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Broadcasting and Television Amendment Act 1981

No. 113 of 1981

TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Section
1. Short title, &c.
2. Commencement
3. Interpretation
4. Evidence
5. Insertion of new sections—
        22b. Reference of questions of law to Federal Court of Australia
        22c. Documents to be sent to Federal Court of Australia
6. Notice of decision
     7. Publication of journals, &c., and making, &c., of sound recordings, &c.
     8. Limitation on contracts
     9. Interpretation
     10. Grant and renewal
     11. Applications
     12. Insertion of new section—
        82a. Applications for supplementary licences and associated commercial translator licences
     13. Consideration of applications by Tribunal
     14. Imposition of conditions
     15. Variation of conditions
     16. Renewal
     17. Insertion of new section —
        86a. Renewal of certain supplementary licences
     18. Suspension and revocation
     19. Transfers
     20. Service of documents
     21. Tracing of shareholding interests through a series of companies
     22. Limitation of interests in commercial broadcasting stations
     23. Meaning of control of a company

TABLE OF PROVISIONS—continued
Section
     24. Directors
     25. Repeal of section 90g and substitution of new section—
        90g. Foreign shareholdings, &c.
     26. Changes in ownership of shares, &c.
     27. Insertion of new section—
        90ja. Approval of transactions
     28. Repeal of section 90p and substitution of new section—
        90p. Tribunal may seek information
     29. Tracing of shareholding interests through a series of companies
     30. Insertion of new sections—
        91c. Registered lenders
        91d. Approved investments
     31. Limitation of interests in commercial television stations
     32. Meaning of control of a company
     33. Directors
     34. Repeal of section 92d and substitution of new section—
        92d. Foreign shareholdings, &c.
     35. Changes in ownership of shares, &c.
     36. Insertion of new sections—
        92faa. Approval of transactions
        92fab. Certain transactions to require prior approval
     37. Repeal of section 92ja and substitution of new section—
        92ja. Tribunal may seek information
     38. Insertion of new Division—
Division 3a—Provisions relating to Enforcement
        92l. Interpretation
        92m. Directions to protect licensee
        92n. Directions for divestiture
        92p. Powers of Federal Court of Australia
        92q. Defences
        92r. Prosecutions
        92s. Penalties
        92t. Joinder of charges and penalties for certain offences 92u. Continuing obligations
     39. Items of national interest
     40. Commercial broadcasting translator station licences
     41. Insertion of new Division—
Division 5c—Supplementary Licences
        105m. Interpretation
        105n. Application of Division
        105p. Application of Act
        105q. Use of facilities of commercial stations by supplementary licensees
        105r. Programs of supplementary stations
        105s. Limitation on number of supplementary licences related to a commercial licence
42. Secrecy
43. Review of decisions
44. Prosecution of offences
45. Insertion of new section—
        133. Service, &c., of documents
46. Minor and consequential amendments
47. Formal amendments
48. Application of amendments
49. Amendment of Broadcasting and Television Amendment Act 1977
50. Amendment of Copyright Act 1968
51. Transitional provision—non-resident shareholdings