BROADCASTING SERVICES (TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS) ACT 1992

This compilation was prepared on 4 April 2006
taking into account amendments up to Act No. 9 of 2006

The text of any of those amendments not in force
on that date is appended in the Notes section

The operation of amendments that have been incorporated may be
affected by application provisions that are set out in the Notes section

Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting and Publishing,
Attorney‑General’s Department, Canberra

Contents

Part 1—Preliminary 1

1 Short title see Note 1].................................................................................. 1

2 Commencement [see Note 1]......................................................................... 1

3 Interpretation—expressions used in the Broadcasting Services Act............. 1

Part 2—Transitional provisions 2

Division 1—Preliminary 2

4 Interpretation................................................................................................. 2

Division 2—Licences 4

5 Preservation of certain licences...................................................................... 4

6 Remote Aboriginal community services........................................................ 5

7 Terms of preserved licences.......................................................................... 5

8 Licence areas of preserved licences................................................................ 5

9 Conditions of licences.................................................................................... 6

10 Authority to operate radiocommunications transmitters............................ 7

11 Applications for renewal not dealt with under the Broadcasting Act......... 9

12 Pending applications for grant of licences under the Broadcasting Act....... 9

13 Pending applications for grant of licences under the Broadcasting Act for services not requiring licences under the Broadcasting Services Act................................................................ 11

16 Aggregation of licence areas of existing licences in Tasmania.................... 12

Division 3—Directorships and control 13

17 Special provision for certain directorships................................................ 13

18 Periods of grace for compliance with ownership and control provisions.. 13

19 Grandfathering of existing interests relevant to control............................. 14

20 Protection for persons having interests in former supplementary radio licences 15

Division 4—Program standards 17

21 Program standards..................................................................................... 17

Division 6—Miscellaneous 20

23 Vesting of property, rights and liabilities of the Australian Broadcasting Tribunal 19

24 Effect of directions and orders under Division 4 of Part IIIBA of the Broadcasting Act 19

25 Continuation of secrecy provision............................................................ 20

26 Obligations to provide information or produce documents under the Broadcasting Act 21

27 Technical standards relating to broadcasting equipment........................... 21

Part 3—Repeals and consequential amendments 23

28 Repeal of the Broadcasting Act................................................................. 23

29 Other repeals............................................................................................. 23

30 Consequential amendments....................................................................... 23

Schedule 1—Repealed Acts 24

Broadcasting (Limited Licences) Fees Act 1988 24

Broadcasting (Retransmission Permits and Temporary Transmission Permits) Fees Act 1988 24

Schedule 2—Consequential amendments 25

Affirmative Action (Equal Employment Opportunity for Women) Act 1986 25

Australian Broadcasting Corporation Act 1983 25

Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 30

Parliamentary Proceedings Broadcasting Act 1946 31

Radio Licence Fees Act 1964 32

Radiocommunications Act 1983 33

Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984 39

Sea Installations Act 1987 40

Special Broadcasting Service Act 1991 40

Telecommunications Act 1991 44

Television Licence Fees Act 1964 44

Trade Practices Act 1974 45

Notes 47

Notes to the Broadcasting Services (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 1992

Note 1

The Broadcasting Services (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 1992 as shown in this compilation comprises Act No. 105, 1992 amended as indicated in the Tables below.

Table of Acts

Act	Number and year	Date of Assent	Date of commencement	Application, saving or transitional provisions
Broadcasting Services (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 1992	105, 1992	9 July 1992	5 Oct 1992 (see s. 2 and Gazette 1992, No. GN38)
Radiocommunications (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 1992	167, 1992	11 Dec 1992	1 July 1993	—
Transport and Communications Legislation Amendment Act (No. 3) 1992	216, 1992	24 Dec 1992	Ss. 64–66: Royal Assent (a)	—
Broadcasting Services Legislation Amendment Act 1997	143, 1997	8 Oct 1997	8 Oct 1997	—
Broadcasting Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 2002	120, 2002	2 Dec 2002	Schedules 1 and 2: 30 Dec 2002 Remainder: Royal Assent	—
Statute Law Revision Act 2006	9, 2006	23 Mar 2006	Schedule 2 (item 8): (b)	—

(a) The Broadcasting Services (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 1992 was amended by sections 64-66 only of the Transport and Communications Legislation Amendment Act (No. 3) 1992, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

(1) Subject to this section, this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(b) Subsection 2(1) (item 25) of the Statute Law Revision Act 2006 provides as follows:

(1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

Commencement information
Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Provision(s)	Commencement	Date/Details
25. Schedule 2, item 8	Immediately after the time specified in the Broadcasting Services (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 1992 for the commencement of the amendments in Schedule 2 to that Act of section 6 of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation Act 1983.	5 October 1992

Table of Amendments

ad. = added or inserted am. = amended rep. = repealed rs. = repealed and substituted
Provision affected	How affected
S. 4....................................	am. No. 167, 1992
S. 10..................................	am. No. 167, 1992
S. 12..................................	am. No. 216, 1992
Ss. 14, 15..........................	rep. No. 143, 1997
S. 22..................................	am. No. 216, 1992
	rep. No. 143, 1997
S. 27.......................................	am. No. 167, 1992
S. 28.......................................	am. No. 120, 2002
Schedule 2..............................	am. No. 9, 2006

Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

BROADCASTING SERVICES (TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS) ACT 1992 - NOTES