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 Radio Licensees | SL No | Service Area | State |
Gumnut Nominees Pty Ltd | 1170227 | AUSTRALIA WIDE S40 | AUS |
Nova 100 Pty Ltd | 1150693 | MELBOURNE RA1 | VIC |
Radio 2GZ Pty Ltd | 10286 | ORANGE RA1 | NSW |
Northern Territory Broadcasters Pty Ltd | 10168 | DARWIN RA1 | NT |
Radio Ballarat Pty Ltd | 10284 | BALLARAT RA1 | VIC |
Bathurst Broadcasters Pty Ltd | 10276 | BATHURST RA1 | NSW |
Midwest Radio Network Pty Ltd | 10279 | LITHGOW RA1 | NSW |
Radio West Coast Pty Ltd Pty Ltd | 10311 | QUEENSTOWN RA1 | TAS |
Esperance Broadcasters Pty Ltd | 10320 | ESPERANCE RA1 | WA |
Regional Broadcasters Australia Pty Limited | 10006 | KALGOORLIE RA1 | WA |
Mid-Districts Radio Pty Ltd | 10008 | MERREDIN RA1 | WA |
Burnie Broadcasting Service Pty Ltd | 4219 | BURNIE RA1 | TAS |
Northern Tasmania Broadcasters Pty Ltd | 4218 | DEVONPORT RA1 | TAS |
North East Tasmanian Radio Broadcasters Pty Ltd | 4223 | SCOTTSDALE RA1 | TAS |
East Coast Radio Pty Ltd | 10306 | BEGA RA1 | NSW |
West Coast Radio Pty Ltd | 10077 | MANDURAH RA1 | WA |
Radio 2RG Pty Limited | 10310 | GRIFFITH RA1 | NSW |
Western Broadcasters Pty Ltd | 10054 | DUBBO RA1 | NSW |
ACE Radio Broadcasters Pty Ltd | 4152 | HAMILTON RA1 | VIC |
Mudgee Broadcasting Company Pty Ltd | 10101 | MUDGEE RA3 | NSW |
Parkes Broadcasting Company Pty Ltd | 10056 | PARKES RA1 | NSW |
North East Broadcasters Pty Ltd | 10391 | WANGARATTA RA1 | VIC |
Commercial Television Licensees | SL No | Service Area | State |
Prime Television (Southern) Pty Ltd | 90 | SOUTHERN NEW SOUTH WALES TV1 | NSW |
Prime Television (Northern) Pty Ltd | 95 | NORTHERN NEW SOUTH WALES TV1 | NSW |
General Television Corporation Pty Ltd | 101 | MELBOURNE TV1 | VIC |
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.