Broadcasting Services (Regional Commercial Radio – Material of Local Significance) Licence Condition 2024 (Cth)

Broadcasting Services (Regional Commercial Radio — Material of Local Significance) Licence Condition 2024

The AUSTRALIAN COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA AUTHORITY makes this condition under subsection 43(1) of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992.

Dated: 19 September 2024

Creina Chapman [signed] Member

Autumn Field [signed] Member/General Manager

Australian Communications and Media Authority

PART 1 PRELIMINARY 1 Name of Instrument This instrument is the Broadcasting Services (Regional Commercial Radio – Material of Local Significance) Licence Condition 2024.

2 Commencement This instrument commences at the start of the day after the day it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislation. Note: The Federal Register of Legislation may be accessed free of charge at www.legislation.gov.au.

3 Authority

This instrument is made under subsection 43(1) of the Act.

4 Repeal of the Broadcasting Services (Regional Commercial Radio– Material of Local Significance) Licence Condition 2014 The Broadcasting Services (Regional Commercial Radio– Material of Local Significance) Licence Condition 2014 (F2014L01263) is repealed.

5 Purpose and Application (1) For subsection 43(1) of the Act: 1. the purpose of this instrument is, pursuant to subsection 43C(1) of the Act, to impose conditions on a regional commercial radio broadcasting licence; and 2. those conditions create obligations on the person who holds the licence. (2) This instrument does not apply to a regional commercial radio broadcasting licence that is: 1. a remote area service radio licence; 2. a regional racing service radio licence; or 3. a licence allocated under subsection 40(1) of the Act.

PART 2 TERMS USED IN THIS INSTRUMENT

6 Definitions In this instrument: Act means the Broadcasting Services Act 1992. licensee means a person who holds a regional commercial radio broadcasting licence other than a remote area service radio licence, a regional racing service radio licence or a licence allocated under subsection 40(1) of the Act. material of local significance has the meaning given by section 8. relevant business day means, in respect of a licensee, a business day other than a business day that falls within a local content exemption period for the licensee. Note: The following terms used in this instrument are defined in the Act and have the same meaning as in that Act: the ACMA, applicable number, community service announcement [see Division 5C of Part 5], daytime hours, emergency service agency, licence, licence area, local content exemption period (see section 8AE), regional commercial radio broadcasting licence, regional racing service radio licence [see section 8AF], remote area service radio licence, trigger event [see Division 5C of Part 5].