Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00023:section:61ah
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00023
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 61AH
Character Range: 197386–198268

61AH  Prohibition of transactions that result in an unacceptable media diversity situation coming into existence—civil penalty
 (1) This section applies if:
 (a) one or more transactions take place on or after the commencement day; and
 (b) the transactions 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
 (c) the ACMA has not approved the transactions under section 61AJ.
 (2) A person must not be:
 (a) a party to the transactions; or
 (b) in a position to prevent the transactions taking place.
 (3) Subsection (2) is a civil penalty provision.