Commonwealth of Australia

Australian Communications and Media Authority Act 1997

Australian Communications and Media Authority

(MF NAS Transmitter Licences) Direction No. 1 of 2009

I, STEPHEN MICHAEL CONROY, Minister for Broadband, Communications, and the Digital Economy, make the following direction to the Australian Communications and Media Authority under section 14 of the Australian Communications and Media Authority Act 2005.

Dated 18 February 2009

STEPHEN CONROY

Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy

1. Name of Direction

This Direction is the Australian Communications and Media Authority (MF NAS Transmitter Licences) Direction No. 1 of 2009.

2. Commencement

This Direction commences on the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.

3. Definitions

In this Direction:

Act means the Radiocommunications Act 1992;

Broadcasting LCD means the Radiocommunications Licence Conditions (Broadcasting Licence) Determination No. 1 of 1998 made by the Australian Communications Authority under paragraph 107(1)(f) of the Act;

4 Amendment of the Broadcasting LCD

ACMA will amend “Part 5 – Conditions for Broadcasting Licence (Narrowband Area Services)” of the Broadcasting LCD, so as to provide that where a person:

(1) is the licensee of a licence under the Act which authorises the operation of a narrowband area service station on a frequency in the frequency band 1606.5 kHz to 1705 kHz; and

(2) was the licensee of a previous licence under which the person was able to provide a commercial broadcasting service by virtue of the provisions of subparagraphs 5.3 (1)(a) to (d) of the Broadcasting LCD; and

(3) did not apply for renewal of the previous licence in accordance with section 129 of the Act and consequently did not receive a new licence under section 130 of the Act,
 

the person may resume providing a commercial broadcasting service on terms which ACMA specifies in the amendments.