Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00023:section:143
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00023
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 143
Character Range: 690676–692869

143  Suspension and cancellation
 (1) If a commercial television broadcasting licensee, a commercial radio broadcasting licensee, a subscription television broadcasting licensee or a community broadcasting licensee:
 (a) fails to comply with a notice under section 141; or
 (b) breaches a condition of the licence;
the ACMA may, by notice in writing given to the person:
 (c) suspend the licence for such period, not exceeding 3 months, as is specified in the notice; or
 (d) cancel the licence.
 (1A) If:
 (a) a subscription television broadcasting licensee provides a subscription TV drama service (within the meaning of Division 2A of Part 7); and
 (b) the licence is suspended because of a breach of a condition set out in that Division;
the ACMA may take such action, by way of suspending one or more subscription television broadcasting licences held by:
 (c) the licensee; or
 (d) a related body corporate of the licensee;
as the ACMA considers necessary to ensure that the same, or a substantially similar, service is not transmitted by the licensee or the related body corporate, as the case may be, during the period of suspension.
 (1B) If:
 (a) a subscription television broadcasting licensee provides a subscription TV drama service (within the meaning of Division 2A of Part 7); and
 (b) the licence is cancelled because of a breach of a condition set out in that Division;
the ACMA may take such action, by way of cancelling one or more subscription television broadcasting licences held by:
 (c) the licensee; or
 (d) a related body corporate of the licensee;
as the ACMA considers necessary to ensure that the same, or a substantially similar, service is not transmitted by the licensee or the related body corporate, as the case may be, at a time after the cancellation.
 (2) If the ACMA proposes to take action under subsection (1), (1A) or (1B), the ACMA must give to the person:
 (a) written notice of its intention; and
 (b) a reasonable opportunity to make representations to the ACMA in relation to the proposed action.
 (3) In this section:
related body corporate has the same meaning as in the Corporations Act 2001.

Division 4—Action in relation to class licences