Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

BROADCASTING SERVICES ACT 1992 - SECT 205BA

             (1)  A channel A datacasting transmitter licensee must:

                     (a)  keep and maintain, in a recognised business or commercial form, financial accounts in relation to the transmission of matter by radiocommunications transmitters operating under the licence; and

                     (b)  make those accounts available for inspection by the ACMA or an authorised officer when requested to do so; and

                     (c)  within 6 months after the end of each financial year, give the ACMA:

                              (i)  an audited balance-sheet and an audited profit and loss account, in a form approved by the ACMA, in relation to the transmission of matter by radiocommunications transmitters operating under the licence during the financial year; and

                             (ii)  a statutory declaration stating the gross earnings in relation to the licence during the financial year; and

                     (d)  keep such records in relation to the operation of radiocommunications transmitters under the licence as the ACMA directs, and give copies of those records to the ACMA when requested to do so.

             (2)  The declaration referred to in subparagraph (1)(c)(ii) must be made by the chief executive officer or secretary of the licensee.

Nominated datacaster declarations

             (3)  Clause 46 of Schedule 6 does not apply to this section.

Definition

             (4)  In this section:

"authorised officer" means a member, or a member of the staff, of the ACMA, authorised by the ACMA in writing for the purposes of this section.

Note:          For enforcement of this section, see paragraph 109A(1)(bb) of the Radiocommunications Act 1992 .