Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00023:section:84
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00023
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 84
Character Range: 327766–329548

84  Allocation of community broadcasting licences
 (1) The Minister may give directions to the ACMA to give priority to a particular community interest or interests, whether generally or in a particular licence area, in allocating community licences that are broadcasting services bands licences.
 (2) In deciding whether to allocate a community broadcasting licence that is a broadcasting services bands licence to an applicant or to one of a group of applicants, the ACMA is to have regard to:
 (a) the extent to which the proposed service or services would meet the existing and perceived future needs of the community within the licence area of the proposed licence; and
 (b) the nature and diversity of the interests of that community; and
 (ba) in the case of a community radio broadcasting licence—the extent to which the proposed service or services would provide material of local significance; and
 (c) the nature and diversity of other broadcasting services (including national broadcasting services) available within that licence area; and
 (d) the capacity of the applicant to provide the proposed service or services; and
 (e) the undesirability of one person being in a position to exercise control of more than one community broadcasting licence that is a broadcasting services bands licence in the same licence area; and
 (f) the undesirability of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory or a political party being in a position to exercise control of a community broadcasting licence.
 (3) For the purposes of paragraph (2)(ba), material is of local significance if:
 (a) it is hosted in the licence area of the proposed licence; or
 (b) it is produced in the licence area of the proposed licence; or
 (c) it relates to the licence area of the proposed licence.