Statutory Rules 1991 No.4881

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Australian Broadcasting Tribunal (Inquiries) Regulations2 (Amendment)

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Broadcasting Act 1942.

Dated 23 December 1991.

BILL HAYDEN

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

J. KERIN

Minister of State for Transport and Communications

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1. Amendment

1.1 The Australian Broadcasting Tribunal (Inquiries) Regulations are amended as set out in these Regulations.

[NOTE: These Regulations commence on Gazettal: see Acts Interpretation Act 1901, s.48]

2. Regulation 8 (Disposal of certain matters)

2.1 After subregulation 8 (1), insert:

“(1a) If the Tribunal:

(a) has begun an inquiry into an application, referred to the Tribunal under paragraph 82a (4) (a) of the Act, for the grant of a supplementary radio licence; and

(b) does not have before it for inquiry another application for a non-limited licence with a proposed service area overlapping the proposed service area of the supplementary licence; and

(c) is satisfied, having regard to:

(i) the application; and

(ii) any document lodged with the application; and

(iii) any other document lodged with the Tribunal in relation to the inquiry;

that it is not necessary to make any further investigation into any matter relevant to the inquiry;

the Tribunal may terminate the inquiry.”.

2.2 Subregulation 8 (2):

After “subregulation (1)”, insert “or (1a)”.

NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 10 January 1992.

2. Statutory Rules 1986 No. 100 as amended by 1990 Nos. 259 and 391.