Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

BROADCASTING SERVICES ACT 1992 - SECT 65

Notification by licensee

             (1)  Each commercial television broadcasting licensee and commercial radio broadcasting licensee must, within 5 days after 1 February 2007, give to the ACMA in writing:

                     (a)  details of the persons who, to the knowledge of the licensee, were in a position to exercise control of the licence at the start of 1 February 2007; and

                     (b)  the name of each person who was a director of the licensee at the start of 1 February 2007.

             (2)  The details are to be provided in a form approved in writing by the ACMA.

Notification by publisher of newspaper

             (3)  If, at the start of 1 February 2007, a newspaper is associated with the licence area of a commercial television broadcasting licence or a commercial radio broadcasting licence, the publisher of the newspaper must, within 5 days after 1 February 2007, give to the ACMA in writing:

                     (a)  details of the persons who, to the knowledge of the publisher, were in a position to exercise control of the newspaper at the start of 1 February 2007; and

                     (b)  if the publisher is a company--the name of each person who was a director of the company at the start of 1 February 2007.

             (4)  The details are to be provided in a form approved in writing by the ACMA.

Notification by controller

             (5)  If, at the start of 1 February 2007, a person is in a position to exercise control of:

                     (a)  a commercial television broadcasting licence; or

                     (b)  a commercial radio broadcasting licence; or

                     (c)  a newspaper that is associated with the licence area of a commercial television broadcasting licence or a commercial radio broadcasting licence;

the person must, within 5 days after 1 February 2007, notify the ACMA in writing of that position.

             (6)  The details are to be provided in a form approved in writing by the ACMA.

Offence

             (7)  A person commits an offence if:

                     (a)  the person is subject to a requirement under subsection (1), (3) or (5); and

                     (b)  the person omits to do an act; and

                     (c)  the omission breaches the requirement.

Penalty for contravention of this subsection:

                     (a)  if the breach relates to a commercial television broadcasting licence or a newspaper--500 penalty units; or

                     (b)  otherwise--50 penalty units.