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 | ||
Djarindjin Aboriginal Corporation | 10021 | DJARINDJIN RA1 | WA | ||
Looma Community Inc. | 10025 | LOOMA RA1 | WA | ||
Looma Community Inc. | 3366 | LOOMA TV1 | WA | ||
Barkly Shire Council | 10110 | ALI CURUNG RA1 | NT | ||
Barkly Shire Council | 3319 | ALI CURUNG TV1 | NT | ||
Katherine Community Radio Inc. | 10171 | KATHERINE RA1 | NT | ||
Central Desert Shire Council | 10121 | LAJAMANU RA1 | NT | ||
Central Desert Shire Council | 3312 | LAJAMANU TV1 | NT | ||
Central Desert Shire Council | 10133 | PMARA JUTUNTA RA1 | NT | ||
Central Desert Shire Council | 4895 | PMARA JUTUNTA TV1 | NT | ||
Central Desert Shire Council | 10142 | YUELAMU RA1 | NT | ||
Central Desert Shire Council | 4899 | YUELAMU TV1 | NT | ||
Warlpiri Media Association Inc. | 10143 | YUENDUMU RA1 | NT | ||
Warlpiri Media Association Inc. | 1993 | YUENDUMU TV1 | NT | ||
Northern Peninsula Area Regional Council | 10184 | BAMAGA RA1 | NT | ||
Wangaratta Community Radio Association Inc. | 10382 | WANGARATTA RA2 | VIC | ||
SWRFM Community Media Association Inc. | 1150152 | BLACKTOWN RA1 | NSW | ||
Horsham & District Community FM Radio Inc. | 1150779 | HORSHAM RA2 | VIC | ||
West Gippsland Community Radio Inc. | 1150775 | WARRAGUL RA2 | VIC | ||
Dubbo Christian Broadcasters Inc. | 10052 | DUBBO RA2 | NSW | ||
Bellinger Community Communications Co-operative Ltd | 3041 | BELLINGEN RA1 | NSW | ||
Radio Logan Inc. | 1945 | LOGAN RA1 | QLD | ||
Great Lakes Area FM Community Radio Association Incorporated | 1583 | FORSTER RA1 | 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)).