Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00023:section:61cs
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00023
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 61CS
Character Range: 267435–268873

61CS  Minister may direct the ACMA to impose licence conditions relating to local content
 (1) The Minister may give the ACMA a written direction requiring the ACMA to exercise its powers under section 43 to impose conditions requiring regional commercial radio broadcasting licensees to broadcast programs about matters of local significance.
 (2) The Minister may give the ACMA a written direction requiring the ACMA to exercise its powers under section 43 to impose one or more specified conditions requiring regional commercial radio broadcasting licensees to broadcast programs about matters of local significance.
 (3) The Minister may give the ACMA a written direction requiring the ACMA to exercise its powers under section 43 to impose conditions requiring a specified regional commercial radio broadcasting licensee to broadcast programs about matters of local significance.
 (4) The Minister may give the ACMA a written direction requiring the ACMA to exercise its powers under section 43 to impose one or more specified conditions requiring a specified regional commercial radio broadcasting licensee to broadcast programs about matters of local significance.
 (5) The ACMA must comply with a direction under subsection (1), (2), (3) or (4).
 (6) This section does not limit the powers conferred on the ACMA by section 43.

Division 5D—Local programming requirements for regional commercial television broadcasting licensees