Commonwealth Numbered Acts

SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS ACT 1984 No. 21, 1984 - SECT 19

19. (1) The Governor-General may make regulations, not inconsistent with this
Act, prescribing all matters-

   (a)  required or permitted by this Act to be prescribed; or

   (b)  necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving
        effect to this Act or for carrying out the objects of Aussat.

(2) Without limiting the generality of sub-section (1) but subject to any
agreement (including a treaty or convention) between Australia and a foreign
country or foreign countries, regulations may be made-

   (a)  prescribing matters relating to the use of relevant facilities;

   (b)  prohibiting the sending by a satellite service provided by Aussat of
        indecent, obscene or offensive communications, or the use of such a
        service for the purpose of harassing a person; and

   (c)  prescribing penalties by way of a fine not exceeding $1,000 for
        offences against the regulations.

(3) The limitation imposed by paragraph (2) (c) on the penalties that may be
prescribed by the regulations does not prevent the regulations from requiring
a person to make a statutory declaration.
(4) In this section, ''relevant facility'' means-

   (a)  an Aussat satellite;

   (b)  a facility in an Aussat satellite; or

   (c)  a satellite earth station that transmits signals to, or receives
        signals from, an Aussat satellite.