AUSTRALIAN COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA AUTHORITY
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL OF LICENCE UNDER SECTION
46(2) OF THE BROADCASTING SERVICES ACT 1992
In accordance with sub-section 46(2) of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 (the Act), the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) hereby notifies that the companies listed below have lodged applications for the renewal of the following broadcasting service licences:
Commercial Broadcasting Licensees | SL No | Service Area | State |
Territory Television Pty Ltd | 10172 | DARWIN TV1 | NT |
WIN Television TAS Pty Ltd | 132 | TASMANIA TV1 | TAS |
Southern Cross Television (Tnt9) Pty. Limited | 133 | TASMANIA TV1 | TAS |
Radio 2SM Pty Ltd | 4101 | SYDNEY RA1 | NSW |
Tattsbet Limited | 4180 | MARYBOROUGH (QLD) RA1 | QLD |
Super BH 567 Broken Hill Pty Ltd | 10244 | BROKEN HILL RA1 | NSW |
Prime Radio (Cairns-AM) Pty Limited | 4170 | CAIRNS RA1 | QLD |
Resonate Broadcasting Pty Ltd | 4172 | CHARTERS TOWERS RA1 | QLD |
Tweed Radio & Broadcasting Co Pty Ltd | 4124 | MURWILLUMBAH RA1 | NSW |
Radio 4BH Brisbane Pty Ltd | 4162 | BRISBANE RA1 | QLD |
Coffs Harbour Super AM 639 Pty Ltd | 1759 | COFFS HARBOUR RA1 | NSW |
South Eastern Broadcasters Pty Ltd | 4197 | MT GAMBIER RA1 | SA |
Rebel FM Stereo Pty Ltd | 10216 | REMOTE COMMERCIAL RADIO SERVICE NORTH EAST ZONE RA1 | QLD |
North West Radio Pty Ltd
| 10018 | REMOTE COMMERCIAL RADIO SERVICE NORTH EAST ZONE RA1 | WA |
Daily Mail (UK Radio 3) Pty Ltd | 1150692 | MELBOURNE RA1 | VIC |
Perth FM Radio Pty Ltd | 4199 | PERTH RA1 | WA |
The ACMA is required to renew these licences unless it decides that an applicant is no longer a suitable licensee. A company is a suitable licensee if the ACMA does not decide that sub-section 41(2) of the Act applies to the company.
The ACMA may decide that 41(2) of the Act applies to a licensee if it is satisfied that allowing the licensee to provide or continue to provide a commercial broadcasting service under a licence would lead to a significant risk of: (a) an offence against the Act or the regulations being committed; (b) or a breach of the conditions of the licence occurring.
In deciding whether the sub-section applies, the ACMA is required by sub-section 41(3) of the Act, to take into account: (a) the business record of the company; and (b) the company's record in situations requiring trust and candour; and (c) the business record of the chief executive and each director and secretary of the applicant; and (d) the record in situations requiring trust and candour of each such person; and (e) whether the company, or a person referred to in paragraph (c) or (d), has been convicted of an offence against this Act or the regulations.
The Act does not require the ACMA to hold an investigation or a hearing into whether a commercial licence (sub-section 47(3)) should be renewed.