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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
52. Transitional provision—supplementary licences
TABLE OF PROVISIONS—continued

SCHEDULE 1

Minor and Consequential amendments

SCHEDULE 2

Formal amendments

Broadcasting and Television Amendment Act 1981

No. 113 of 1981

An Act to amend the Broadcasting and Television Act 1942, and for related purposes

[Assented to 24 June 1981]

BE IT ENACTED by the Queen, and the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:

Short title, &c.
1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Broadcasting and Television Amendment Act 1981.
(2) The Broadcasting and Television Act 19421 is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act.

Commencement
2. (1) Subject to sub-section (2), this Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
(2) Section 30 shall come into operation on such date as is fixed by Proclamation.

Interpretation
3. Section 4 of the Principal Act is amended—
     (a) by inserting in the definition of "commercial broadcasting station" in sub-section (1) ", a supplementary broadcasting station" after "public broadcasting station";
     (b) by adding at the end of the definition of "commercial broadcasting translator station" in sub-section (1) "or supplementary broadcasting stations";
     (c) by inserting after the definition of "Service" in sub-section (1) the following definitions:
          " 'supplementary licence' means a licence granted in pursuance of an application under sub-section 82a (1), including such a licence as renewed or further renewed;
          'supplementary broadcasting station' means a broadcasting station operated by virtue of a supplementary licence;"; and
     (d) by adding at the end thereof the following sub-section:
    "(3) A reference in this Act to the contravention of a condition includes a reference to a failure to comply with the condition.".

Evidence
4. Section 21 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from sub-section (5) all the words after "Tribunal".

5. After section 22a of the Principal Act the following sections are inserted:

Reference of questions of law to Federal Court of Australia
"22b. (1) The Tribunal may refer to the Federal Court of Australia for decision a question of law in a matter arising under this Act in or in connection with proceedings before the Tribunal at an inquiry.
"(2) A question may be so referred by the Tribunal of its own motion or at the request of a person having an interest in the proceedings.
"(3) The Federal Court of Australia has jurisdiction to hear and determine a question referred to it under this section, and that jurisdiction