BROADCASTING SERVICES ACT 1992 - SECT 61CS Minister may direct the ACMA to impose licence conditions relating to local content
BROADCASTING SERVICES ACT 1992 - SECT 61CS
Minister may direct the ACMA to impose licence conditions relating to local content(1) The Minister may give the ACMA a written direction requiring the ACMA to exercise its powers under section 43 to impose conditions requiring regional commercial radio broadcasting licensees to broadcast programs about matters of local significance.
(2) The Minister may give the ACMA a written direction requiring the ACMA to exercise its powers under section 43 to impose one or more specified conditions requiring regional commercial radio broadcasting licensees to broadcast programs about matters of local significance.
(3) The Minister may give the ACMA a written direction requiring the ACMA to exercise its powers under section 43 to impose conditions requiring a specified regional commercial radio broadcasting licensee to broadcast programs about matters of local significance.
(4) The Minister may give the ACMA a written direction requiring the ACMA to exercise its powers under section 43 to impose one or more specified conditions requiring a specified regional commercial radio broadcasting licensee to broadcast programs about matters of local significance.
(5) The ACMA must comply with a direction under subsection (1), (2), (3) or (4).
(6) This section does not limit the powers conferred on the ACMA
by section 43.