Broadcasting Services (Regional Commercial Radio - Specification of Periods for Subsections 43C(1A) and 61CD(2)) Instrument 2012

Broadcasting Services (Regional Commercial Radio — Specification of Periods for Subsections 43C(1A) and 61CD(2)) Instrument 2012

made under subsections 43C(1A) and 61CD(2) of the

Broadcasting Services Act 1992

Compilation No. 5

Compilation date:    12 December 2020

Includes amendments up to: F2020L01576

Prepared by the Australian Communications and Media Authority, Melbourne

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Broadcasting Services (Regional Commercial Radio — Specification of Periods for Subsections 43C(1A) and 61CD(2)) Instrument 2012 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 12 December 2020 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law.  Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Federal Register of Legislation (www.legislation.gov.au).  The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes.  For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the series page on the Federal Register of Legislation for the compiled law.

Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

If the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.

Modifications

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Self-repealing provisions

If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.

1 Name of Instrument

  This Instrument is the Broadcasting Services (Regional Commercial Radio — Specification of Periods for Subsections 43C(1A) and 61CD(2)) Instrument 2012.

3 Definitions

  In this Instrument:

Act means the Broadcasting Services Act 1992.

regional commercial radio broadcasting licence means a commercial radio broadcasting licence that has a regional licence area.

Note: The following term used in this Instrument is defined in the Act and has the same meaning as in that Act: regional licence area.

4 Periods under subsection 43C(1A) of the Act for specified licensees

(1)   The period under subsection 43C(1A) for the holder of a regional commercial radio broadcasting licence listed in column 2 of the table in Schedule 1 is the five week period commencing on the fourth Monday in December.

(2)   The period under subsection 43C(1A) for the holder of a regional commercial radio broadcasting licence listed in column 2 of the table in Schedule 2 is the five week period commencing on the third Monday in December.

5 Periods under subsection 61CD(2) of the Act for specified licensees

(1)   The period under subsection 61CD(2) for the holder of a regional commercial radio broadcasting licence listed in column 2 of the table in Schedule 1 is the five week period commencing on the fourth Sunday in December.

(2)   The period under subsection 61CD(2) for the holder of a regional commercial radio broadcasting licence listed in column 2 of the table in Schedule 2 is the five week period commencing on the third Sunday in December.

(3)   The period under subsection 61CD(2) for the holder of a regional commercial radio broadcasting licence listed in column 2 of the table in Schedule 3 is the five week period commencing on the third Sunday in December.

6 Recurring periods

The periods specified in sections 4 and 5 are recurring periods.

Note:  A recurring period is the period occurring at the same time every twelve months.  

Note

All legislative instruments are registered on the Federal Register of Legislation which may be accessed at www.legislation.gov.au.

SCHEDULE 1

Licences specified for the purposes of subsections 4(1) and 5(1) of this Instrument

SCHEDULE 2

Licences specified for the purposes of subsections 4(2) and 5(2) of this Instrument

SCHEDULE 3

Licences specified for the purposes of subsection 5(3) of this Instrument

Endnotes

Endnote 1 – About the endnotes

The endnotes provide information about this compilation and the compiled law.

Endnote 2 (Abbreviation key) sets out abbreviations that may be used in the endnotes.

Endnote 3 (Legislation history) provides information about each law that has amended (or will amend) the compiled law.  The information includes commencement details for amending laws and details of any application, saving or transitional provisions that are not included in this compilation.

Endnote 4 (Amendment history) provides information about the amendments at the provision (generally section or equivalent) level and includes information about any provision of the compiled law that has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law. 

It also includes information about any misdescribed amendment (that is, an amendment that does not accurately describe the amendment to be made).  If, despite the misdescription, the amendment can be given effect as intended, the amendment is incorporated into the compiled law and the abbreviation “(md)” added to the details of the amendment included in the amendment history.  If a misdescribed amendment cannot be given effect as intended, the abbreviation “(md not incorp)” is added to the details of the amendment included in the amendment history.

Endnote 2—Abbreviation key

Endnote 3—Legislation history

Endnote 4—Amendment history