Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A03739:body:0:p12
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A03739
Segment Type: other
Provision Reference: 
Character Range: 30033–32872

Purpose of limited licence
"81b. (1) A limited licence shall be granted for:
     (a) information purposes;
     (b) special event purposes;
     (c) remote Aboriginal community purposes;
     (d) special interest purposes; or
     (e) a purpose specified by the regulations in accordance with section 81c.
''(2) In setting out, in a notice under subsection 82ab (3) or (5), the service specifications to which a limited licence is to be subject, the Minister shall specify that the licence is to be:
     (a) granted for particular purposes; or
     (b) granted for purposes within a particular range of purposes.
"(3) Where the Minister specifies, in a notice under subsection 82ab (3) or (5), that the licence is to be granted for purposes within a particular range of purposes, the Tribunal shall determine the particular purposes within that range for which the licence is granted.
"(4) The purpose for which a limited licence is granted shall be ascertained by reference to:
     (a) the service specifications of the licence; and
     (b) the conditions (if any) imposed by the Tribunal on the licence under paragraph 84 (4) (b) or subsection 85 (1) or 86 (6).
"(5) A limited licence is granted for information purposes if the licence is granted for the purposes of providing:
     (a) an information service that is relevant to the interests of people living or working in or visiting the service area of the licence; or
     (b) an information service that presents data solely or primarily in the form of alphanumeric text or graphics (including diagrams, tables or images).
"(6) A limited licence is granted for special event purposes if the licence is granted for the purpose of providing a service that has a substantial connection with a festival, exhibition, exposition, sporting event or other special event.
"(7) A limited licence is granted for remote Aboriginal community purposes if the licence is granted for the purpose of serving the cultural, linguistic, educational, recreational or other needs of a remote Aboriginal community.
"(8) A limited licence is granted for special interest purposes if the licence is granted for the purpose of enabling a person to use broadcasting facilities of the Corporation or the Service to transmit programs in order to serve a particular special interest, or particular special interests, of the community, or a section of the community, that is located within the service area of the licence.
"(9) The Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, or an authorised Aboriginal Affairs officer, may declare that a community is a remote Aboriginal community for the purposes of this section.
"(10) A declaration under subsection (9) shall be made by notice published in the Gazette.
"(11) In this section:
     'authorised Aboriginal Affairs officer' means a person who is performing the duties