Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00023:section:61az:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00023
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 61AZ (pt 2/3)
Character Range: 219955–222583

not have the result that:
 (i) an unacceptable media diversity situation comes into existence in relation to the licence area of a commercial radio broadcasting licence; or
 (ii) if an unacceptable media diversity situation already exists in relation to the licence area of a commercial radio broadcasting licence—there is a reduction in the number of points in the licence area; and
 (d) if the ACMA is satisfied that another registrable media group in relation to that licence area has come into existence during the pending period—subsection (3) has effect, in relation to the other registrable media group, as if the relevant notification, or the last of the relevant notifications, as the case may be, had been received on the first day after the end of the pending period.
 (6) For the purposes of subsection (5), an application for reconsideration of a decision is taken not to have been finalised during the period of 28 days beginning on:
 (a) if, because of the operation of subsection 61AZF(9), the decision is taken to be affirmed—the day on which the decision is taken to have been affirmed; or
 (b) in any other case—the day on which the decision on the reconsideration is notified to the person concerned.
 (7) For the purposes of subsection (5), if:
 (a) a person applied to the Administrative Review Tribunal for a review of a decision; and
 (b) the Administrative Review Tribunal makes a decision on the application;
the application is taken not to have been finalised during the period within which a person may appeal to the Federal Court under section 172 of the Administrative Review Tribunal Act 2024 from the decision mentioned in paragraph (b).
 (8) For the purposes of subsection (5), if:
 (a) a person applied to the Administrative Review Tribunal for a review of a decision; and
 (b) the Administrative Review Tribunal made a decision on the application; and
 (c) a person appeals from the decision to the Federal Court; and
 (d) the Court makes a decision on the appeal;
the application is taken not to have been finalised during the period of 28 days beginning on the day on which the decision mentioned in paragraph (d) is made.
 (9) For the purposes of subsection (5), if:
 (a) a person applied to a court for an order of review, a writ of mandamus or prohibition, or an injunction, in relation to a decision; and
 (b) the court makes a decision on the application;
the application is taken not to have been finalised during the period of 28 days beginning on the day on which the decision mentioned in paragraph (b) is made.
 (10) For the purposes of subsection (5), if:
 (a) a person applied to