Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2006A00129:clause:1_65
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2006A00129
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 65
Character Range: 70700–72961

65  Requirement to notify control and directorships as at 1 February 2007

Notification by licensee

 (1) Each commercial television broadcasting licensee and commercial radio broadcasting licensee must, within 5 days after 1 February 2007, give to the ACMA in writing:
 (a) details of the persons who, to the knowledge of the licensee, were in a position to exercise control of the licence at the start of 1 February 2007; and
 (b) the name of each person who was a director of the licensee at the start of 1 February 2007.

 (2) The details are to be provided in a form approved in writing by the ACMA.

Notification by publisher of newspaper

 (3) If, at the start of 1 February 2007, a newspaper is associated with the licence area of a commercial television broadcasting licence or a commercial radio broadcasting licence, the publisher of the newspaper must, within 5 days after 1 February 2007, give to the ACMA in writing:
 (a) details of the persons who, to the knowledge of the publisher, were in a position to exercise control of the newspaper at the start of 1 February 2007; and
 (b) if the publisher is a company—the name of each person who was a director of the company at the start of 1 February 2007.

 (4) The details are to be provided in a form approved in writing by the ACMA.

Notification by controller

 (5) If, at the start of 1 February 2007, a person is in a position to exercise control of:
 (a) a commercial television broadcasting licence; or
 (b) a commercial radio broadcasting licence; or
 (c) a newspaper that is associated with the licence area of a commercial television broadcasting licence or a commercial radio broadcasting licence;
the person must, within 5 days after 1 February 2007, notify the ACMA in writing of that position.

 (6) The details are to be provided in a form approved in writing by the ACMA.

Offence

 (7) A person commits an offence if:
 (a) the person is subject to a requirement under subsection (1), (3) or (5); and
 (b) the person omits to do an act; and
 (c) the omission breaches the requirement.

Penalty for contravention of this subsection:
 (a) if the breach relates to a commercial television broadcasting licence or a newspaper—500 penalty units; or
 (b) otherwise—50 penalty units.