NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL OF LICENCE UNDER SECTION
90(2) OF THE BROADCASTING SERVICES ACT 1992
In accordance with sub-section 90(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:
Community Radio Licensees | SL No | Service Area | State | ||
Swan Hill and District Community FM Inc | 1150003 | SWAN HILL RA2 | VIC | ||
Radio Geeveston Youth Inc. | 3081 | HUON VALLEY RA1 | TAS | ||
Launceston Christian Broadcasters Inc. | 3986 | LAUNCESTON RA2 | TAS | ||
Macleay Valley Community FM Radio Station Inc. | 1150061 | KEMPSEY RA2 | NSW | ||
Wild Horse FM Inc | 1150825 | YARRAMAN RA1 | QLD | ||
Esperance Sonshine Broadcasters Inc. | 10328 | ESPERANCE RA2 | WA | ||
Braidwood FM Inc | 1150816 | BRAIDWOOD RA1 | NSW | ||
Newcastle Christian Broadcasters Ltd | 1150030 | NEWCASTLE RA2 | NSW | ||
Mid North Coast Christian Broadcasters Inc. | 1150063 | PORT MACQUARIE RA1 | NSW | ||
Central Queensland Aboriginal Corporation for Media | 1150184 | ROCKHAMPTON RA2 | QLD | ||
Mid North Coast Indigenous Broadcasters Association Aboriginal Corporation | 1150314 | TAREE RA3 | NSW | ||
Warrumbungle Regional Radio Inc | 1150830 | COONABARABRAN RA1 | NSW | ||
Coonamble Community Radio Inc | 1150831 | COONAMBLE RA1 | NSW | ||
Warrumbungles Community Broadcasting Association Inc. | 1150832 | GILGANDRA RA1 | NSW | ||
Coffs Harbour Community radio Inc. | 1150056 | COFFS HARBOUR RA2 | NSW | ||
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 ACMA does not decide that sub-section 83(2) of the Act applies to the company.
ACMA may decide that sub-section 83(2) of the Act applies to a licensee if it is satisfied that allowing the licensee to provide or continue to provide either a commercial or a community 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 these sub-sections apply, ACMA is required by sub-section 83(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) (commercial) the business record of each person who is, or would be, if a licence were allocated to the applicant, in a position to control the licence; or (community) 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.
Under sub-section 91(2A) of the Act, ACMA may also refuse to renew a community broadcasting licence if, having regard to matters in paragraphs 84(2)(a) to (f), it considers that it would not allocate such a licence if it were deciding whether to allocate the licence to the licensee.
The Act does not require ACMA to hold an investigation or a hearing into whether a community licence should be renewed (sub-section 91(3)).