Radiocommunications (Broadcasting (Low Power Open Narrowcasting) Transmitter Licence — Allocation) Amendment Determination 2006 (No. 1) (Cth)

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Radiocommunications (Broadcasting (Low Power Open Narrowcasting) Transmitter Licence — Allocation) Amendment Determination 2006 (No. 1)

Radiocommunications Act 1992

The AUSTRALIAN COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA AUTHORITY makes this Determination under subsection 106 (1) of the Radiocommunications Act 1992.

Dated  21st December                    2006

[Signed]

Chris Chapman

Chairman

[Signed]

Lyn Maddock

Deputy Chair

Australian Communications and Media Authority

  1. Name of Determination

This Determination is the Radiocommunications (Broadcasting (Low Power Open Narrowcasting) Transmitter Licence — Allocation) Amendment Determination 2006 (No. 1).

  1. Commencement

   This Determination commences on the day after it is registered.

  1. Amendment of Radiocommunications (Broadcasting (Low Power Open Narrowcasting) Transmitter Licence — Allocation) Determination 2001

Schedule 1 amends the Radiocommunications (Broadcasting (Low Power Open Narrowcasting) Transmitter Licence — Allocation) Determination 2001.

Schedule 1        Amendments

(section 3)

[1]           Subsection 1.5 (1), definition of ACA

substitute

ACMA means the Australian Communications and Media Authority.

[2]           Paragraph 2.4 (b)

omit

substantially in accordance with Schedule 1

[3]           Subsection 2.5 (1)

omit

the ACA

insert

ACMA, on behalf of the Commonwealth,

[4]           Subsection 2.5 (2)

omit

the ACA

insert

ACMA, on behalf of the Commonwealth,

[5]           Subsection 2.5 (3)

omit

the ACA

insert

ACMA, on behalf of the Commonwealth,

[6]           Paragraph 2.5 (4) (a)

omit

the ACA

insert

ACMA, on behalf of the Commonwealth,

[7]           Subparagraph 2.5 (4) (b) (ii)

omit

the ACA

insert

ACMA

[8]           Subsection 2.5 (5)

omit

the ACA’s bank account, details of which are as follows

insert

the following bank account

[9]           Paragraph 2.5 (5) (e)

omit

Australian Communications Authority Clearing Account.

insert

ACMA Official Administered Receipts Account.

[10]         Subsection 2.5 (6)

omit

the ACA’s bank account

insert

the bank account mentioned in subsection (5)

[11]         Subsection 2.5 (7)

omit

the ACA

insert

ACMA on behalf of the Commonwealth

[12]         Subsection 3.2 (2)

omit

by fax or by letter (if the ACA does not know the applicant’s fax number)

insert

in writing,

[13]         Subsection 4.10 (1)

omit

other than a verified telephone bidder

[14]         Section 6.3

substitute

6.3           Liability for failure to comply with auction payment requirements

(1)   If a successful applicant does not pay the balance of the bid price, in accordance with this Determination:

(a)    the applicant ceases to be entitled to be allocated the lot and the transmitter licence represented by the lot; and

(b)    the auction deposit is forfeited; and

(c)    the applicant is taken to be in default of its financial obligations to ACMA, on behalf of the Commonwealth, under this Determination and is liable to pay to ACMA, on behalf of the Commonwealth, the default amount which shall be 10 percent of the bid price; and

(d)    the lot may be treated as an unallocated lot under section 4.14.

(2)   The total of the default amount to ACMA, on behalf of the Commonwealth, under this section:

(a)    is a debt due to ACMA, on behalf of the Commonwealth; and

(b)    is recoverable by ACMA, on behalf of the Commonwealth, from the successful applicant in a court of competent jurisdiction.

[15]         Subsection 7.2 (3)

omit

the purposes of the ACA

insert

the purposes of the Commonwealth

[16]         Schedule 1

omit

[17]         Further amendments — section headings

Provision

Substitute

Section 2.1, heading 2.1       Publication of notice by ACMA
Section 2.5, heading 2.5       Payment of monies due to ACMA
Section 4.12, heading 4.12    Identification and verification to ACMA
Section 7.1, heading 7.1       ACMA not liable under the allocation system
Section 7.3, heading 7.3       Recovery of damages by ACMA
Section 7.4, heading 7.4       Giving of information by ACMA
Section 7.6, heading 7.6       Refund of payments to ACMA

[18]         Further amendments — single replacements of ‘ACA’ with ‘ACMA’

Provision

omit

insert

Subsection 1.4 The ACA ACMA
Subsection 1.5 (1), definition of application form the ACA ACMA
Subsection 1.5 (1), definition of auction deposit the ACA ACMA
Subsection 1.5 (1), definition of Deed of Acknowledgment the ACA ACMA
Subsection 1.5 (1), definition of entry fee the ACA ACMA
Subsection 1.5 (1), definition of Form of Authority the ACA ACMA
Subsection 1.5 (1), definition of reserve price the ACA ACMA
Subsection 1.5 (1), definition of the planning model the ACA ACMA
Subsection 1.5 (1), definition of transmitter licence the ACA ACMA
Subsection 2.1 (3) The ACA ACMA
Section 2.4 The ACA ACMA
Section 3.1, including the note to subsection 3.1 (3) the ACA ACMA
Subsection 3.1 (3), note the ACA’s ACMA’s
Subsection 3.4 (1) The ACA ACMA
Subsection 3.4 (2) the ACA ACMA
Section 3.5 the ACA ACMA
Section 4.2 The ACA ACMA
Section 4.3 The ACA ACMA
Subsection 4.6 (2) the ACA ACMA
Subsection 4.8 (1) The ACA ACMA
Paragraph 4.11 (2) (b) the ACA ACMA
Subsection 4.13 (1) the ACA ACMA
Subsection 4.13 (2) The ACA ACMA
Section 4.15 The ACA ACMA
Section 7.1 The ACA ACMA
Subsection 7.2 (2) the ACA ACMA
Subsection 7.2 (3) The ACA ACMA
Section 7.3 the ACA ACMA
Section 7.4 the ACA ACMA
Section 7.5 The ACA ACMA
Section 7.5 the ACA ACMA

[19]         Further amendments — multiple replacements of ‘ACA’ with ‘ACMA’

Provision

omit each mention of

insert

Subsection 1.5 (1), definition of closing date the ACA ACMA
Section 2.1 the ACA ACMA
Section 2.2 the ACA ACMA
Section 2.3 the ACA ACMA
Section 3.2 the ACA ACMA
Section 3.3 The ACA ACMA
Section 3.3 the ACA ACMA
Section 3.6 the ACA ACMA
Section 4.5 the ACA ACMA
Section 4.5 The ACA ACMA
Section 4.7 the ACA ACMA
Section 4.8 the ACA ACMA
Section 4.9 the ACA ACMA
Section 4.10 the ACA ACMA
Section 4.12 the ACA ACMA
Subsection 4.14 (2) the ACA ACMA
Section 5.2 the ACA ACMA
Section 6.2, including the note to subsection 6.2 (1) the ACA ACMA
Subsection 7.2 (1) the ACA ACMA
Section 7.6 the ACA ACMA
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