Broadcasting Amendment Act 1996

1: Short Title and commencement
1: This Act may be cited as the Broadcasting Amendment Act 1996, and shall be read together with and deemed part of the Broadcasting Act 1989
2: This Act shall come into force on the day on which this Act receives the Royal assent.
2: Interpretation
This section inserted definitions of the terms Approved financial reporting standard Series Total operating revenue 2
3: Formal complaints about programmes
This section inserted s 6(1)(ba)
4: Right of complainant to refer formal complaint to Authority
1: This subsection repealed s 8(1)(b) s 81)(ba)
2: This subsection inserted s 8(1A)
5: Time limits
This section amended s 9(2)
6: Additional powers to make order in respect of series
This section inserted s 13A
7: Offences
This section substituted s 14
8: Power to award costs
This section inserted s 16(4)
9: Appeal against decision of Authority
This section amended s 18(1)(b)
10: Membership of Authority
1: This subsection substituted s 26(1) s 26 (1A) (1B)
2: This subsection repealed s 26(3)
3: Section 6 Broadcasting Amendment Act 1993
4: Notwithstanding subsections (1) to (3) clause 1
5: As vacancies occur in the membership of the Authority (not being vacancies in the office of Chairperson), the Minister shall, in making recommendations under section 26(1) section 26(1A) 26(1B)
11: Term of office of members of Authority
This section substituted s 27
12: Delegation of functions or powers by Authority
This section amended s 29(1)
13: New sections inserted
This section inserted ss 30A to 30G
14: Funds of Authority
This section inserted s 31(aa)
15: Administrative expenses
This section inserted s 49(5)
16: Administrative expenses
This section inserted s 53M(4)
17: Interpretation
This section substituted s 69
18: Prohibition on paid election programmes
This section amended s 70
19: New sections substituted
This section substituted ss 70A to 76B s 76C ss 77 to 80
20: Regulations
This section inserted s 82(aa)
21: Contracts of Commission
Section 21 repealed 25 January 2005 200 Crown Entities Act 2004
22: Amendment to
Public Finance Act 1989 This section amended Schedule 6 Public Finance Act 1989
23: Repeals
Sections 10 to 19 Broadcasting Amendment Act 1993
24: Transitional provisions
1: Any notice given by the Authority after the 1st day of March 1996 and before the date of the commencement of this Act, being a notice published in the Gazette section 70A
2: In respect of the period beginning with the commencement of this Act and ending with the close of the 30th day of November 1996, sections 71A(1) 72(2)(b) 72(3) section 19 20 working days 10 working days
3: In respect of the period beginning with the commencement of this Act and ending with the close of the 30th day of November 1996, section 75(1) section 19 paragraph (a)
a: In the case of a general election,â€”
i: That party was registered on the Register of Political Parties on the 5th working day after the date of commencement of the Broadcasting Amendment Act 1996; or
ii: Persons belonging to that party or group of related political parties were, on the 5th working day after the date of commencement of the Broadcasting Amendment Act 1996, deemed, by section 70D of this Act