Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

BROADCASTING SERVICES ACT 1992 - SECT 142

             (1)  A person commits an offence if:

                     (a)  the person has been given a notice under section 141; and

                     (b)  the person is:

                              (i)  a commercial television broadcasting licensee; or

                             (ii)  in a position to exercise control of a commercial television broadcasting licence; 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)  a person has been given a notice under section 141; and

                     (b)  the person is a subscription television broadcasting licensee; 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 141; and

                     (b)  the person is:

                              (i)  a commercial radio broadcasting licensee; or

                             (ii)  in a position to exercise control of a commercial radio broadcasting licence; and

                     (c)  the person engages in conduct; and

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

Penalty:  500 penalty units.

             (4)  A person commits an offence if:

                     (a)  the person has been given a notice under section 141; and

                     (b)  the person is not:

                              (i)  a commercial television broadcasting licensee; or

                             (ii)  in a position to exercise control of a commercial television broadcasting licence; or

                            (iii)  a subscription television broadcasting licensee; or

                            (iv)  a commercial radio broadcasting licensee; or

                             (v)  in a position to exercise control of a commercial radio broadcasting licence; and

                     (c)  the person engages in conduct; and

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

Penalty:  50 penalty units.

             (5)  A person who contravenes subsection (1), (2), (3) or (4) 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.

             (6)  In this section:

"engage in conduct" means:

                     (a)  do an act; or

                     (b)  omit to perform an act.