STATUTORY RULES.

1953. No. 51.

REGULATION UNDER THE BROADCASTING ACT 1942-1951.*

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulation under the Broadcasting Act 1942-1951.

Dated this twenty-eight day of April, 1953.

W. J. Slim

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

Postmaster-General.

Amendment of the Broadcasting Regulations.†

Regulation 22 of the Broadcasting Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:[D1]—

Persons not required to hold licences.

“2[D2]2. A person—

(a) who—

(i) is an Ambassador, High Commissioner, Minister Plenipotentiary, Chargé d’Affaires or other chief diplomatic representative appointed to represent another country in Australia, or a Consul-General, Consul or Vice-Consul in Australia of another country;[D3]

(ii) is a citizen of the country represented by him;[D4] and

(iii) is not, otherwise than in his diplomatic or consular capacity, engaged in a business, occupation or profession;[D5]

(b) who is a member of the staff of a person to whom the last preceding paragraph applies and a citizen of the country represented by that person;[D6]

(c) who is the spouse or a dependent child of a person to whom either of the last two preceding paragraphs applies; [D7]or

(d) who is a foreign tourist and has not been resident in Australia for a period exceeding six months,

is not required to hold a broadcast listener’s licence.”.

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on , 1953.

† Statutory Rules 1942, No. 297, as amended by Statutory Rules 1952, No. 13.

By Authority: L. F. Johnston, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.

1031.—Price 3d. 10/13.3.1953.[D8]