Commonwealth Numbered Acts

RADIO LICENCE FEES AMENDMENT ACT 1997 No. 142, 1997 - SCHEDULE 1

Schedule 1-Amendment of the Radio Licence Fees Act 1964 1 Subsection 4(1)
Insert:
ABA means the Australian Broadcasting Authority established by the
Broadcasting Services Act 1992. 2 Subsection 4(1) (definition of FM access
fee)
Repeal the definition. 3 Subsection 4(1) (definition of gross earnings)
Omit "pursuant to", substitute "by the service provided under". 4 Subsection
4(1) (definition of licence)
Omit "5(1)(b)", substitute "5(1)(a)". 5 Subsection 4(1) (definition of
licence)
Repeal the definition, substitute:
licence means:

   (a)  a commercial radio broadcasting licence referred to in paragraph
        5(1)(a), (d) or (f) of the Transitional Provisions Act; or

   (b)  a commercial radio broadcasting licence allocated or renewed, whether
        before, on or after the commencement of this definition, under the
        Broadcasting Services Act 1992. 6 Section 5
Omit "his", substitute "the". 7 Subsection 6(1)
Repeal the subsection. 8 Paragraph 6(3)(b)
Repeal the paragraph, substitute:

   (b)  had, before the day on which the Radio Licence Fees Amendment  Act
        1997 received the Royal Assent, in accordance with subsection 123(2)
        of the Broadcasting Act 1942 as applied by section 22 of the
        Transitional Provisions Act; or

   (c)  has, on or after the day on which the Radio Licence Fees  Amendment
        Act 1997 received the Royal Assent, in accordance with subsection
        205B(2) of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992; 9 Sections 6B, 6BA and
        6C
Repeal the sections. 10 Section 7
Omit "Minister" (wherever occurring), substitute "ABA".

[Minister's second reading speech made in-
House of Representatives on 19 March 1997
Senate on 15 May 1997]