Applications for grant of limited licences 82ac. Tribunal may request outline of program content and format 82ad. Tribunal may request applicant to give copy of constituent documents 27. Repeal of section 83 and substitution of new sections: 83. Undertaking 83a. Criteria for grant of commercial licence 83b. Criteria for grant of supplementary radio licence 83c. Criteria for grant of public licence 83d. Criteria for grant of remote licence 83e. Criteria for grant of limited licence 83f. Minister may revise service specifications before grant of licence 28. Imposition of licence conditions 29. Variation of licence conditions 30. Repeal of section 86 and substitution of new sections: 86. Renewal of licences—general 86aa. Renewal of commercial licence 86ab. Renewal of supplementary radio licence 31. Insertion of new sections: 86e. Renewal of public licence 86f. Renewal of remote licence 86g. Renewal of limited licence 86h. Minister may recommend non-renewal of limited licence 32. Duration 33. Repeal of section 88 and substitution of new sections: 88. Suspension and revocation of commercial licence 88a. Suspension and revocation of supplementary radio licence 88b. Suspension and revocation of public licence 88c. Suspension and revocation of remote licence 88d. Suspension and revocation of limited licence 88e. Suspension and revocation—general 34. Repeal of sections 89a, 89b and 89c and substitution of new sections: 89a. Transfer of commercial licences 89b. Transfer of supplementary radio licences 89c. Transfer of public licences 89ca. Transfer of remote licences 89cb. Transfer of limited licence 89cc. Effect of transfer etc. of licence 35. Licence warrants 36. Insertion of new heading and sections: TABLE OF PROVISIONS—continued Section