Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

BROADCASTING SERVICES ACT 1992 - SECT 138

             (1)  A person commits an offence if:

                     (a)  the person has been given a notice under section 137; and

                     (b)  the notice relates to a breach of section 136A; and

                     (c)  the person engages in conduct; and

                     (d)  the person's conduct contravenes a requirement in the notice.

Penalty:  20,000 penalty units.

             (2)  A person commits an offence if:

                     (a)  the person has been given a notice under section 137; and

                     (b)  the notice relates to a breach of section 136B or 136C; and

                     (c)  the person engages in conduct; and

                     (d)  the person's conduct contravenes a requirement in the notice.

Penalty:  2,000 penalty units.

             (3)  A person commits an offence if:

                     (a)  the person has been given a notice under section 137; and

                     (b)  the notice relates to a breach of section 136D or 136E; and

                     (c)  the person engages in conduct; and

                     (d)  the person's conduct contravenes a requirement in the notice.

Penalty:  50 penalty units.

             (4)  A person who contravenes subsection (1), (2) or (3) commits a separate offence in respect of each day (including a day of a conviction for the offence or any later day) during which the contravention continues.

             (5)  In this section:

"engage in conduct" means:

                     (a)  do an act; or

                     (b)  omit to perform an act.