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 (the 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 | |
Canobolas Christian Broadcasters Association Inc. | 1150004 | ORANGE RA1 | NSW | |
Aurukun Shire Council | 10182 | AURUKUN RA1 | QLD | |
Torres Strait Island Regional Council | 3346 | BADU ISLAND TV1 | QLD | |
Torres Strait Island Regional Council | 10185 | BOIGU ISLAND RA1 | QLD | |
Torres Strait Island Regional Council | 3344 | BOIGU ISLAND TV1 | QLD | |
Scenic Rim Broadcasting Association Inc. | 1150749 | BOONAH RA1 | QLD | |
Torres Strait Island Regional Council | 3347 | COCONUT ISLAND TV1 | QLD | |
Torres Strait Island Regional Council | 3350 | DARNLEY ISLAND TV1 | QLD | |
Torres Strait Island Regional Council | 10188 | DAUAN ISLAND RA1 | QLD | |
Torres Strait Island Regional Council | 3348 | DAUAN ISLAND TV1 | QLD | |
Queensland Remote Aboriginal Media (Aboriginal Corporation) | 10190 | GUNUNA RA1 | QLD | |
Torres Strait Island Regional Council | 10194 | KUBIN RA1 | QLD | |
Torres Strait Island Regional Council | 3351 | KUBIN TV1 | QLD | |
Lockhart River Aboriginal Shire Council | 10195 | LOCKHART RIVER RA1 | QLD | |
Torres Strait Island Regional Council | 3352 | MABUIAG ISLAND TV1 | QLD | |
Torres Strait Island Regional Council | 10197 | MURRAY ISLAND RA1 | QLD | |
Torres Strait Island Regional Council | 3345 | MURRAY ISLAND TV1 | QLD | |
Pormpuraaw Aboriginal Shire Council | 10199 | PORMPURAAW RA1 | QLD | |
Torres Strait Island Regional Council | 10200 | SAIBAI ISLAND RA1 | QLD | |
Torres Strait Island Regional Council | 3358 | SAIBAI ISLAND TV1 | QLD | |
Torres Strait Island Regional Council | 10202 | ST PAULS RA1 | QLD | |
Torres Strait Island Regional Council | 3353 | ST PAULS TV1 | QLD | |
Torres Strait Island Regional Council | 10203 | STEPHENS ISLAND RA1 | QLD | |
Torres Strait Island Regional Council | 3354 | STEPHENS ISLAND TV1 | QLD | |
Torres Strait Island Regional Council | 3355 | SUE ISLAND TV1 | QLD | |
Woorabinda Aboriginal Shire Council | 10206 | WOORABINDA RA1 | QLD | |
Wujal Wujal Aboriginal Shire Council | 10207 | WUJAL WUJAL RA1 | QLD | |
Torres Strait Island Regional Council | 3356 | YAM ISLAND TV1 | QLD | |
Torres Strait Island Regional Council | 10209 | YORKE ISLANDS RA1 | QLD | |
Torres Strait Island Regional Council | 3357 | YORKE ISLANDS TV1 | QLD | |
Amata Community Council | 10150 | AMATA RA1 | SA | |
Amata Community Council | 2019 | AMATA TV1 | SA | |
Ernabella Community Council | 10152 | ERNABELLA RA1 | SA | |
Ernabella Community Council | 3363 | ERNABELLA TV1 | SA | |
Kaltijiti Community Aboriginal Corporation | 10153 | FREGON RA1 | SA | |
Kaltijiti Community Aboriginal Corporation | 3364 | FREGON TV1 | SA | |
Indulkana Community Council | 10154 | INDULKANA RA1 | SA | |
South East Christian Broadcasters Inc. | 1150784 | MT GAMBIER RA1 | SA | |
BOD FM Inc. | 1150792 | BREAK ODAY RA1 | TAS | |
Heritage FM Inc. | 1150745 | ARMADALE RA1 | WA | |
Kalumburu Aboriginal Corporation | 10023 | KALUMBURU RA1 | WA | |
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 83(2) of the Act applies to the company.
The 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, the 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, the 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 the ACMA to hold an investigation or a hearing into whether a community licence should be renewed (sub-section 91(3)).